WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert due to concerns that ready-to-eat (RTE) salads and wraps with meat and poultry may contain contaminated lettuce. The lettuce, which is regulated by...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2018 A La Carte Foods Properties, LLC, a Belle Rose, La. establishment, is recalling approximately 30,438 pounds of meat and poultry products that contain meat produced without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service...

Statement by Alfred V. Almanza, Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, Before the House Committee on Agriculture

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for various meat and poultry products that were illegally imported from the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. FSIS is continuing to investigate...

USDA Invests $55.2 million in Grants to Increase Capacity and Expand Access in Meat and Poultry Inspection Operations.
FSIS Finalizes Rule to Eliminate Requirement to Defibrinate Livestock Blood.
FSIS to Post Establishment-Specific Datasets.

USDA Announces Grants Awarded to Further Strengthen Meat and Poultry Supply Chains.
FSIS to Host Encore Webinars on Revised Appendices A & B.
September is Food Safety Education Month.
Pack Food Safety on your Next Hike or Camping Trip.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for frozen, fully cooked ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry pasties due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen. The products were produced using an...

FSIS to Post Updated Datasets on Import Refusals.
FSIS to Post Individual Category Status and Aggregate Results for Poultry Carcasses, Chicken Parts, and Comminuted Poultry Tested for Salmonella.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today released a proposed regulatory framework for a new strategy to control Salmonella contamination in poultry products and reduce foodborne illnesses attributed to these products. The agency is hosting a virtual public meeting on Nov. 3, 2022, to seek input from stakeholders on the proposed framework.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that Salmonella bacteria cause approximately 1.35 million human infections and 26,500 hospitalizations in the United States every year. Of those infections, over 23% are attributed to poultry consumption. Foodborne illness can have a devastating impact, both personally and financially, on people’s lives, the cost of which reverberates through the economy. Data from USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) show the total cost for foodborne Salmonella infections in the United States is a staggering $4.1 billion annually and the cost for the loss of productivity to the economy $88 million. These are real costs to real people that can and should be prevented.

EDITORS NOTE: - This release is being updated to include previously unaccounted for product increasing the weight from 118,000 to 126,00 pounds and to clarify product descriptions. WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2019 T & R Enterprise USA Inc., a St. Louis, Mo. establishment, is recalling approximately...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2016 MIH Marketing and Sales, a Beebe, AR. establishment, is recalling approximately 662,049 pounds of various meat and poultry products that were stored under insanitary conditions, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The raw chicken...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) in-plant personnel are responsible for inspection of meat, poultry and egg products. The work of food inspectors, consumer safety inspectors and public health veterinarians (PHV) within regulated establishments is critical to the vision of the agency — ensuring that everyone’s food is safe.

Taher, Inc., a Plymouth, Minn. firm, is recalling approximately 22,096 pounds of meat products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

Thanksgiving is just days away and for those worried about preparing this special meal, don’t worry, USDA is here to help. The USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline is available all week and even on Thanksgiving Day to answer your questions.

FSIS, FDA Sign New Agreement Related to Dual Jurisdiction.
FSIS Modernizes and Expands Species Testing Program.
USDA Solicits Public Comments on Investments and Opportunities for Meat and Poultry Processing Infrastructure.
FSIS Seeks Recommendations for Improvements to CIS Program.