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• Public Meeting to Address Codex Committee on Meat Hygiene
• Public Meeting to Address Codex Committee on Food Labeling
• Sending Gifts to Your Friends and Family: Prior Notice Policy
• Irradiation in the Production, Processing, and Handling of Food
• Frequently Asked Questions About GRAS
• New Sensory Testing Facility Open
• Uniform Compliance Date for New Food Labeling Regulations
• FDA Science Forum - FDA Science: Advancing Public Health through Innovative Science
• Holiday Food Safety
• Statement of Dr. Barbara J. Masters, Acting Administrator, on Jury Verdict
• Uniform Compliance Date for Food Labeling Regulations
• Uniform compliance date for food labeling regulations
• BSE Information and Resources from USDA
• FDA Issues Final Rule on the Establishment and Maintenance of Records
• FDA to Conduct a 2005 Food Safety Survey
• Establishment and Maintenance of Records for Foods; Notice of Public Meeting
• Establishment and Maintenance of Records Under the Public Health Security
• Final Rule: Establishment and Maintenance of Records Under the Public Health Security
• Fact Sheet on FDA's New Food Bioterrorism Regulation: Establishment and Maintenance
• Draft Guidance for Records Access Authority Provided in Title III, Subtitle A
• Domestic Outreach Grassroot Meetings (January & February 2005) Proposed Schedule
• IKE Scenario 07-04: Compliance Guidelines to Control Listeria monocytogenes in Post
• FDA Adopts Rule to Improve Food, Feed Safety
• Statement by Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman Regarding the Selection of Cal Dooley
• Statement by Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman
• FDA Issues Final Rule on the Establishment and Maintenance of Records to Enhance
• Establishment and Maintenance of Records Under the Public Health Security
• Comment Request; 2005 Food Safety Survey
• Assessing the Effectiveness of the Listeria monocytogenes Interim Final Rule
• Availability of the FSIS Report on Assessing the Effectiveness of the Listeria Monocytogenes
• Beverages: Bottled Water
• CFSAN 2005 Program Priorities
• Report Finds Listeria Rule Sparks Major Industry Changes
• Sterigenics International Inc.; Filing of Food Additive Petition
• Safer Processing of Juice
• CONTROL OF LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES IN READY-TO-EAT PRODUCTS
• Certification of Fish and Fishery Products for Export to the European Union and the European
• Seafood Inspection Program for the Certification of Live and Perishable Fish and Fishery
• Perchlorate Questions and Answers
• Exploratory Data on Perchlorate in Food
• Tests for Mad Cow Disease Negative, Agriculture Dept. Says
• USDA: Cow Confirmed to be Negative for BSE
• Guidelines, Q&A for the Interim Final Rule, Control of L. monocytogenes in RTE Products
• Recommendations for the Early Food Safety Evaluation of New Non-Pesticidal Proteins
• FDA Acts to Remove Ephedra-Containing Dietary Supplements From Market
• Seafood Inspection Program for the Certification of Live and Perishable Fish and Fishery
• FDA Proposes Draft Guidance for Industry for New Plant Varieties Intended for Food Use
• Recommendations for the Early Food Safety Evaluation of New Non-Pesticidal Proteins
• FSIS Directive 5720.2, Revision 3 - State Cooperative Inspection Programs
• USDA Hotline Offers Safe Holiday Turkey Basics (Windows Media File)
• Additional Information & Diagrams Regarding the Removal of Tonsils in Cattle
• NSSP Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish
• Compliance Policy Guide Regarding Prior Notice of Imported Food Under the Public Health
• Registration of Food Facilities Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness
• National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection
• USDA Offers Tips on Safe And Easy Thanksgiving Cooking
• Statement of Dr. Elsa Murano, USDA Under Secretary For Food Safety
• Nominations Sought for Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods
• Regulatory Strategy for the Further Implementation and Enforcement of the Dietary Supplement
• Nominations for Membership on the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria
• FDA Announces Major Initiatives for Dietary Supplements
• Registration of Food Facilities Compliance Policy Guide
• Prior Notice Compliance Policy Guide
• National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection To Hold Public Meeting
• Questions and Answers about Dioxins
• FDA Warns Consumers About Risks Associated With Unpasteurized Juice
• Draft Revised Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 560.400--Imported Milk and Cream
• EEOC and FDA to Roll-Out Guide for Restauranteurs Addressing Overlap
• New Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online
• Prior Notice of Imported Foods: Sending Food through International Mail
• New Feature in the Prior Notice System Interface (PNSI) version 1.5
• Science Board to the Food and Drug Administration; Notice of Meeting
• National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods; Renewal
• Nominations for Membership on the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria
• Nominations Sought For Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods
• Statement by Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman
• USDA and FDA need to better ensure prompt and complete recalls of potentially unsafe food
• Produce Safety from Production to Consumption: 2004 Action Plan to Minimize Foodborne
• Food Security and Emergency Preparedness FSIS Resources
• FSIS safety and security guidelines for the transportation and distribution of meat, poultry, and
• USDA Launches New Food Safety Email Subscription Service
• Officials Inaugurate Food Safety Institute of the Americas
• BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY (BSE): ISSUES RELATING TO TONSILS
• Q&As Regarding Production Information on Post-Lethality Exposed Ready to Eat Products
• Proposed Rule for Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production
• USDA Detains Canned Meat and Poultry Products From Ukraine
• FSIS Announces a Public Meeting To Discuss Salmonella Risk Assessments
• Guide for Security Practices in Transporting Agricultural and Food Commodities
• FSIS Announces 2004 State Partnership Cooperative Agreements For Animal And Egg
• Egg Safety: Proposed Rule for Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs
• Egg Safety: Proposed Rule for Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs (Fed Register)
• Food Safety Institute of the Americas
• Food Safety Institute of the Americas to Hold Public Meetings
• Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs and Salmonella spp. in Liguid Egg Products Risk Assessments
• Guidance for Industry: Use of Material from BSE Positive Cattle in Animal Feed
• Food Safety Institute of the Americas Public Meeting
• Use of Material from Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy-Postiive Cattle in Animal Feed
• Food Additives: Food Contact Substance Notification System; Withdrawal
• Codex Alimentarius: Meeting of the Codex Committee on residu
• National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods
• 22nd Session of the Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables
• Meeting of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses
• The National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection; Nominations for Membership
• USDA CONSUMER ALERT: Keeping Food Safe During An Emergency
• White House Creates Working Group on Disease-Causing Prions
• Detection of Salmonella in Environmental Samples from Poultry Houses
• USDA CONSUMER ALERT: Keeping Food Safe During An Emergency
• USDA, FDA And DHS Sign Agreement With NASDA to Make Nation’s Agriculture and Food
• USDA, FDA and DHS Officials to Sign Cooperative Agreement With National Association of
• Registration of Food Facilities - Compliance Information
• FSIS Notice: Production Information on Post-Lethality Exposed Ready-to-Eat Products
• FSIS Form: Production Information on Post-Lethality Exposed Ready-to-Eat Products
• Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
• Measuring the Effectiveness of the Nation's Foodservice and Retail Food Protection System
• Report on the Occurrence of Foodborne Illness Risk Factors Within Selected Institutional
• Report on the Occurrence of Foodborne Illness Risk Factors" Availability
• Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production
• FDA Proposes Further Action to Improve Farm-to-Table Shell Egg Safety
• Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production
• Federal Register Proposed Rule
• Veneman Launches New Spanish-Language Website
• Public Meeting to Address Codex Committee On Residues Of Veterinary Drugs In Foods
• Meeting of the Codex Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Fruit and Vegetable Juices
• FDA Report on the Occurrence of Foodborne Illness Risk Factors in Selected Institutional (pdf)
• USDA CONSUMER ALERT: Keeping Food Safe During An Emergency
• Como Mantener los Alimentos Sanos Durante una Emergencia
• FDA Report on the Occurrence of Foodborne Illness Risk Factors in Selected Institutional
• BSE Test Results
• Public Meeting to Discuss Agenda Items for Codex Task Force on Fruit and Vegetable Juices
• Deaths due to Unknown Foodborne Agents
• Humane Handling and Slaughter Requirements and the Merits of a Systematic Approach
• Home Alone? After School Snacks and Food Safety USDA Quiz for Parents and Kids
• FDA Gives Advice to Consumers to Handle the Aftermath of Hurricane Frances
• Sheila Dearybury Walcoff Appointed Associate FDA Commissioner for External Relations
• Progress Report on Salmonella Testing of Raw Meat & Poultry Products, 1998-2003
• USDA CONSUMER ALERT: Keeping Food Safe During An Emergency
• AVISO de ALERTA del USDA: Como Mantener los Alimentos Sanos Durante una Emergencia
• VMAC FALL 2004 MEETING SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 13TH
• Food Advisory Committee; Tentative Schedule of Meetings for 2004; Amendment of Notice
• FGIS Issuance Change: revised pages to the FGIS Aflatoxin Handbook
• Raw Ground Beef - E. coli Testing Results
• Statement by APHIS & FSIS: OIG Report Regarding Enhanced BSE Surveillance Program
• Leslye M. Fraser, S.M., J.D., Named Director of FDA’s Office of Regulations and Policy, CFSAN
• Note to Firms that Produce Seed for Sprouting and to Firms that Produce or distribute Fresh Sprouts
• Raw Ground Beef- E. coli Testing Results
• Microbiological Results of Raw Ground Beef Products Analyzed for Escherichia coli O157:H7
• Ready to Eat Meat & Poultry Results
• Baseline Data
• Frequency of Foreign Inspection System Supervisory Visits to Certified Foreign Establishments
• CFSAN 2004 Program Priorities: Accomplishments through June 2004
• Prior Notice of Imported Food Contingency Plan for System Outages; Availability
• FDA Offers Information for Hurricane Aftermath
• National Advisory Committee On Microbiological Criteria For Foods To Hold Public Meeting
• Questions and Answers Regarding Registration of Food Facilities (Edition 4)
• USDA CONSUMER ALERT: Keeping Food Safe During An Emergency
• National Advisory Committee on microbiological criteria for foods
• 22nd Session of the Codex Committee on processed fruits and vegetables
• USDA Awards More Than $12 Million In Integrated Food Safety Grants
• Joint FDA-CBP Plan for Increasing Integration and Assessing the Coordination of Prior Notice
• Compliance Summary Information: Prior Notice
• Compliance Policy Guide: Guidance for FDA and CBP Staff Prior Notice of Imported Food
• Guidance for Industry: Prior Notice of Imported Food Contingency Plan for System Outages
• Verification of Procedures for Controlling Fecal Material in Poultry Slaughter Operations
• Food GMP Modernization Working Group: Report Summarizing Food Recalls, 1999-2003
• Supporting Document for Guidance Levels for Radionuclides in Domestic and Imported Foods
• FDA and CBP Announce Revised Compliance Schedule for Enforcement of The Prior Notice
• New Features in the Prior Notice System Interface (PNSI)
• Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) for the 21st Century - Food Processing
• The man who had the BSE cow tells his story
• Progress report on Salmonella testing of raw meat and poultry products, 1998-2003
• FSIS Announces 2003 Salmonella Data on Web Site
• Questions and Answers Regarding the Interim Final Rule on Registration of Food Facilities
• JULY 2004 UPDATE ON RUMINANT FEED (BSE) ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES
• Questions and Answers Regarding Registration of Food Facilities (Edition 4)
• Nominees Sought For Membership On National Advisory Committee On Meat and Poultry
• USDA Awards $11.64 Million to States and Tribes for a National Animal Identification System
• BSE Test Results
• Guidance Levels for Radionuclides in Domestic and Imported Foods
• FSIS Establishes New Institute to Promote Food Safety Education, Information, Communication
• USDA and Michigan State University Join Forces To Promote Food Thermometer Use
• Public Meeting Announced to Address Codex Meeting on Processed Fruits and Vegetables
• Additional Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Surveillance Sampling Q and A
• Acting FDA Commissioner Outlines Priorities for Next Six Months
• FDA Analyses Finds Ground Castor Beans - Not Purified Ricin -- in Two Tampered Baby Food
• Enjoying Homemade Ice Cream without the Risk of Salmonella Infection
• USDA BSE Test Results
• FDA Issues Alert on Foodborne Illness Outbreaks in Pennsylvania and Mid-Atlantic States
• FDA Investigates Certain ROMA Tomatoes as Source of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
• FDA commends passage of food allergen labeling
• Federal Measures to Mitigate BSE Risks: Considerations for Further Action
• PCDD/PCDF Exposure Estimates
• Final Report: Japan-United States BSE Working Group
• Federal Measures to Mitigate BSE Risks: Considerations for Further Action
• Statement By Dr. Peter Fernandez Of The Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service
• Food Safety and Inspection Service Honors Scientist With Food Safety Achievement Award
• Metabolife, Founder Indicted for Lying to FDA about Ephedra Risks
• Improved Consumer Protection and Incentives for Animal Drug Development
• USDA And HHS Strengthen Safeguards Against Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
• Food Safety While Hiking, Camping & Boating
• FDA Issues Alert on Foodborne Illness Outbreaks in Pennsylvania and Mid-Atlantic States
• FDA Alerts Consumers Not to Feed Infants Chinese Infant Formula
• Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
• FSIS Detains Adulterated Pork Products
• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
• Crawford Names Michael M. Landa, Esq., Deputy Director of FDA's Center for Food Safety
• USDA and HHS Strengthen Safeguards against Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
• USDA Announces New Initiatives for Improving Food Safety And Public Health
• STATEMENT OF DR. BARBARA J. MASTERS, Audit of Effectiveness Checks for the 2002
• Commonly Asked Questions About BSE in Products Regulated by FDA's Center for Food Safety
• FDA and USDA Request Comments and Scientific Information on Possible New BSE Safeguards
• USDA and FDA Strengthen Safeguards Against Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
• Recommendations to Processors of Apple Juice or Cider on the Use of Ozone for Pathogen
• Withdrawal of Guidance Document on Use of Unapproved Hormone Implants in Veal Calves
• Use of Materials Derived From Cattle in Human Food and Cosmetics
• Measures to Mitigate BSE Risks: Considerations for Further Action
• Recordkeeping Requirements for Human Food and Cosmetics Manufactured From
• Request for Information From the United States Processors That Export to the European
• FDA Seizes Adulterated Crabmeat in Louisiana
• FSIS Directive:?Detention and Seizure
• FSIS Directive: Experimental and Sample Products Policy
• Current Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations; Public Meetings
• Statement By Deputy Administrator Dr. John Clifford For APHIS
• Statement By Dr. Peter Fernandez Of APHIS For The U.S. BSE Technical Working Group
• Statement By Deputy Administrator Dr. John Clifford For The Animal And Plant Health
• BARBARA J. MASTERS USDA-FSIS: OIG Audit of the Listeria Outbreak in the Northeast U.S.
• Compliance Policy Guide Regarding Prior Notice of Imported Food Under the Public Health
• ”Make Sure To Chill-Out Before You Grill Out"
• Statement By Deputy Administrator Dr. John Clifford For The Animal Plant Health Inspection
• Conference Grants to Support State Food Safety Task Force Meetings
• Notice of Request for a Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection
• Food Safety Employees Honored By Secretary Veneman
• USDA Food Safety Advice For Beach & Boat Outings
• Statement on FDA Test Results from Washington State Dairy Cattle
• Compliance Policy Guide: Guidance for FDA and CBP Staff; Prior Notice of Imported Food
• USDA Signs MOU to Enhance Safety Of Meat And Poultry Products in The Americas
• Program priorities in the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition; Request for Comments
• Perchlorate Questions and Answers
• New Technology Website Contents
• Produce Safety From Production to Consumption: A Proposed Action Plan
• IKE Scenario 04-04 Instructional Statements on Raw Ground Beef Components or Raw Beef
• Dr. Laura Tarantino Named Director of FDA's Office of Food Additive Safety, CFSAN
• Produce Safety From Production to Consumption: An Action Plan to Minimize Foodborne Illness
• Food; Current Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations; Public Meetings
• Announcement of OMB Approval; Food Labeling Regulations
• Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed
• Public Meeting on the 2004 Produce Safety Action Plan; June 29, 2004
• Meeting Registration for Public Meeting on the 2004 Produce Safety Action Plan, June 29, 2004
• Focus Area 10: Food Safety Challenges, Barriers, Strategies and Opportunities
• Current Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations; Public Meetings
• Healthy People 2010 Food Safety Data Progress Review
• Exploratory Data on Furan in Food: Data through May 27, 2004
• New Features in the Prior Notice System Interface (PNSI) version 1.2.01
• Codex Seeks Comments On Sanitary ad Phytosanitary International Standard-Setting Activities
• Keeping Food Safe During an Emergency
• Keeping Food Safe During an Emergency [ En Español]
• Administrative Detention of Food for Human or Animal Consumption
• USDA Launches Web-Based Incident Command System Training for Employees
• FDA Investigating Illnesses Associated With School Lunches Served in Massachusetts
• Meat and Poultry Plants' Food Safety Investments: Survey Findings
• Compliance Information: Registration
• Meat and Poultry Plants' Food Safety Investments: Survey Findings
• Q&A FOR FSIS REGARDING ANTE-MORTEM CONDEMNED CATTLE
• Final Rule: Administrative Detention of Food for Human or Animal Consumption
• FDA Finalizes Rule on Administrative Detention of Suspect Food
• Fact Sheet on FDA's New Food Bioterrorism Regulation Final Rule: Administrative Detention
• "Dear Colleague" Letter on Administrative Detention Final Rule
• Sampling Services and Private Laboratories Used in Connection With Imported Food
• Recall of Meat and Poultry Products
• FSIS notice updates BSE surveillance program
• Studies to Evaluate the Safety of Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Human Food
• Compliance Summary Information: Prior Notice
• Listeria Monocytogenes; Petition to Establish a Regulatory Limit
• Food; Current Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations; Public Meetings
• Registration of Food Facilities Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness
• Current Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations; Public Meetings
• Canadian Imports, Sep 1, 2003 - Apr 30, 2004
• National Advisory Committee On Meat and Poultry Inspection To Hold Public Meeting
• Transcript of Technical Briefing, FSIS, Washington, D.C., May 21, 2004
• Definitions and Standards: Elimination of the Pizza With Meat or Sausage Standards
• FSIS To Hold Workshops on New Directives to Prevent E. coli O157:H7
• Press Statement by Dr. Peter Fernandez, Chairman, US BSE Technical Working Group
• Prior Notice of Imported Food Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness
• IKE Scenario 03-04
• Extension of Comment Period for Prior Notice Interim Final Rule to July 13, 2004
• Update by Dr. Peter Fernandez, APHIS and? Dr. Barbara Masters, FSIS
• REGARDING CDC FOODBORNE ILLNESS DATA DR. ELSA MURANO, USDA
• Revision of the Requirements for Spore-Forming Microorganisms
• Compliance Summary Information: Prior Notice
• United States and Japan To Hold First BSE Technical Working Group Meeting
• Veneman Names New Member To Nat’l Advisory Committee On Meat and Poultry Inspection
• Remarks by Lester M. Crawford, FDA, to National Food Policy Conference
• Speech by CFSAN Center Director to Food and Drug Law Institute
• FDA to Determine Health Significance of Low Furan Levels in Foods
• Questions and Answers on the Occurrence of Furan in Food
• Furan in Food, Thermal Treament; Request for Data and Information
• Furan in Food, Thermal Treatment; Request for Data and Information
• Remarks by Ann Veneman to National Food Policy Conference May 7, 2004 Washington, DC
• FDA Announces Modernization of Food Good Manufacturing Practices
• Determination of Furan in Foods
• Exploratory Data on Furan in Food
• Furan in Food, Thermal Treatment; Request for Data and Information
• Residue Policy; Response to Comments
• Statement by Bill Hawks Regarding an Agreement with the Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal
• Statement on Texas Cow With Central Nervous System Symptoms
• National Milk Drug Residue Data Base Fiscal Year 2003 Annual Report
• Uniform compliance date for food labeling regulations
• Uniform compliance date for food labeling regulations (pdf)
• CFSAN 2004 Program Priorities
• New Features in the Prior Notice System Interface (PNSI) version 1.2
• Review of Establishment Data by Inspection Program Personnel
• Statement by Veneman Regarding the Reopening of the Hong Kong Market to U.S. Poultry
• Q&A Regarding the Interim Final Rule on Prior Notice of Imported Food (Edition 2)
• Guidance for Industry Regarding the Interim Final Rule
• Commissioner Crawford Outlines Science-Based Plan for Dietary Supplement Enforcement
• Sampling Services and Private Laboratories Used in Connection With Imported Food
• Prior Notice of Imported Food Questions and Answers (Edition 2)
• State, Local, Tribal and Federal Inspection/Training Officers Certified by the FDA
• New IKE Scenario Available Online
• Veneman Announces Framework And Funding For National Animal Identification System
• FDA Proposes Additional Rules to Ensure the Safety of Imported Food
• Bioterrorism Outreach Meetings For Asia
• Multidrug-resistant S. Typhimurium Infection from Milk Contaminated after Pasteurization
• Evaluation and Definition of Potentially Hazardous Foods
• Joint Press Release - The Third Japan-U.S. Consultation on the BSE issue
• FDA Proposes Additional Rules to Ensure the Safety of Imported Food
• Microbiological Testing Program for Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Raw Ground Beef Products
• HACCP; Procedures for the Safe and Sanitary Processing and Importing of Juice
• Need To Complete New Registration Form: Extension of date
• FSIS Constituent Update/Alert: Updated April 19, 2004
• Draft Rapid Determination of Perchlorate Anion in Lettuce, Milk and in Bottled Water
• Dr. Lester M. Crawford Outlines Science-Based Plan for Dietary Supplement Enforcement
• Cattle from Australia and New Zealand: Testing exemptions
• Need to complete new registration form
• Tribal Drinking Water Operator Certification Program Draft Final Guidelines
• OPPD (Policy) What's New Page: Updated April 16, 2004
• Bioterrorism Outreach Meetings For Asia
• FSIS: Compliance Guidelines For Establishments Regarding Escherichia coli O157:H7
• Safety and Quality of Fresh and Frozen Shellfish Exported From the ROK to the USA
• Prior Notice of Imported Food Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness
• Registration of Food Facilities Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness
• Registration of Food Facilities: Reopening of Comment Period
• Prior Notice of Imported Food: Reopening of Comment Period
• Bioterrorism Preparedness: Joint FDA-Customs and Border Protection Plan for Increasing
• Import Equivalence and Reinspection Processes
• Threshold of Regulation for Substances Used in Food-Contact Articles
• Dr. Barbara O. Schneeman Named To Lead FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied
• Evaluation and Definition of Potentially Hazardous Foods
• FDA Announces Rule Prohibiting Sale of Dietary Supplements Containing Ephedrine Alkaloids
• Mexico Expands Market Access To U.S. Beef Exports
• USDA Statement Regarding a Request by Creekstone for Private BSE
• Joint FDA-CBP Plan for Increasing Integration and Assessing the Coordination of Prior Notice
• Registration of Food Facilities Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness
• Prior Notice of Imported Food Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness
• FDA Statement on Lead Contamination in Certain Candy Products Imported from Mexico
• 2001 Food Code - April 2004 Update
• Microbiological Testing Program for Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Raw Ground Beef  Products
• Verification of Procedures for Controlling Fecal Material, Ingesta and Milk in Slaughter
• Review of Establishment Data by Inspection Personnel
• Mexico Expands Market Access To U.S. Beef Exports
• Guidance for Industry: Use of unapproved hormone implants in veal calves
• Infant Formula Requirements
• Prohibition of the Use of Specified Risk Materials for Human Food
• FSIS Releases Economic Impact Analysis Of BSE Regulations
• Preliminary Analysis of Interim Final Rules and an Interpretive Rule to Prevent the BSE Agent
• FSIS Seeking Proposals For New Technologies For Small And Very Small Plants
• Public Meeting To Address Codex Committee On General Principles
• OPPD (Policy) What's New Page: Updated April 7, 2004
• Speeches Page: Updated April 6, 2004
• FSIS VERIFICATION OF VEAL CALVES WITH IMPLANTS
• Physicians, Nurses and U.S. Government Release New Foodborne Illness Guide
• Science Board to the Food and Drug Administration; Notice of Meeting
• Questions and Answers on Avian Influenza and Risk to FDA Regulated Shell Eggs and Egg Products
• Guidance for Industry: Templates for Reporting Toxicology Data
• Compliance Summary Information: Prior Notice
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page: Updated April 5, 2004
• FSIS Notice 22-04: EXPORT CERTIFICATION
• FSIS Notice 21-04: Identification Services
• FSIS Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) page
• FSIS Constituent Update: April 2, 2004
• FDA Responds to the Use of Illegal Hormone Implants In Veal Calves
• IKE Non-Technical Scenario 1-04: Professionalism
• Secondary Direct Food Additives Permitted in Food for Human Consumption
• FDA Warns Distributors of Dietary Supplements Promoted Online for Weight Loss
• List of Distributers Receiving Warning Letters for Weight Weight Loss Products
• Statement by Ag Sec'y Veneman and US Trade Rep Zoellick Regarding Beef Trade with Japan
• Dioxin Analysis Results
• FSIS Seeks Additional Comment On Sanitation Procedures
• Animal Feed Safety System: A Comprehensive Risk-Based Safety Program for the Manufacture
• USDA LAUNCHES “AGLEARN?TO PROVIDE ONLINE TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES
• FSIS Constituent Update/Alert: Updated March 26, 2004
• FDA Releases Acrylamide Data and Final Acrylamide Action Plan
• Letter to Manufacturers, Importers, and Distributors of Imported Candy
• FDA Action Plan for Acrylamide in Food
• Exploratory Data on Acrylamide in Food - FY 2003 Total Diet Study Results
• Exploratory Data on Acrylamide in Food
• Studies to Evaluate the Safety of Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Human Food
• Vibrio vulnificus Health Education Kit: How to Generate Awareness in the Hispanic Community
• Report of the United States Delegate 10th Session of the Codex Committee on Meat Hygiene
• Traceability in the U.S. Food Supply: Economic Theory and Industry Studies
• OPPD (Policy) What's New Page: Updated February 19, 2004
• Food Safety and Inspection Service Seeks Research Proposals
• More about New Technologies at FSIS
• FSIS Constituent Update/Alert: Updated March 19, 2004
• Pathogen Reduction/HACCP & HACCP Implementation: Updated March 19, 2004
• E. coli O157:H7
• Antimicrobial Resistance Action Plan
• Cooking for Groups: A Volunteer's Guide to Food Safety
• Food Safety Education
• eGovernment at FSIS and USDA
• FDA and EPA Announce the Revised Consumer Advisory on Methylmercury in Fish
• Backgrounder for the 2004 FDA/EPA Consumer Advisory
• FDA: What You Need to Know About Mercury in Fish and Shellfish
• EPA: What You Need to Know about Mercury in Fish and Shellfish
• Joint Federal Advisory for Mercury in Fish
• Food Safety Regulatory Essentials Training:? Course Descriptions and Schedule page
• USDA: Transcript of Remarks From Technical Briefing on BSE and Related Issues
• GRAS: Time-Tested, and Trusted, Food Ingredients
• Veneman Announces Expanded BSE Surveillance Program
• Codex Alimentarius Commission: 32nd Session of the Codex Committee on Food Labelling
• Public Meeting to Address Codex Committee On Food Labeling
• FSIS Constituent Update: March 12, 2004
• How to Report Problems With Products Regulated by FDA
• Library of Export Requirements: Updated March 11, 2004
• FDA Commends Senate Passage of Bill Providing Improved Consumer Protection and Incentives
• Guidebook for the Preparation of HACCP Plans and Generic HACCP Models
• Compliance Guideline for Meat and Poultry Jerky
• Allergenic Products Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page: Updated March 9, 2004
• Bovine spongiform encephalopathy; minimal risk regions and importation of commodities
• USDA REOPENS COMMENTS ON PROPOSAL REGARDING MINIMAL RISK OF BSE
• Explanatory Note: BSE Risk Analysis
• Canada, Mexico and United States Sign Charter
• New Approach to Controlling E. coli in Pigs
• Statement By Ag Sec'y Ann M. Veneman Regarding the Resumption of Beef Trade with Mexico
• Blood and tissue collection at slaughtering and rendering establishments
• Preventing Listeria Contamination in Foods
• FSIS Quarterly Enforcement Report
• Guidance for Industry: Juice Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Hazards and Controls
• Juice Hazards and Control Guidance: First Edition
• Trilateral Cooperation Charter
• FSIS Constituent Update/Alert: Updated February 27, 2004
• McKee Selected as Science Advisor for FSIS Technical Service Center
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page: Updated February 25, 2004
• Prior Notice of Imported Food Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness
• FDA Updates - "What You Need to Know to Ensure Compliance With the New FDA
• Speeches Page: Updated February 24, 2004
• Library of Export Requirements: Updated February 24, 2004
• Statement by Ag Sec'y and U.S. Trade Rep Robert B. Zoellick Regarding China’s Approval
• Statement Regarding China’s Approval of Final Safety Certificates for Key U.S. Agricultural
• Letter to Firms that Grow, Pack, or Ship Fresh Lettuce and Fresh Tomatoes
• FDA Collection and Analysis of Food for Perchlorate - High Priority - DFP # 04 - 11
• National Toxicology Program (NTP) Center for the Evaluation [Acrylamide]
• Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman’s Keynote Address - Ag Outlook Forum 2004
• Effects of Antimicrobial Drug Residues from Food of Animal Origin on the Human Intestinal
• Adoption of the FDA Food Code By Local, State, and Tribal Governments
• Information Program on Clinical Trials for Serious or Life-threatening Diseases
• Announcement on Formats Available for the Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List (ICSSL)
• OPPD (Policy) What's New Page: Updated February 17, 2004
• Q and A Regarding the Interim Final Rule on Registration of Food Facilities (Edition 3)
• Domestic Outreach Meetings (March and April 2004)
• Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding Registration of Food Facilities (Edit. 3)
• Final Rule Declaring Dietary Supplements Containing Ephedrine Alkaloids Adulterated
• Food Safety Regulatory Essentials: Course Descriptions and Schedule page
• Memorandum of Understanding Between the FDA and Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State U
• FSIS Update of Recall Activities, February 9, 2004
• BSE Update ?February 9, 2004
• FINAL BSE Update ? Monday, February 9, 2004
• U.S. Government Officials Provide Technical Briefing On The BSE Investigation
• New Database Helps Monitor Food Pathogens
• FDA Issues Regulation Prohibiting Sale of Dietary Supplements Containing Ephedrine Alkaloids
• FDA Seizes Ephedra-Containing Dietary Supplements From On-Line Massachusetts Company
• Library of Export Requirements: Updated February 9, 2004
• Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.; Withdrawal of Food Additive Petition
• Foreign Animal and Poultry Disease Advisory Committee
• Speeches Page: Updated February 4, 2004
• JSR America, Inc.; Withdrawal of Food Additive Petition
• FDA Names David W.K. Acheson, M.D., Director of the Food Safety and Security Staff
• President Requests Budgetary Increase, Greater Food Defense Role for FDA in FY 2005
• FDA's Budget Proposal for FY 2005 Requests Increase for Food Safety
• Registration of Food Facility Database Information Verification
• 36th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants
• Codex Alimentarius Commission: Sixth Session of the Codex Committee on Milk and Milk
• Twenty-sixth Session of the Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling
• Thirty-sixth Session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene
• Currently Approved Information Collection (Procedures for Notification of New Technology)
• Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection
• Statement by Dr. Garry L. McKee on GAO Report on Humane Methods of Slaughter Act
• FSIS Unveils New Humane Activities Tracking System
• Public Meeting To Address Codex  Committee On Milk And Milk Products
• Public Meeting To Address Codex  Committee On Food Hygiene
• Public Meeting To Address Codex  Committee On Analysis And Sampling
• Public Meeting To Address Codex Committee On Food Additives
• President’s Agriculture Budget Proposes Increased Funding To Protect The Nation’s Food
• Prior Notice of Imported Food Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness
• Prior Notice of Imported Food Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness
• National Advisory Committee On Microbiological Criteria For Foods To Hold Public Meeting
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page: Updated February 2, 2004
• OPPD (Policy) What's New Page: Updated February 2, 2004
• USDA BSE Update, January 30, 2004
• Commonly Asked Questions About BSE in Products Regulated by FDA's CFSAN
• FSIS Issues Alert On The Importance Of Cooking And Handling Ground Beef
• Questions and Answers Regarding the Age Determination of Cattle and Sanitation
• Juice Imports: Affirmative Steps
• National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods
• Meeting Agenda
• FSIS Issues Alert On The Importance Of Cooking And Handling Ground Beef
• Press Briefing on BSE - U.S. Embassy Auditorium Tokyo, Japan
• Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed; Animal Proteins Prohibited in
• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Teaching Workshops
• Expanded "Mad Cow" Safeguards Announced To Strengthen Existing Firewalls Against BSE
• USDA Issues New Regulations To Address BSE
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page: Updated January 27, 2003
• USDA BSE Update
• Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
• Food Safety Mobile Game
• Verification Instructions For The Interim Final Rule Regarding Specified Risk Materials In Cattle
• Awareness Meeting Regarding New Regulations that Prohibit Non-Ambulatory Disabled Cattle
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page: Updated January 20, 2003
• FSIS to Conduct Teaching Workshops on BSE
• FSIS Constituent Update/Alert: Updated January 16, 2004
• Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed, Animal Proteins Prohibited
• Questions and Answers For FSIS Notice 4-04 Regarding FSIS’s BSE Regulations
• Substances Affirmed as Generally Recognized as Safe: Menhaden Oil
• Interim Guidance For Non-Ambulatory Disabled Cattle and Age Determination
• New Regulations That Prohibit Non-Ambulatory Disabled Cattle and the Use of Certain Materials
• Using Dentition to Age Cattle
• Frequently Asked Questions: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
• FSIS Further Strengthens Protections Against Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) page
• Guidance Levels for Radionuclides in Domestic and Imported Foods, Availability
• Procedures for the Safe and Sanitary Processing and Importing of Fish and Fishery Products
• ARS-Adapted Grain Sorter Sees Fungal Poisons Under "New Light"
• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Surveillance Program
• OPPD (Policy) What's New Page: Updated January 12, 2004
• Meat produced by advanced meat/bone separation machinery and
• Prohibition of the use of certain stunning devices used to i
• Transfer of voluntary inspection of egg products regulations
• Declaration of extraordinary emergency because of bovine spo
• FDA Statement on Rendered Products Derived From BSE Cow in Washington State
• Questions and Answers Regarding the Interim Final Rule on Registration of Food Facilities
• Guidance for Industry
• FSIS Extends Comment Period for Poultry Class Revisions
• FSIS To Withhold Services To Firms With Delinquent Accounts
• FDA Seizes Goods at Reed Creek Milling Due to Insanitary Conditions
• Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding Registration of Food Facilities (Edit. 2)
• Library of Export Requirements: Updated January 8, 2004
• USDA Issues New Regulations To Address BSE
• How to Use E-Mail to Submit a Notice of Intent to Slaughter for Human Food Purposes
• How to Submit a Notice of Final Disposition of Animals Not Intended for Immediate Slaughter
• Entity Compliance Guides on Registration of Food Facilities and Prior Notice of Imported Food
• Country of Origin Labeling
• U.S. Codex Office "What's New" Page: Updated January 6, 2003
• BSE Update ? January 5, 2004
• Memorandum Between the FDA and the Central Science Laboratory (UK)
• Library of Meat Export Requirements
• FDA Statement on New Measures Against BSE
• FDA Announces Plans to Prohibit Sales of Dietary Supplements Containing Ephedra
• FSIS Constituent Update/Alert
• OPPD (Policy) What's New Page: Updated January 5, 2004

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