FSIS Announces Proposal to Expand Generic Label Approval.
USDA Modernizes Egg Products Inspection.
Tips for Faster Label Approval Process.
FSIS Posts After-Action Review Report for Foodborne Salmonella Dublin Outbreak.
FSIS to Post Updated Dataset on Import Refusals.
FSIS to Hold Animal Raising Claims and Negative Claims Webinar.
Reminder: Upcoming FSIS Public Meetings.

Cher-Make Sausage Company, a Manitowoc, Wis. establishment, is recalling approximately 429-lbs of fully-cooked meat sausage products due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The product contains milk (cheese), which is not declared on the packaging label.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products containing Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulated onions that have been recalled by Thomson International Inc...

WASHINGTON, July 28, 2020 – Jamaican Tastee Patties, LLC, a Miami, Fla. firm, is recalling approximately 60,457 pounds of meat and poultry patty products that were repackaged, relabeled and redistributed without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for ready-to-eat (RTE) beef and chicken taquitos and chimichangas products containing Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulated diced green chilies that have been...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Labor (DOL) have issued guidance specific to the meat and poultry processing industry in order to facilitate ongoing operations and support the food supply, while also mitigating the risk of spreading COVID-19.

USDA Releases Roadmap to Address Salmonella.
FSIS Extends Deadline for Temporary Allowances for Labels Going to Retail Through the End of the Year.
FSIS to Post Individual Category Status and Aggregate Results for Poultry Carcasses, Chicken Parts, and Comminuted Poultry Tested for Salmonella.
USDA Completes Appointments to Food Safety Advisory Committee.
Reminder: Upcoming FSIS Public Meetings.

Willow Tree Poultry Farm, Inc., an Attleboro, Mass. establishment is recalling approximately 6,890 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken salad products due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products may contain walnuts, a known allergen, which are not declared on the product labels.

Release of 2018 Annual Report on the Sources of Foodborne Illness by the Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration.
FSIS Posts FY 2021 Annual Plan.
FSIS Guideline to Assist with the Donation of Eligible Meat & Poultry Products to Non-Profit Organizations.
Updated Guideline for Industry Response to Customer Complaints.
Study to Compare a Surface Sampling Method to the Current N60 Excision Method. 

Family Traditions Meat Company, an Ackley, Iowa establishment, is recalling approximately 270 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) beef stick products due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The product contains milk, a known...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing food safety recommendations for those who may be impacted by Hurricane Isaias.

Secretary Perdue Announces New FSIS Leadership.
Tips for Faster Label Approval Process.

FSIS Quarterly Sampling Reports to Include Antimicrobial Resistance Profile (AMR) Information.
FSIS Pasteurized Egg Products Recognized Laboratory (PEPRLab) Program to be Discontinued.
FSIS to Post Updated Dataset on Import Refusals.
FSIS Announces Proposed Rule to Expand the Accredited Laboratory Program.
NARMS to Publish the 2018 Integrated Summary.
Webinar: Overview of the New Egg Products Inspection Regulations. 
Vietnam Export Certificates to Use Newly Available PHIS Exports Statement Module and Digital Signature.

WASHINGTON, August 20, 2019 Tip Top Poultry, Inc., a Rockmart, Ga. establishment, is recalling approximately 135,810 pounds of fully cooked poultry products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The frozen, diced...

Reminder: FSIS to Host Western Laboratory Open House.
FSIS Posts Individual Category Status and Aggregate Results for Poultry Carcasses, Chicken Parts, and Comminuted Poultry Tested for Salmonella.
USDA Appoints New Members to Food Safety Advisory Committees.
FSIS Releases New Microbiology Laboratory Guidebook Chapter.
FSIS Announces Revision of Directive on Using Results from Non-FSIS Labs.

USDA to Hold Public Meeting on Salmonella: State of the Science.
FSIS and Vermont Sign Cooperative Interstate Shipment Agreement.
Updated Guidelines for Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response Now Online.
FSIS to Post Updated Dataset on Import Refusals.
Tips for Faster Label Approval Process.
Reminder: FSIS to Host Webinar on Labeling Claims on Aug. 18.
FSIS to Post Next Set of Establishment-Specific Datasets.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing food safety recommendations for residents in the U.S. West Coast who may be impacted by power outages from an intense Western heat wave.

Tips for Faster Label Approval Process.
FSIS to Post Individual Category Status and Aggregate Results for Poultry Carcasses, Chicken Parts, and Comminuted Poultry Tested for Salmonella.

FSIS Lifts Suspension on Brazil’s Exports of Raw Intact Beef Products to the U.S.
FSIS Posts Individual Category Status and Aggregate Results for Poultry Carcasses, Chicken Parts, and Comminuted Poultry Tested for Salmonella.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2019 Morris Meat Packing, a Maywood, Ill. establishment, is recalling approximately 515,000 pounds of various raw, intact pork products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection and outside inspection hours, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service...

Tips for Faster Label Approval Process
FSIS Posts Updated Quarterly Sampling Results

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is reminding the public to think about health and safety in the kitchen for National Food Safety Education Month this September. Consumers are encouraged to practice behaviors that will continue to help keep them and their loved ones safe from foodborne illness.