A meatpacker on Long Island was arrested on Aug. 26 by the Nassau County Police Department after she allegedly tampered with meat packages at AVA Companies.
The 2022 Center for Produce Safety Symposium, held June 21-22 in San Diego, featured produce safety research presentations and industry discussions on a wide range of critically important produce safety challenges.
Maple Leaf Foods’ seven-year-old plant in Hamilton, Ontario, was named Site of the Year for the Americas by Brand Reputation Compliance Global Standards (BRCGS), thanks to the operation’s commitment to food safety practices.
After the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection and Service (FSIS) announced plans to declare Salmonella as an adulterant in breaded and stuffed raw chicken products, meat and poultry trade associations delivered their response.
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. after an investigation found that the company might have prevented a January 2022 ammonia leak if required safety standards were followed.
A new declaration by the US Dept. of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on Aug. 1 stated Salmonella as an adulterant in breaded and stuffed raw chicken products.
A cooperative agreement signed by the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the state of Oregon will permit state inspection of meat products produced for shipment in Oregon.
The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) reported a confirmed case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) on a turkey farm in Sanpete County.
Expanding the Food Defense standard to provide more guidance for a program that can be applied globally and creating a separate Regulated Food Defense standard to meet US International Adulteration requirements are among the changes incorporated by AIB International as part of its newly updated Consolidated Standards for Inspections.