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November
  • Nov 20, 2009 | PDF
    Make Food Safety Part of Your Holiday Menu;
    FSIS to Host Joint Public Meeting with FDA on Product Tracing;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    Updates on Testing for E. coli O157:H7;
    Comment Period Extended for Proposed Rule on Interstate Shipment;
    New Podcasts;
    Get Answers at askFSIS;
    USDA to Host 2010 Food Safety Education Conference.

  • Nov 13, 2009 | PDF
    Comment Period Extended for Interstate Shipment;
    Joint Public Meeting with FDA on Product Tracing;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    Updates on Testing for E. coli O157:H7;
    Register for Codex Meeting on Food Hygiene;
    New Podcasts;
    Clarification on New General Food Defense Plan;
    Check out FSIS Tips on Meat Preparation;
    Get Answers at askFSIS;
    USDA to Host 2010 Food Safety Education Conference.

  • Nov 6, 2009 | PDF
    FSIS to Host Joint Public Meeting with FDA on Product Tracing;
    Baseline Broiler Report Posted to FSIS Web Site;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    Check It Out on the FSIS Web Site;
    Register for Codex Meeting on Food Hygiene;
    New Podcasts;
    Check out FSIS Tips on Meat Preparation;
    Updates on FSIS Testing for E. coli O157:H7;
    Get Answers at AskFSIS;
    Recent Policy Updates;
    USDA to Host 2010 Food Safety Education Conference.

October
  • Oct 30, 2009 | PDF
    Public Meeting to be Held on Interstate Shipment via Teleconference;
    FSIS Hosting Web Outreach Seminars;
    Get Answers at AskFSIS;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    New Podcasts;
    Check It Out on the FSIS Web Site;
    Be Food Safe!;
    Updates on FSIS Testing for E. coli O157:H7.

  • Oct 23, 2009 | PDF
    HHS Seeks Comments on Healthy People 2010;
    Public Meeting, Codex Committee on Food Hygiene;
    Teleconferences on Interstate Shipment;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    Educational Outreach on Imported Products;
    Get Answers at AskFSIS;
    Get E-mail Updates from FSIS Web Site;
    2010 Food Safety Education Conference;
    Register for Regulatory Education Workshop;
    Updates on FSIS Testing for E. coli O157:H7;
    FSIS Hosting Web Outreach Seminars;
    Recent Policy Updates;
    New Podcast.

  • Oct 16, 2009 | PDF
    Public Meetings: Teleconferences to be Held on Interstate Shipment;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    Register for Regulatory Education Workshop;
    FSIS Hosting Web Outreach Seminars;
    Use FSIS Subscription Service to Get E-mail Updates;
    FSIS Features Food Safety Video-Cast;
    New Podcast;
    Updates on FSIS Testing for E. coli O157:H7;
    Recent Policy Updates.

  • Oct 9, 2009 | PDF
    Secretary Vilsack Responds to Recent E. coli Story;
    FSIS Releases 2008 Dioxin Survey Report;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    FSIS Solicits Public Comment for Fees Proposed Rule;
    FSIS Continues Educational Outreach on Imported Products;
    Recent Policy Updates;
    Updates on FSIS Testing for E. coli O157:H7;
    FSIS to Host Web Outreach Seminars;
    New Podcast;
    Use FSIS Subscription Service to Get E-mail Updates.

  • Oct 2, 2009 | PDF
    FSIS Offers Assistance With Food Defense Plans;
    AskFSIS RSS Feed Is Available;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    Minneapolis Welcomes New District Manager;
    Codex Public Meeting on Nutrition and Foods;
    Recent Policy Updates;
    Clean, Separate, Cook and Chill;
    FSIS to Host Web Outreach Seminars;
    New Podcasts: Renew Your Subscription;
    Get Answers at AskFSIS;
    Updates on FSIS Testing for E. coli O157:H7.

September
  • Sep 25, 2009 | PDF
    Hicks Departs from FSIS;
    Quarterly Report on Salmonella Testing;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    Contractor to Continue Collecting Plant Profiles;
    Codex Public Meeting on Nutrition and Foods;
    Get Answers at AskFSIS;
    FSIS to Host Web Outreach Seminars;
    New Podcasts: Renew Your Subscription;
    Prevent Foodborne Illness During Severe Weather;
    Recent Policy Updates.

  • Sep 18, 2009 | PDF
    Proposed Rule to Allow Select State-Inspected Plants to Ship Across State Lines: FSIS Seeks Public Comments;
    FSIS Contractor to Continue Collecting Enhanced Plant Profile Information;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    Public Meeting Scheduled About Agenda for Codex Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance;
    Register for Codex Public Meeting on Nutrition and Foods;
    Recent Policy Updates;
    Get Answers at askFSIS;
    Updates on FSIS Testing for E. coli;
    FSIS to Host Web Outreach Seminars;
    International Clean Hands Week Kicks Off Sunday;
    USDA to Host 2010 Food Safety Education Conf;
    New Podcasts: Renew Your Subscription!

  • Sep 11, 2009 | PDF
    FSIS Seeks Comments on "Natural" in Labeling;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    Public Meeting for Codex Task Force;
    FSIS to Host Web Outreach Seminars;
    Be Food Safe During Food Safety Education Month;
    Recent Policy Updates;
    FSIS Makes Changes to Podcasts;
    Get Answers at askFSIS.

  • Sep 4, 2009 | PDF
    FSIS Moves Ahead on Rulemaking for Use of "Natural" in Labeling;
    Register for Codex Public Meeting;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    FSIS to Hold Meat and Poultry Inspection Seminars for International Government Officials;
    FSIS to Host Web Outreach Seminars;
    Recent Policy Updates;
    New Podcasts;
    USDA to Host 2010 Food Safety Education Conference;
    Get Answers at AskFSIS;
    Updates on FSIS Testing for E. coli O157:H7.

August
  • Aug 28, 2009 | PDF
    FSIS to Hold Meat and Poultry Inspection Seminars for International Government Officials;
    Register for Web Outreach Seminars;
    Register for Codex Public Meeting;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    FSIS Builds Plant Outreach Through a Spanish Food Safety System Workshop;
    Recent Policy Updates;
    USDA to Host 2010 Food Safety Education Conference; Get Answers at AskFSIS;
    Tips to Prevent Foodborne Illness During Severe Weather;
    New Podcasts;
    Updates on FSIS Testing for E. coli;
    Ask Karen.

  • Aug 21, 2009 | PDF
    FSIS to Provide Same Source Supplier List;
    Register for Web Outreach Seminars;
    How to Apply for a Federal Grant of Inspection;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    Get Answers at AskFSIS;
    New Podcasts;
    Updates on FSIS Testing for E. coli;
    Clean, Separate, Cook and Chill;
    USDA to Host 2010 Food Safety Education Conference.

  • Aug 14, 2009 | PDF
    How to Apply for a Federal Grant of Inspection;
    Get E-mail Updates on Retail Distribution Lists;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    Increased Sampling of Routine Risk-based Lm;
    FSIS Provides Resource to Plant Owners/Operators;
    Conference on Prevention of E. coli O157:H7;
    Policy Updates;
    2010 Food Safety Education Conference;
    Register for Web Outreach Seminars;
    New Podcasts;
    Get Answers at askFSIS;
    Updates on FSIS Testing for E. coli O157:H7.

  • Aug 7, 2009 | PDF
    Seminars for International Government Officials;
    Conference on Prevention of E. coli O157:H7;
    Register for Web Outreach Seminars;
    New Podcasts;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    Get Answers at askFSIS;
    Prevent Foodborne Illness During Severe Weather;
    FSIS Issues Directive;
    Updates on FSIS Testing for E. coli O157:H7;
    2010 Food Safety Education Conference.

July
  • Jul 31, 2009 | PDF
    Food Safety Information on YouTube;
    "Ask Karen" Google Gadget;
    Register for Web Outreach Seminars;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    New Podcasts for Consumers;
    Seminars for International Government Officials;
    Updates on FSIS Testing for E. coli O157:H7;
    Conference on Prevention of E. coli O157:H7;
    2010 Food Safety Education Conference;
    USDA and HHS Announce New Steps to Better Control Pathogens in Food;
    New Policy Updates.

  • Jul 24, 2009 | PDF
    Comment Period Extended on the Classes of Poultry Supplemental Proposed Rule;
    DOT Safety Inspectors Look for Potential Food Contamination During Transportation;
    USDA to Host 2010 Food Safety Education
    Conference;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    CFL Launches New Series of Web Outreach Seminars;
    New Policy Updates;
    New Series of Web Outreach Seminars;
    Ask Karen;
    FSIS Collaborates to Host Conference on Prevention of E. coli O157:H7;
    Meat and Poultry Inspection Seminars Designed for International Government Officials;
    Register for Regulatory Education Workshop;
    Get Answers at AskFSIS;
    New Podcasts for Consumers;
    Tips to Prevent Foodborne Illness During Severe Weather;
    Updates on FSIS Testing for E. coli O157:H7

  • Jul 17, 2009 | PDF
    Quarterly Report on Salmonella Testing;
    Deputy Under Secretary Addresses House;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    Conference on Prevention of E. coli O157:H7;
    Seminars for International Government Officials;
    Ask Karen Chat Feature;
    New Series of Web Outreach Seminars;
    2010 Food Safety Education Conference;
    Regulatory Education Workshop;
    Risk Assessment Meeting Transcripts;
    FSIS Posts New Podcasts;
    USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline;
    Updates on FSIS Testing for E. coli O157:H7.

  • Jul 10, 2009 | PDF
    CORRECTED COPY issued Jul 13, 2009
    Jerold Mande Appointed Deputy Under Secretary;
    Findings of Food Safety Working Group;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    NACMCF Releases Report;
    FSIS Issues Policy Updates;
    FSIS Docket Room, Policy Offices Relocate;
    2010 Food Safety Education Conference;
    Updates on FSIS Testing for E. coli O157:H7;
    Seminars for International Government Officials;
    FSIS Posts New Podcasts;
    Get Answers at AskFSIS.

  • Jul 6, 2009
    FSIS Docket Room, Some Policy Offices Relocating to Beltsville, MD
    CORRECTED COPY issued Jul 8, 2009

  • Jul 1, 2009 | PDF
    Seminars for International Government Officials;
    Independence Day: Drills for the Grill;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    FSIS Posts New Podcast.
June
  • Jun 26, 2009 | PDF
    Public Meeting on Interagency Risk Assessment;
    FSIS Issues Directive;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    Get Answers at askFSIS;
    Updates on Testing for E. coli O157:H7
    FSIS Posts New Podcasts.

  • Jun 19, 2009 | PDF
    Public Meeting on Interagency Risk Assessment;
    FSIS Strengthens Policies on Imported Food Products;
    Get Answers at askFSIS;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    2010 Food Safety Education Conference;
    Updates on Testing for E. coli O157:H7
    FSIS Posts New Podcasts;
    Slaughter Inspection 101 Fact Sheet;
    USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline.

  • Jun 12, 2009 | PDF
    Public Meeting on Interagency Risk Assessment;
    Educational Meetings, Imported Products;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    FSIS Issues Notice;
    FSIS Posts New Podcasts.

  • Jun 5, 2009 | PDF
    Annual Progress Report on Salmonella Testing;
    Codex Seeks Comments;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    Public Meeting on Interagency Risk Assessment;
    "How To" Workshop Materials;
    Codex Public Meeting;
    Ask Karen;
    Educational Meetings, Imported Products;
    Updates on Testing for E. coli O157:H7;
    FSIS Issues Notice;
    2010 Food Safety Education Conference;
    Get Answers at askFSIS;
    FSIS Posts New Podcasts;
    Updates on H1N1 Influenza;
    Be Food Safe.
May
  • May 29, 2009 | PDF
    Testing Results for Melamine;
    Listeria monocytogenes Public Meeting;
    Committee on the Use of Public Health Data;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    Get Answers at askFSIS;
    Educational Meetings, Imported Products;
    FSIS Posts New Podcasts;
    Updates on Testing for E. coli O157:H7;
    2010 Food Safety Education Conference.

  • May 22, 2009 | PDF
    Educational Meetings Imported Products;
    Committee on the Use of Public Health Data;
    Listeria monocytogenes Public Meeting;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    Get Answers at askFSIS;
    FSIS Posts New Podcast;
    FSIS Issues Directive;
    2010 Food Safety Education Conference.

  • May 15, 2009 | PDF
    President's Food Safety Working Group;
    Regulatory Education Workshop;
    FSIS Posts New Podcasts;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    2010 Food Safety Education Conference;
    Get Answers at askFSIS;
    Updates on FSIS Testing for E. coli O157:H7;
    FSIS Issues Policy Updates;
    Seminars for International Government Officials;
    Public Meeting on Listeria;
    Updates on H1N1 Influenza.

  • May 8, 2009 | PDF
    Seminars for International Government Officials;
    Register for Food Safety Education Conference;
    Regulatory Education Workshops;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    FSIS Issues Policy Updates;
    FSIS Posts New Podcasts;
    Updates on FSIS Testing for E. coli O157:H7;
    Get Answers at askFSIS;
    Updates on H1N1 Influenza;
    Clean, Separate, Cook, Chill.

  • May 1, 2009 | PDF
    New askFSIS Questions to be Announced Weekly;
    Regulatory Education Workshops;
    Meeting on Enhanced Enforcement of Imports;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    FSIS Issues Directives;
    Updates on FSIS Testing for E. coli O157:H7;
    Updates on H1N1 Flu;
    FSIS Posts New Podcasts;
    Slaughter Inspection 101 Fact Sheet.
April
  • Apr 24, 2009 | PDF
    IKE Preliminary Scenario Available Online;
    Regulatory Education Workshops;
    Meeting on Enhanced Enforcement of Imports;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    Updates on FSIS Testing for E. coli O157:H7;
    Codex Public Meeting Updates;
    FSIS Posts New Podcasts;
    FSIS Emphasizes Food Safety Education.

  • Apr 17, 2009 | PDF
    Meeting on Enhanced Enforcement of Imports;
    Register for Codex Public Meeting;
    FSIS Policy Updates;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    Updates on E. coli O157:H7 Testing;
    Regulatory Education Workshop;
    New Podcasts;
    USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline.

  • Apr 10, 2009 | PDF
    Get Your Technical Questions Answered;
    CDC Releases 2008 FoodNet Data;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    Food Safety Information on Twitter;
    Food Safety Tips for Ham;
    FSIS Issues Directive;
    Updates on E. coli O157:H7 Testing;
    New Podcasts;
    Antimicrobial Treatment List Available.

  • Apr 3, 2009 | PDF
    FSIS Strengthens Policies on Imported Food Products;
    Comments Sought on Risk Assessment;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    "How To" Workshops for Small Plants;
    FSIS Offers Podcasts in Spanish;
    FSIS Posts New Podcasts;
    Slaughter Inspection 101 Fact Sheet;
    FSIS Launches New "Ask Karen" Upgrades;
    Updates on FSIS Testing for E. coli O157:H7;
    Register for Codex Public Meeting.

March
  • Mar 27, 2009 | PDF
    Launch of RSS Feeds and Web 2.0 Tools;
    Codex Public Meeting on Food Labeling;
    Tips on Keeping Food Safe During an Emergency;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    "How To" Workshops for Small and Very Small Plants;
    Updates on FSIS Testing for E. coli O157:H7; FSIS Posts New Podcast;
    Food Safety Quiz for Parents and Kids.

  • Mar 20, 2009 | PDF
    Final Rule for Handling of Non-Ambulatory Cattle;
    Fourth Quarterly Report on Salmonella Testing;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    "How To" Workshops for Small and Very Small Plants;
    FSIS Posts New Podcasts;
    Updates on FSIS Testing for E. coli O157:H7.

  • Mar 13, 2009 | PDF
    Direct Hiring Authority for Veterinary Medical Officers;
    "How To" Workshops for Small and Very Small Plants;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    FSIS Issues Notices;
    Advisory Committee to Hold Public Meetings;
    FSIS Regulatory Education Workshops;
    Updates on FSIS Testing for E. coli O157:H7.

  • Mar 6, 2009 | PDF
    FSIS Regulatory Education Workshops;
    "How To" Workshops for Small and Very Small Plants;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    Tips on Keeping Food Safe During an Emergency;
    Updates on FSIS Testing for E. coli O157:H7;
    FSIS Posts New Podcasts;
    Severe Storms and Hurricanes Fact Sheet.

February
  • Feb 27, 2009 | PDF
    Codex Public Meeting;
    FSIS Regulatory Education Workshops;
    Vilsack Announces Implementation of COOL;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    FSIS Posts New Podcast;
    Kitchen Companion: Your Safe Food Handbook;
    "How To" Workshops for Small and Very Small Plants;
    Updates on FSIS Testing for E. coli O157:H7.

  • Feb 20, 2009 | PDF
    Codex Public Meeting;
    "How To" Workshops for Small and Very Small Plants;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    FSIS' Role in State Inspection Programs;
    Food Safety Quiz for Parents and Kids;
    Updates on FSIS Testing for E. coli O157:H7;
    FSIS Posts New Podcasts;
    Slaughter Inspection 101 Fact Sheet.

  • Feb 13, 2009 | PDF
    Register for "How To" Workshops;
    FSIS Issues Directive and Notices;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    Register for Regulatory Education Workshops;
    Slaughter Inspection 101 Fact Sheet;
    Updates on FSIS testing for E. coli O157:H7;
    Food Safety Quiz for Parents and Kids;
    FSIS Posts New Podcasts;
    Clean, Separate, Cook and Chill.

  • Feb 6, 2009 | PDF
    Register for Regulatory Education Workshops;
    Codex Public Meeting on Food Additives;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    "How to" Workshops for Small and Very Small Plants;
    FSIS Posts New Podcasts;
    FSIS Issues Policy Updates;
    Ask Karen;
    USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline.

January
  • Jan 30, 2009 | PDF
    Codex Public Meeting on Food Additives;
    FSIS Issues Notice and Directive;
    FDA Expands Recall of Peanut Ingredients;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    Kitchen Companion: Your Safe Food Handbook;
    Extended Comment Period on Draft Risk Assessment;
    "How to" Workshops for Small and Very Small Plants;
    FSIS Offers Super Bowl Tips;
    FSIS to Hold Regulatory Education Workshops;
    What Are Egg Products;
    Update on FSIS testing for E. coli O157:H7.

  • Jan 23, 2009 | PDF
    USDA, Secretary Vilsack Welcome Each Other;
    Ron Hicks Named Acting Deputy Under Secretary;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    FSIS Resources;
    Extended Comment Period on Draft Risk Assessment;
    FSIS Program Area Undergoes a Slight Shift;
    Update on FSIS testing for E. coli O157:H7;
    "How to" Workshops for Small and Very Small Plants;
    FSIS Offers Super Bowl Tips;
    Codex Public Meeting on Fats and Oils.

  • Jan 16, 2009 | PDF
    Secretary Schafer Bids Farewell;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    FSIS Seeks New Members for NACMPI;
    "How to" Workshops for Small and Very Small Plants;
    Third Quarterly Report on Salmonella Testing;
    Codex Public Meeting on Fats and Oils.

  • Jan 9, 2009 | PDF
    FSIS Solicits Nominations for NACMPI;
    Codex Public Meeting on Fats and Oils;
    Export Requirement Updates;
    "How to" Workshops for Small and Very Small Plants;
    Videocasts Featured on USA.gov, DeafMD.org;
    Food Safety During the Super Bowl Party;
    FSIS Issues Directives and Notices;
    Have a Policy or Technical Question - askFSIS.


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