Meat/poultry - Articles | Food Safety Magazine

USDA-FSIS Expands Scope of Accredited Laboratory Program

August 25, 2022

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA’s FSIS) has issued Changes to Accreditation of Non-Federal Analytical Testing Laboratories, which expands the scope of its Accredited Laboratory Program to include microbial and chemical testing.

CDC investigating Listeria outbreak due to deli meat

October 28, 2020

10 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been reported from Florida, Massachusetts, and New York; 1 death reported.

The state of food safety 2020: making sense of the chaos

Andrew Lorenz

October 12, 2020

COVID-19 has been brutal on the industry. We have seen major producers temporarily shut down, entire segments put out of business, regional disruptions and politicians getting involved in the manufacture and distribution of meat and poultry.

FSIS announces proposal to expand generic label approval

September 18, 2020

FSIS is proposing to amend its inspection regulations pertaining to the generic approval of meat, poultry, and egg product labels.

Tech | Processing

Battle versus bacteria heats up

Bacteriophages are providing more firepower for meat and poultry processors in the battle against microbials.

Richard Mitchell

September 3, 2020

In the ongoing war against pathogens in meat and poultry plants, bacteriophages are becoming a potentially potent weapon.

USCA joins letter to Secretary Perdue on U.S. Beef

August 26, 2020

U.S. Cattleman’s Assn. joined 11 other groups in requesting that U.S. meat and meat processors be prioritized within the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program.

Sanitation industry critical as COVID-19 threatens meat supply

Jake Watts

May 28, 2020

The sanitation industry must continue to innovate to meet this unprecedented moment and help keep critical businesses like food processing and production operational.

Video | Coronavirus Coverage

Processing plants must shift COVID-19 focus to ventilation, breakrooms, locker rooms

May 6, 2020

Andy Hanacek sits down with Andrew Lorenz, We R Food Safety, to discuss solutions for meat and poultry processing plants with regard to preventing the spread of COVID-19.

Trump to sign executive order mandating that meat plants remain open

May 4, 2020

President Trump stated that he would sign an executive order invoking the Defene Production Act that would compel meat processing plants to remain open.