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GAO wants USDA to step up efforts to control bacteria in meat and poultry
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to prioritize the updating of pathogen standards for bacteria ...
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5 Reasons Consumer Distrust In Our Food Supply Is Rising
With food recalls skyrocketing, one might find it hard to discern whether they’re reading a current USDA Food Safety and ...
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Millions of livestock die each year while being transported. Those cases are rarely investigated by the USDA.
On Aug. 24, 2024, a semi-trailer truck owned by Demaree Trucking, LLC, was hit by another semi on Interstate 57 in eastern Illinois, causing the truck and its cargo of 67 cows to flip over onto the ...
USDA slow to update food safety standards for meat and poultry, watchdog finds
The U.S. Government Accountability Office recommended action on dormant pathogen standards and better collaboration within ...
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H5N1 Virus Found in Beef for First Time, FSIS Says
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Friday that the H5N1 virus was discovered in meat from a single cull dairy cow as part of testing of 96 dairy cows. APHIS said the meat ...
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USDA: Don’t run out the clock on food safety this Super Bowl
If you’re hosting a Super Bowl party, keep food safety in your playbook to ensure that bacteria doesn’t run out the clock.