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·         Independence Day: Drills for the Grill

·         USDA Stresses Food Safety During Fourth of July Holiday Weekend

·         FDA Confirms E. Coli O157:H7 in Prepackaged Nestlé Toll House Refrigerated Cookie Dough

·         Draft Guidance for Industry on Measures to Address the Risk for Contamination by Salmonella Species in Food Containing Pistachios

·         Statement by Mr. Almanza

·         2010 Food Safety Education Conference

·         FDA Seeks Public Input on Transparency

·         Questions and Answers About the Nestlé Toll House Cookie Dough Recall

·         FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat Nestle Toll House Prepackaged, Refrigerated Cookie Dough

·         Interagency Retail Listeria monocytogenes Risk Assessment: Notice of Public Meeting on June 23, 2009

·         FSIS, FDA to Host Meeting on Interagency Retail Listeria Risk Assessment

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·         Changes in Sampling Frequency for E. Coli O157:H7 Testing in Raw Ground Beef

·         Preliminary FoodNet Data on the Incidence of Infection with Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food --- 10 States, 2008

·         FDA Forms Transparency Task Force

·         Meat, Poultry, Egg Products, and Shell Eggs Refused Entry Into the United States (U.S.)

·         Bottled Water: Final Rule

·         Interagency Retail L. monocytogenes Risk Assessment

·         2010 Food Safety Education Conference

·         Obama Administration Launches Food Safety Working Group Website (May 21, 2009)

·         Dietary Supplements Worth $1.3 Million Condemned and Forfeited to the United States Under Consent Decree

·         President's FY 2010 Budget for FDA Invests Substantially in Food and Medical Product Safety

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·         Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

·         FDA: More than $1.5 Million of Adulterated Food, Food Ingredients Seized

·         2010 Food Safety Education Conference
 
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·         Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed; Confirmation of Effective Date of Final Rule; Correction

·         Verifying Sanitary Dressing and Process Control Procedures In Slaughter Operations Of Cattle of Any Age

·         Guidance for Industry: Bottled Water: Arsenic Small Entity Compliance Guide

·         Guidance for Industry: Cochineal Extract and Carmine; Small Entity Compliance Guide

·         Guidance for Industry: Bottled Water: Uranium Small Entity Compliance Guide

·         Statement from Secretary Vilsack on Canada Detection of H1N1 in Alberta Swine
Guidance for FDA and CBP Staff: Prior Notice of Imported Food Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002

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·         Guidance for Industry: Small Entities Compliance Guide for Renderers—Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed; Availability

·         Small Entity Compliance Guide: Bottled Water: Arsenic; Availability

·         Small Entity Compliance Guide: Bottled Water: Uranium; Availability

·         Small Entity Compliance Guide: Cochineal Extract and Carmine: Declaration by Name on the Label of All Foods and Cosmetic Products That Contain These Color Additives; Availability

·         Frequently Asked Questions About Influenza H1N1

·           See USDA's Newsroom for updated statements by Secretary Vilsack.

·           2009 Flu Information from CDC

·         Updated Statement by Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Regarding USDA Efforts Regarding H1N1 Flu Outbreak

·         Update By Secretary Of Agriculture Vilsack Regarding USDA Outreach Efforts Regarding Swine Influenza A (H1N1)

·         Statement by Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack Regarding Human Cases of Swine Influenza A(H1N1)

·           Frequently Asked Questions Swine and Human Cases of Swine Influenza A (H1N1)

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·         Raw Alfalfa Sprouts Linked To Salmonella Contamination

·         Statement by Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack Regarding Human Cases of Swine Influenza A (H1N1)

·           Frequently Asked Questions: Swine and Human Cases of Swine Influenza A (H1N1)

·           Swine Flu Information from CDC

·         What You Need to Know About Prior Notice of Imported Food Shipments (A Small Entity Compliance Guide)

·         Peer Review Report - Risk Profile: Hepatitis A Virus Infection Associated with Consumption of Fresh and Fresh-Cut Produce

·         Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed; Confirmation of Effective Date of Final Rule

·         Exploring the World of Food Safety through Science

·         Recommendations for the Early Food Safety Evaluation of New Non-Pesticidal Proteins Produced by New Plant Varieties Intended for Food Use

·         District Veterinary Medical Specialist – Work Methods

·         Preliminary FoodNet Data on the Incidence of Infection with Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food --- 10 States, 2008

·         Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed; Final Rule: Proposed Delay of Effective Date

 

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