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• Residue Testing Procedures; Response to Comments
• Residue Information Center
• Public Meeting To Address Agenda For Codex Committee On Food Hygiene
• Codex Alimentarius Commission: Thirty-fifth Session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene
• New Food Chemicals Codex Monographs, Revisions of Certain Food Chemicals
• Uniform Compliance Date for Food Labeling Regulations
• Comment Request; Irradiation in the Production, Processing, and Handling of Food
• Hi! I'm Thermy!™
• Thirty-fifth Session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene
• The Food Safety Educator
• FSIS Constituent Update: December 20, 2002
• Use of Microbial Pathogen Computer Modeling in HACCP Plans
• Requesting Sample Collection Supplies
• Sampling of Poultry Carcasses Cut Up Prior to Chilling
• Safe and Suitable Ingredients Used in the Production of Meat and Poultry Products
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page: Updated December 18, 2002
• Healthy School Meals Resource System
• Positive E. coli O157:H7 Test Results: Updated December 18, 2002
• FDA Announces Initiative To Provide Better Health Information For Consumers
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page: Updated December 17, 2002
• Salmonella enteritidis phage-type 4; remove import restrictions
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page: Updated December 13, 2002
• FSIS Constituent Update/Alert: Updated December 9, 2002
• Improving the Recall Process
• Improving the Recall Process: Related Documents
• Microbial Sampling of RTE Products for FSIS Verification Testing Programs
• Microbial Sampling of Ready to Eat (RTE) Products for the FSIS Verification Testing Program
• OPPD (Policy) What's New Page: Updated December 9, 2002
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page: Updated December 6, 2002
• OPPD (Policy) What's New Page: Updated December 4, 2002
• Keep Children Safe From Foodborne Illness During The Holidays
• FDA's Food Advisory Committee Discusses Acrylamide in Food
• Exploratory Data on Acrylamide in Foods
• Plastics and the Microwave
• Compliance Policy Guide: Filth from Insects, Rodents, and Other Pests in Food
• OPPD (Policy) What's New Page: Updated November 29, 2002
• FSIS Constituent Update/Alert: Updated November 29, 2002
• FSIS To Hold Public Meeting To Discuss The Recall Process
• Positive E. coli Test Results: November 26, 2002
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page: Updated November 25, 2002
• Studies to Evaluate the Utility of Anti-Salmonella Chemical Food Additives in Feeds
• Easy, Inexpensive Test Detects Tuberculosis in Livestock and Wildlife
• FSIS Actions Concerning Suppliers that may be Associated with E. coli O157:H7
• Contaminants and Natural Toxicants Meeting Agenda (tentative)
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Pagea: Updated November 25, 2002
• FDA Action on Corn Bioengineered to Produce Pharmaceutical Material
• FSIS Constituent Update/Alert: Updated November 22, 2002
• CFSAN 2002 Program Priorities Report Card
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page: Updated November 21, 2002
• Positive E. coli Test Results: Updated November 20, 2002
• Contaminants and Natural Toxicants Subcommitee of the Food Advisory Committee: Meeting
• FSIS' Directive To Reduce Listeria monocytogenes In Ready-To-Eat Meat And Poultry
• USDA Issues Directive To Reduce Listeria monocytogenes In Ready-to-eat Meat and Poultry
• OPPD (Policy) What's New Page: Updated November 18, 2002
• Positive E. coli Test Results: Updated November 16, 2002
• FSIS Constituent Update: November 15, 2002
• The Food Safety Educator: Updated November 8, 2002
• FSIS Constituent Alert November 14, 2002
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page: Updated November 14, 2002
• Contaminants and Natural Toxicants Subcommittee of the Food Advisory Committee; Meeting
• Summit on Listeria Monocytogenes
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page: Updated November 13, 2002
• Cooking Turkey Is A Family Affair…With The Right Food Safety Tools
• OPPD (Policy) What's New Page: Updated November 12, 2002
• Instructions for Verifying E. coli O157:H7 Reassessment
• FDA Talk Paper: FDA Bioterrorism Act Website is on Line
• FSIS Constituent Update: November 8, 2002
• National Alliance For Food Safety Completes Review Of HIMP Data
• Take the Guesswork Out of Roasting a Turkey (pdf file)
• FSIS To Host Listeria Summit
• FDA ASKING FOR COMMENTS ON GRAS PROCEDURE -
• FSIS News Releases: Updated November 7, 2002
• Request Approval of Labeling for Foods that Have Been Treated with Irradiation
• Animal Proteins Prohibited in Ruminant Feed
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page: Updated November 4, 2002
• An Easy, Inexpensive Test Detects Tuberculosis in Livestock and Wildlife
• Guidance Concerning Recommending Customs' Seizure and Destruction of Imported Food
• Codex Alimentarius: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection
• National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection
• Speeches Page: Updated October 29, 2002
• FSIS: Becoming a World Class Public Health Agency Recognized as Experts in Food Safety
• FSIS Constituent Update: October 25, 2002
• Food Safety Education and Consumer Information
• Address to the American Meat Institute on HACCP Enforcement
• Food Safety Conference (Video)
• USDA Advice on Preventing Illness from Listeria (Video)
• Remarks to Tea Association of the U.S.A. on the role of FDA in Ensuring the Security of Food
• FDA Seizes Dietary Supplements with Drug Claims
• Quest International; Withdrawal of Food Additive Petition
• National Advisory Committee On Meat And Poultry Inspection To Hold Public Meeting
• FSIS: Becoming a World Class Public Health Agency Recognized as Experts in Food Safety
• Speeches Page: Updated October 23, 2002
• USDA Provides Update on Listeria Recall
• FSIS Strengthens Import Inspection System
• Positive E. coli Test Results: Updated October 16, 2002
• Public Meeting To Address Codex Committee On Food Import And Export Inspection
• Plan A Good Defense For Safe Food At Tailgate Parties
• National Advisory Committee Concludes Performance Standards Are Important Verification Tools
• USDA Kicks Off National School Lunch Week By Promoting Nutrition Education and Food Safety Awareness
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page: Updated October 11, 2002
• Secretary Thompson Urges Strong Warning Labels For Ephedra
• Questions and Answers About Chronic Wasting Disease
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page: Updated October 7, 2002
• Request Approval of Labeling for Foods That Have Been Treated By Irradiation
• Guidance on Bulk Transport of Juice Concentrates and Certain Shelf Stable Juices
• E. coli O157:H7 Contamination of Beef Products
• Guidance for Industry: Exemptions From the Warning Label Requirement for Juice
• Standardized Training Curriculum for Application of HACCP Principles to Juice Processing
• FDA's Evaluation of the Seafood HACCP Program for 2000/2001
• Consumers Advised of Risks Associated with Eating Raw and Lightly Cooked Sprouts
• Positive E. coli Test Results: Updated October 4, 2002
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page: Updated October 4, 2002
• Public Health Update: FSIS Continues To Investigate Listeria Illnesses
• Meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification
• Secondary Direct Food Additives Permitted in Food for Human Consumption
• Speeches Page: Updated October 1, 2002
• OPPDE What's New Page: Updated September 30, 2002
• NACMCF Home Page

• National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods; Renewal
• Positive E. coli Test Results: Updated September 26, 2002
• OPPDE What's New Page: Updated September 26, 2002
• FDA Announces 2002 Food Safety Grants
• Public Meeting To Address Agenda for Codex Coordinating Committee
• Older Adults at Risk of Complications From Microbial Foodborne Illness
• New Measures To Address E. coli O157:H7 Contamination
• FSIS Signs State Agreements Supporting Food Safety Education For Animal And Egg Producers
• USDA Strengthens Food Safety Policies
• FDA Draft Action Plan for Acrylamide in Food
• Public Meeting: Assessing Acrylamide in the U.S. Food Supply, September 30, 2002 - Agenda
• Assessing Acrylamide in the U.S. Food Supply; Public Meeting; Draft Action Plan on Acrylamide
• AMIT K. SACHDEV APPOINTED FDA’S SENIOR ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER
• Information for FDA Regulated Industry
• RESEARCH SHOWS IMPROVEMENTS IN SAFE FOOD HANDLING BY CONSUMERS
• FSIS Constituent Update: September 20, 2002
• National Food Safety Education Month
• Research Shows Improvements In Safe Food Handling By Consumers
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page: Updated September 17, 2002
• OPPDE What's New Page: Updated September 17, 2002
• FDA Workshop on the Notification Process for Food Contact Substances, October 15, 2002
• Food Safety Survey: Summary of Major Trends in Food Handling Practices and Consumption of Potentially Risky Foods
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page: Updated September 17, 2002
• FSIS Constituent Update/Alert: Updated September 16, 2002
• Twenty-Fifth Session of the Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling
• Codex Alimentarius Commission:  Coordinating Committee
• Request for Nominations to Serve on Two Subcommittees of FDA's Food Advisory Committee
• New Food Chemicals Codex Monographs, Revisions of Certain Food Chemicals Codex
• Juice HACCP Regulator Training
• Food Canning Establishment Registration, Process Filing and Recordkeeping
• Remarks by Dr. Elsa Murano FSIS Remembrance Ceremony for September 11^th
• Positive E. coli Test Results: Updated September 13, 2002
• Discussion of Draft Guidance for Industry: Evaluating the Safety of Antimicrobial New Animal
• Evaluating the Safety of Antimicrobial Animal Drugs With Regard to Human Health
• Evaluating the Safety of Antimicrobial Animal Drugs Draft Guidance
• Homeland Security/Biosecurity Resources page
• FSIS Notice 27-02 - FSIS Emergency Response Team
• Pautas de Seguridad para los Procesadores de Alimentos
• Assessing Acrylamide in the U.S. Food Supply; Public Meeting
• Draft Guidance for Industry: Juice HACCP Hazards and Controls Guidance
• Positive E. coli Test Results: Updated September 11, 2002
• USDA To Host Listeria Meeting
• Assessing Acrylamide in the U.S. Food Supply: Public Meeting: Draft Action Plan
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page: Updated September 10, 2002
• OPPDE What's New Page: Updated September 10, 2002
• Innovative Food Safety Grants to State and Local Agencies: A Showcase of the Outcomes
• FSIS Constituent Update: September 6, 2002
• Positive E. coli Test Results: Updated September 3, 2002
• September is Time for Food Safety Lessons
• Food Safety Tools
• Draft Guidance: Safety of Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Human Food: Repeat Dose Toxicity
• Draft Guidance: Safety of Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Human Food: General Approach to Testing
• Draft Guidance: Safety of Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Human Food: Developmental Toxicity Testing
• FSIS Constituent Update: August 30, 2002
• Public Meeting To Address The Control Of Foreign Material Contaminants In A HACCP Environment
• Technical Conference on Foreign Material Contaminants, Prerequisite Programs, and Validation
• Positive E. coli Test Results, Updated August 29, 2002
• Letter to Stakeholders: Announcing CAERS, the CFSAN Adverse Event Reporting System
• Enterobacter sakazakii from Dehydrated Powdered Infant Formula, Updated August 2002
• ADM Alliance Nutrition, Inc.; Filing of Food Additive Petition
• FSIS Employee Biosecurity Awareness Meeting
• Thinking Globally - Working Locally: A Conference on Food Safety Education.
• FSIS Constituent Update: August 23, 2002
• Positive E. coli Test Results: Updated August 23, 2002
• FSIS News Photo Gallery
• USDA Officials Focus On Food Safety For Nation's Children
• FSIS Security Guidelines for Food Processors; Notice of Availability
• Foodborne Illness Education Information Center
• Prohibitions on the Reimportation of Imported Food Products That Have Been Refused
• The Food Safety Educator
• Thinking Globally - Working Locally: A Conference on Food Safety Education: Updated August 20, 2002
• FSIS Constituent Update/Alert: Updated August 20, 2002
• FSIS Meat and Poultry Inspection Seminar
• Positive E. coli Test Results: Updated August 16, 2002
• Statement from FDA Deputy Commissioner Crawford Regarding Metabolife
• Responding to a Food Recall - Live and Interactive Teleconference August 21
• Thinking Globally - Working Locally: A Conference on Food Safety Education: Updated August 15, 2002
• USDA Seeks Membership Nominations For National Advisory Committee On Meat And Poultry Inspection
• Thinking Globally - Working Locally: A Conference on Food Safety Education: Updated Aug. 12
• OPPDE What's New Page: Updated August 13, 2002
• DRAFT FSIS Inspection-Related Issuances for Review
• FSIS Actions Concerning Suppliers that may be Associated with Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7 Positive Raw Ground Beef Product
• September is National Food Safety Education Month!
• 21st Session of the Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables
• New Procedures for Plants That Fail Salmonella Tests
• Responding to a Food Recall - Teleconference, August 21
• Imaging System to Find Contaminants on Food Surfaces
• FSIS Constituent Update/Alert: August 9, 2002
• OPPDE What's New Page: Updated August 12, 2002
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page: Updated August 5, 2002
• National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods; Nominations for Membership;
• Membership Nomination Related Documents
• Comment Request; Consumer Handling of Ready-to-Eat Foods
• Forum – Meet the Food Inspection Robots
• Machine Vision Sees the Food Contaminants We Can’t See
• OPPDE What's New Page: Updated August 2, 2002
• National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods
• FDA Food Labeling and Allergen Declaration; Public Workshop; Correction
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page: Updated July 31, 2002
• Irradiation of Meat and Poultry Products
• Biosecurity/Homeland Security
• Detection and Quantitation of Acrylamide in Foods
• Positive E. coli Test Results: Updated July 30, 2002
• Integrating Accountability To Build A Safer Meat Supply
• FSIS Constituent Update: July 26, 2002
• OPPDE What's New Page: Updated July 26, 2002
• ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN ESTABLISHMENTS SUBJECT TO SALMONELLA TESTING
• Thinking Globally - Working Locally: A Conference on Food Safety Education: Updated July 24, 2002
• September is National Food Safety Education Month!
• Food Biotechnology Subcommittee of the Food Advisory Committee
• Veneman Names Dr. Garry L. McKee As Administrator Of Food Safety And Inspection Service
• Infant Formula Recall Regulations
• Intralytix, Inc.; Filing of Food Additive Petition
• Food Canning Establishment Registration, Process Filing and Recordkeeping
• Positive E. coli Test Results: Updated July 19, 2002
• Press Conference with Secretary Veneman Regarding ConAgra Beef Company Recall
• Isolation and Enumeration of Enterobacter sakazakii from Dehydrated Powdered Infant Formula
• Speeches Page: Updated July 17, 2002
• OPPDE What's New Page: Updated July 15, 2002
• FSIS Notice 27-02 - FSIS Emergency Response Team
• FSIS Constituent Update/Alert: Updated July 12, 2002
• FSIS Announces Availability Of Biosecurity Guidelines In Spanish
• El Servicio de Inocuidad e de los Alimentos anuncia la publicación de las páutas de bioseguridad en castellano
• OPPDE What's New Page: Updated July 9, 2002
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page: Updated July 10, 2002
• Food Safety Officials Honored At Annual Awards Ceremony
• FDA Approves New Non-Nutritive Sugar Substitute Neotame
• Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; Neotame
• Food Security in the United States
• Positive E. coli Test Results: Updated July 3, 2002
• FDA Food Labeling and Allergen Declaration; Public Workshop - August 14-15 in Dallas, Texas
• Food Labeling; Notification Procedures for Statements on Dietary Supplements
• Consumer Surveys on Food and Dietary Supplement Labeling Issues
• Cooperative Agreement to Support the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
• Workshops on Food Security and Recalls
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page: Updated July 1, 2002
• Positive E. coli Test Results: Updated June 28, 2002
• FSIS Constituent Update/Alert: Updated July 1, 2002
• DRAFT FSIS Inspection-Related Issuances for Review
• Statement by deputy commissioner Dr. Lester M. Crawford on acrylamides in food
• OPPDE What's New Page: Updated June 28, 2002
• Notice of Request for New Information Collection Regarding Industry Practices
• Consumer Practices, Concerns, and Awareness Specific to Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products
• OPPDE What's New Page: Updated June 27, 2002
• Cyanotech Corp., Withdrawal of Food Additive Petition
• Biosecurity and Recall Workshops
• Detection and Quantitation of Acrylamide in Foods
• Dow Chemical Co.; Withdrawal of Food Additive Petition
• Secondary Direct Food Additives for Human Consumption
• FDA Increases Sampling of Imported Shrimp and Crayfish (Crawfish)
• WAFDO/FDA Biosecurity and Recall Workshops
• Program Priorities in the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
• USDA Offers Picnicking Tips for Summertime Food Safety
• Food Advisory Committee Meeting; Cancellation
• Labeling Requirements for Color Additives
• Salmonella Discovery System Pilot Study
• Positive E. coli Test Results: Updated June 30, 2002
• Channels of Trade Policy for Commodities With Vinclozolin Residues
• OPPDE What's New Page: Updated June 11, 2002
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page: Updated June 11, 2002
• International Standard-Setting Activities
• New Food Chemicals Codex Monographs
• An Overview of the HACCP-Based Inspection Models Project
• Food Labeling; Guidelines for Voluntary Nutrition Labeling of Raw Fruits,
• USDA Releases Data On Pilot Meat and Poultry Inspection Program
• FDA Infant Formula Recall Regulations
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page: June 4, 2002
• OPPDE What's New Page: June 3, 2002
• FSIS Constituent Update: May 31, 2002
• National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection
• National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection: Meeting Agenda
• USDA Releases $43.5 Million To States For Agriculture Homeland Security Protections
• Statement by Veneman Regarding Country of Origin Labeling Provisions in the New Farm Bill
• OPPDE What's New Page: May 30, 2002
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page: May 30, 2002
• International Standard-Setting Activities
• Meeting of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses
• Food Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
• Food Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
• Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Advisory Committee
• Meeting Agenda: National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection, June 5-6
• OPPDE What's New Page: May 23, 2002
• Pathogen Reduction Efforts: Statement by Dr. Elsa Murano,
• USDA Offers Consumers Safe Food Handling and Fire Safety Tips as Cookout Season Begins
• Guidance for Industry - Preparation of Food Contact Notifications: Administrative
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page: Updated May 20, 2002
• Proposed Rules: Food Additives: Food Contact Substance Notification System
• Guidance for Industry on Preparation of Food Contact Notifications
• Food Additives: Food Contact Substance Notification System
• Innovative Food Safety Projects; Availability of Grants
• FSIS Workforce: Introduction of the Consumer Safety Officer
• Positive E. coli Test Results: Updated May 20, 2002
• Food Safety During the Summer BBQ Season
• Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Sodium Copper Chlorophyllin
• Nutrinova, Inc.; Filing of Food Additive Petition
• Current Status of Chronic Wasting Disease
• Bush Administration to Announce Major Food Nutrition and Food Safety Initiatives
• New Animal Drugs for Use in Animal Feeds; Diclazuril
• FSIS Dioxin Survey for Meat and Poultry
• Quarterly Enforcement and Regulatory Report for April 1, 2001 through June 30, 2001
• FSIS: Recent Speeches
• Closing Remarks: Pathogen Reduction Symposium
• Pathogen Reduction: A Scientific Dialogue
• Remarks by Ann M. Veneman Before the Symposium on Pathogen Reduction
• FSIS Security Guidelines For Food Processors (PDF version)
• FSIS Security Guidelines For Food Processors
• Positive E. coli O157:H7 Test Results. Updated May 10, 2002
• Educational Conference in Irvine, CA on Emerging Regulatory Issues
• Nominations For National Advisory Committee On Microbiological Criteria For Foods
• Food Labeling; Definition of Sodium Levels for the Term "Healthy"
• Avian Influenza
• ERS: Food safety
• Safe Foods Corp.; Filing of Food Additive Petition
• USDA Honors Food Safety Pioneer
• Comment Request; Food Canning Establishment Registration
• Defining Risk from Meatborne Parasites
• Positive E. coli O157:H7 Test Results
• Assuring the Safety of Eggs and Menu and Deli Items Made from Raw, Shell Eggs
• Poster: Key Temperatures for Egg Safety in Food Service Operations and Retail Stores
• FSIS Adopts New Screening Method For Listeria monocytogenes
• BAX®
• Speeches Page: Updated May 1, 2002
• Molds on Food: Are They Dangerous?
• Biosecurity and the Food Supply
• Keeping Food Safe During an Emergency
• Exemption for Retail Store Operations
• FSIS Constituent Update/Alert. Updated April 30, 2002
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page. Updated April 30, 2002
• USDA Hotline Offers New Service For Spanish-Speaking Callers
• La Línea de Información Sobre Carnes y Aves del Departamento de Agricultura
• Public Meeting To Address Codex Committee On Fish And Fishery Products
• FSIS Adopts New Screening Method For Listeria monocytogenes
• Conducting Food Allergen Inspections
• Veneman Announces Temporary Personnel Changes At Food Safety Agency
• FSIS To Release Distribution Lists To State and Federal Agencies During Product Recalls
• Remarks by Dr. Merle Pierson, National Food Policy Conference
• Sharing Recall Distribution Lists With State and Other Federal Agencies
• Biosecurity and the Food Supply
• Recent Speeches: Updated April 25, 2002
• Postponement of Public Informational Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page; Updated April 23, 2002
• Iowa Salvage Firm Owners Sentenced For Selling Meat Not Intended For Human Consumption
• Chicago Firm Sentenced In Federal Court For Violating Federal Food Safety Inspection Laws
• California Meat Plant Owner Sentenced For Violating Federal Meat Inspection Laws
• Foodborne Illnesses Post Dramatic Six-Year Decline
• Preliminary FoodNet Data on the Incidence of Foodborne Illnesses
• Recent Speeches: Updated April 23, 2002
• USDA Announces Additional Steps to Reduce Pathogens in Raw Ground Beef
• Current Status of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)
• USDA Announces Scientific Symposium on Pathogen Reduction
• Notice of public meeting: Pathogen Reduction: A Scientific Dialogue
• Proper Handling and Cooking Prevents Foodborne Illness
• Progress Report on Salmonella Testing of Raw Meat and Poultry Products, 1998-2001
• USDA Data Show a Reduction of Salmonella in Raw Meat and Poultry
• Undersecretary Murano Announces Spanish Language Food Safety Conference In Puerto Rico
• Subsecretaria Murano Anuncia Que Se Celebrara En Puerto Rico Una Conferencia En Español
• Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Task Force on Animal Feeding
• Substances Affirmed as Generally Recognized as Safe: Menhaden Oil; Correction
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page: Updated April 16, 2002
• FDA Issues Health Advisory on Puffer Fish From Florida
• Substances Affirmed as Generally Recognized as Safe: Menhaden Oil
• Dietary Supplement Firm Signs Consent Decree with FDA to Stop Selling Product
• Compliance With Channels of Trade Provision for Foods With Vinclozolin Residues
• Food Safety Research; Availability of Cooperative Agreements
• Export Notice 2002-15: Export of Poultry Products to Russian Once the Ban Is Lifted
• Health Professionals Letter on Enterobacter sakazakii Infections Associated With
• Food Contact Notifications for Food Contact Substances: Toxicology Recommendations
• Food Additive Petitions for Food Contact Substances: Chemistry Recommendations
• Food Safety Research: Availability of Cooperative Agreements; Request for Applications
• Cyanotech Corp.; Filing of Food Additive Petition
• Guidance for Industry: Food Contact Substance Notification System; Availability
• ARS Method Shows Promise for Decontaminating Groundwater
• Recent Speeches
• Oral Dosage Form New Animal Drugs; Lincomycin Hydrochloride Soluble Powder
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page: Updated April 2, 2002
• Statement by Veneman and Zoellick Regarding Russia’s Lifting of Import Ban on U.S. Poultry
• Puerto Rico Conference on Animal and Egg Production Food Safety
• Secondary Direct Food Additives Permitted in Food for Human Consumption
• OPPDE What's New Page
• Notice of Meeting - Puerto Rico Conference on Animal and Egg Production Food Safety
• Statement by DR. ELSA MURANO: HACCP-based Inspection Models Project (HIMP)
• Codex Alimentarius Commission: 25th Session of the Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products
• Codex Alimentarius Commission: 17th Session of the Codex Committee on General Principles
• FDA Comment Request: Consumer Handling of Ready-to-Eat Foods
• FDA Food Labeling and Allergen Declaration; Public Workshop
• Microbiological Testing Programs for Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Meat and Poultry Products
• Federal, State and Local Government Relations Staff
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page: Updated March 28, 2002
• FSIS: Positive E. coli O157:H7 Test Results
• Pennsylvania Retailer Enters Into Agreement With USDA To Remain In Business
• Final Rule Extends Mandatory Inspection To Ratites And Squabs
• FSIS Constituent Update: March 22, 2002
• Food Advisory Committee, Notice of Meeting for April 4, 2002
• FDA Issues Consumer Advisory: Kava Products May be Associated with Severe Liver Injury
• KAVA-CONTAINING DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERE LIVER INJURY
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page
• Public Meeting To Address Codex Committee On General Principles
• Use of Transglutaminase Enzyme and Pork Collagen as Binders in Certain Meat and Poultry Products
• Congressional Testimony: Dr. Elsa Murano, March 14, 2002
• Congressional Testimony: Margaret O'K. Glavin, March 14, 2002
• All FSIS Laboratories Receive International Accreditation
• USDA Continues Efforts To Strengthen Food Safety Systems
• USDA Celebrates Nutrition Month with Food Safety Advice
• Better Ways Studied to Sanitize Fruit and Vegetables
• Public Meeting To Address Codex Committee On Food Labeling
• Public Meeting Addresses Codex Committee On Milk And Milk Products
• Codex Alimentarius Commission: 30th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Labeling
• ARS Scientists Devise New Test for E. coli O157 in Water
• Microbiological Testing Programs for Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Meat and Poultry Products
• Infant Formula Recall Regulations
• Subscribe to FSIS Constituent Updates by Email
• The Food Safety Educator
• FDA Announces Foods Advisory Committee to Meet on Methyl Mercury in Seafood
• Rationale for Issuance of Revised Advisory on Methyl Mercury and Fish Consumption
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page - Updated March 4, 2002
• FSIS Constituent Update: March 1, 2002
• Scientists Seek To Sanitize Fruits and Vegetables
• Positive E. coli Test Results: Updated February 28, 2002
• Implantation or Injectable Dosage Form New Animal Drugs; Flunixin Meglumine Solution
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page
• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
• The Food Safety Educator
• Labeling Requirements for Color Additives
• USDA REPONSE TO GAO RECOMMENDATIONS ON BSE PREVENTION
• Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman Regarding the GAO Report on BSE
• Administration Continues to Strengthen BSE Protection Systems
• Substances Affirmed as Generally Recognized as Safe: Menhaden Oil
• Abbott Laboratories; Withdrawal of Food Additive Petition
• FSIS Constituent Update: February 22, 2002
• Positive E. coli O157:H7 Test Results
• Labeling 101 Presentation
• Florida Firm to Remain in Business Under Agreement With USDA
• FSIS Eastern Field Service Laboratory Receives International Accreditation
• Consumer Surveys on Food and Dietary Supplement Labeling Issues
• Enrofloxacin for Poultry; Notice of Hearing
• New Animal Drugs for Use in Animal Feeds; Tiamulin
• Salmonella Performance Standard Update
• U.S. Codex Office “What’s New?” Page
• FSIS Constituent Update: February 15, 2002
• New Animal Drugs for Use in Animal Feeds; Bacitracin Methylene Disalicylate and Zoalene
• Food Security Guidance; Availability; Correction
• OPPDE What's New Page
• FSIS Video News Releases, January 2002
• Valentine's Day: USDA Gives Advice on Sending Food Gifts to U.S. Military
• FSIS Constituent Update: February 8, 2002
• Ecolab, Inc.; Filing of Food Additive Petition
• Dioxins: FDA Strategy for Monitoring, Method Development, and Reducing Human Exposure
• FSIS Constituent Update: February 1, 2002
• USDA News Release: Agriculture Budget Proposes Increases in Key Areas
• Codex Alimentarius Commission:  Task Force on Foods Derived From Biotechnology
• CFSAN 2002 Program Priorities
• CFSAN 2001 Program Priorities Report Card
• Consumer Research and Focus Group Testing
• Transcripts for the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection meeting
• Food Safety Information For Consumers In Languages Other Than English
• 2001 FDA Food Code
• PR/HACCP RULE EVALUATION REPORT Changes in Consumer Knowledge, Behavior,
• Veneman Names Dr. Merle D. Pierson as Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety
• Positive E. coli O157:H7 Test Results Calendar Year 2002
• CODEX COMMITTEE ON FOOD ADDITIVES AND CONTAMINANTS
• Codex Alimentarius Commission: 34^th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Additives
• Notice of Withdrawal of Proposed Rule Prominently Disclosed Product Name Qualifiers
• Upcoming U.S. Public Codex Committee Meetings
• First NAS Subcommittee Meeting on the Use of Scientific Criteria and Performance Standards
• Report on Changes in Consumer Knowledge and Behavior Since Implementation of HACCP
• Transcripts From the November NACMPI Public Meeting Available on the Internet
• Compliance Policy GuideCompliance Policy Guidance for FDA Staff
• Public Meeting To Address Codex Committee On Food Additives And Contaminants Agenda
• Thinking Globally - Working Locally: A Conference on Food Safety Education
• 2^nd National Conference for Food Safety Educators
• FSIS Laboratory Receives International Accreditation
• Key Facts: FSIS Laboratories
• Key Facts: ISO Accreditation
• Codex Alimentarius Commission:  Fifth Session of the Codex Committee on Milk
• Applied Epidemiology and Other Vital Public Health Tools to Inform Food Safety Actions
• USDA Provides Translation of China's New GMO Regulations
• GAO's Report on the HACCP-Based Inspection Models Project (HIMP)
• FSIS Begins Series Of Public Meetings On Applied Epidemiology And Other Public Health Tools
• Current Thinking On Measures...To Minimize...Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Agent
• New Directions in Food Safety Policy
• An Overview of the HACCP-Based Inspection Models Project
• FSIS Publishes Current Thinking Paper On BSE Policy Measures
• Codex Alimentarius Commission: 3rd Session, Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force
• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Current Thinking Paper
• Revision of the Definition of the Term No Residue
• FDA Food Labeling and Allergen Declaration; Public Workshop; Correction
• USDA Proposes Measures to Strengthen Slaughter Inspection Pilot Program
• National Advisory Committee On Microbiological Criteria For Foods To Hold Public Meeting
• Teen Science Classes Serve Up Lessons in Food Safety
• Protecting the Nation's Food Supply 
• Importers and Filers: Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance
• Food Producers . . Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance
• New Initiatives Staff, OPPDE
• National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods: Meetings
• FSIS Constituent Update: January 4, 2002

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