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- USDA Proposes to Amend Animal Transport
Regulations to Include Minimum Age Requirements for all Covered Animals
- Statement by Dr. Richard Raymond, USDA
Undersecretary for Food Safety Regarding the Safety of the U.S. Food
Supply
- FSIS
Issues Notice on Verification of Carcasses
- FDA's SEAFOOD SAFETY PROGRAM
- FSIS to Co-Host Public Meeting to Discuss
Strategies for Improved Coordination During Foodborne
Outbreaks
- Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food
or Feed
- FDA Strengthens Safeguards for Consumers of
Beef
- FSIS Launches Podcast Service to Enhance
Communication with Stakeholders
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- Codex Alimentarius
Commission; Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
- Animal Feed Safety System Project and the
Ranking of Feed Hazards According to the Risks They Pose to Animal And
Public Health
- Use of Materials Derived From Cattle in Human
Food and Cosmetics
- FSIS to Host Two Day Public Health and Food
Safety Summit
- Register for
the Meeting
- Antimicrobial Resistance; Public Hearing; Request
for Comments
- Public Meeting to Address Agenda Items for the
14th Session of the Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
- FSIS Directive: Non-Routine Incident Response
- FDA Finds Hazardous Levels of Selenium in
Samples of "Total Body Formula" and"Total
Body Mega Formula"
- Federal Agents Seize Nearly $1.3 Million of
Illegal Dietary Supplements
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- Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli Public
Meeting
- More Details
Here
- FDA Warns Consumers about "Total Body
Formula" and "Total Body Mega Formula"
- Food Protection Plan; Outreach Activities;
Opportunity for Public Comment
- U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services
and Honduran Ministers Meet on Food Safety
- Tomato Safety Initiative Continues in 2008
- Illegally Imported or Smuggled Products and
Reporting in the Import Alert Tracking System
- FSIS to Host Public Meeting to Discuss
Challenges and Solutions for Reducing the Incidence of E.
coli O157:H7 in Raw Beef
- Registration of Food Facilities Under the
Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of
2002; Technical Amendment
- Public Meeting To Address Codex Committee On
Food Labeling
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- USDA CONSUMER ALERT: Keeping Food Safe During
An Emergency
- Questions and Answers Related to Raw Meat and
Poultry Product Performance Standards for Salmonella Sampling and
Reporting
- FDA Takes Next Step in Establishing Overseas
Presence
- Questions & Answers Related to Raw Meat
and Poultry Product Performance Standards for Salmonella Sampling and
Reporting
- Increased Verification of Humane Handling
Requirements in Livestock Slaughter Establishments
- Humane Handling Activities and Documentation
in Livestock Slaughter Establishments
- UPDATED: Questions and Answers
Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing CO. - March 7, 2008
- Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company Recall
and Follow-Up
- FSIS Establishes Outreach Training Program Area
to Assist Establishments and Educate Employees
- E.
coli O157:H7 - Addressing the Challenges, Moving
Forward With Solutions
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- Public Meeting To Address Agenda Items for the
40th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Additives
- Public Meeting To Address Agenda Items for the
Second Session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods
- FSIS BACKGROUNDER: Interim Actions to Verify
Inspection and Surveillance at Federally Inspected Establishments
- Humane Handling Activities and Documentation
in Livestock Slaughter Establishments
- FSIS BACKGROUNDER: Interim Actions to Verify
Inspection and Surveillance at Federally Inspected Establishments
- Guidance for Industry: Guide to Minimize Food
Safety Hazards for Fresh-cut Fuits and
Vegetables; Availability
- Remarks
by Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer Delivered at the National Meat
Association Board Meeting Monterey, CA - (02/22/08)
- TRANSCRIPT
AND AUDIO: Technical Briefing - Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company -
(02/21/08)
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- FDA Announces Permanent Injunction against
Food Companies, Executives
- Safe and Suitable Ingredients Used in the
Production of Meat and Poultry Products
- Statement
by Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer Regarding Hallmark/Westland Meat
Packing Company Two Year Product Recall
- USDA's
collection page
- Questions and
Answers
- Statement by Sec'y of
Ag Ed Schafer Regarding Animal Cruelty Charges Filed Against Employees at
Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company
- Generally Recognized As Safe Substances;
Technical Amendments
- Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and
Sampling
- Public Meeting to Address Agenda Items for
Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling
- Codex Alimentarius
Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and
Sampling (CCMAS)
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- H. Scott Hurd Named
Deputy Under Secretary of the Office of Food Safety
- Sampling of Low Production Volume Raw Ground
Beef Establishments for Salmonella and Escherichia Coli O157:H7
- USDA CONSUMER ALERT: Keeping Food Safe During
An Emergency
- FDA Investigation Leads to Several Indictments
for Importing Contaminated Ingredients Used in Pet Food
- USDA Questions and Answers Regarding the
Humane Society Of the United States' Handling Allegations
- FDA Issues Draft Guidances,
Sets March Public Meeting, on Listeria monocytogenes
in Ready-To-Eat Foods
- Draft
Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 555.320 Listeria monocytogenes
- Federal Register Notice of
Availability
- Draft Guidance for Industry:
Control of Listeria monocytogenes in Refrigerated
or Frozen Ready-To-Eat Foods
- Federal Register Notice of
Availability
- Public Meeting:
Draft Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 555.320 Listeria monocytogenes
in Ready-to-eat (RTE) Foods; March 28, 2008
- Federal Register Notice of Meeting
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- Letter to Seafood Processors that Purchase
Predatory Fish Reef Species Captured in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
- Statement by Dr. Richard Raymond on Suspension
of Inspection at Hallmark/Westland Meat Company
- Questions and Answers in reference to FSIS
Directive 6100.1, Ante-Mortem Livestock Inspection
- Ante-Mortem Livestock Inspection
- TRANSCRIPT and AUDIO: USDA Officials Hold Technical Briefing
Regarding Inhumane Handling Allegations
- Statement
by Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer Regarding the Humane Society of the
United States' Handling Allegations
- Salmonella
Verification Sampling Program: Response to Comments and New Agency
Policies
- FSIS Seeks Comments on Salmonella Sampling Programs and Activities
- National Advisory Committee on Meat and
Poultry Inspection
- Meeting
Registration
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- USDA Gives Food Safety Advice to Kick Off Your
Super Bowl Party
- Codex Alimentarius
Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Natural Mineral Waters
-
Related
Documents
- National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry
Inspection to Hold Public Meetings
- Chuck
Conner: Indonesia and Barbados Allowing Full Market Access for Beef and
Beef Products in Line with International Standards
- USDA Breaks Ground on New, State-of-the-Art
Plant Inspection Facility
- Verification of the Annual Reassment
and Establishment Training Requirements Under the HACCP System
- USDA Finalizes Minor Updates to BSE
Minimal-Risk Countries Regulations
- National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry
Inspection to Hold Public Meeting
- FSIS
Issues Notice On Using askFSIS
- Using askFSIS
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- Statement
by Bruce Knight, Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs on
FDA Risk Assessment on Animal Clones
- Public Meeting for First Session of Codex Ad Hoc
Intergovernmental Task Force on Processing and Handling of Quick Frozen
Foods
- Animal Cloning Risk Assessment; Risk
Management Plan; Guidance for Industry; Availability
- The Guidance
Risk
Assessment-Part 1
Risk
Assessment-Part 2
Risk
Assessment-Part 3
Risk
Assessment-Part 4
Risk
Assessment-Part 5
Risk
Assessment-Part 6
Risk
Assessment-Part 7
Risk
Assessment-Part 8
Risk
Assessment-Part 9
Risk
Assessment-Part 10
- FDA Commissioner Names Directors to Food
Safety and Veterinary Centers
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- USDA Animal Cloning page
- Animal Cloning: A Risk Assessment - FINAL
- FDA Issues Documents on the Safety of Food
from Animal Clones
- Filing of Food Additive Petition (Animal Use);
Partially Ammoniated Formic Acid
- Homeland Security Threat Condition Response -
Food Defense Verification Procedures - Revision 4
- Homeland Security Threat Condition Response - Emergency
Procedures for the Office of International Affairs Import Inspection
Division - Revision 4
- Meeting Being Planned to Obtain Public Input
for Ensuring the Safety of Pet Food
- USDA CONSUMER ALERT: Keeping Food Safe During
An Emergency
- FDA Commissioner Names Directors to Food
Safety and Veterinary Centers
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