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According to a final rule by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), mechanically tenderized beef products will not require special safety labels for another three years.

The Meat Industry Hall of Fame is now accepting nominations for Members of the Class of 2015.

In evaluating some of this year’s top stories in food safety, it’s been found that news originating two to three years ago still made headlines in 2014.  

More than $15 million in fellowships has been set aside by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).

After a number of successful events in North America and Europe, the Global Food Safety Initiative’s (GFSI’s) Global Food Safety Conference is heading to Asia in 2015--Kuala Lumpur to be exact, the capital and most populous city of Malaysia.  

This week, Walmart announced a new plan to enforce “enhanced poultry safety measures” for the retail giant’s suppliers.

Over the weekend, a $1.1 trillion spending budget passed by the U.S. Senate is an additional step forward for the food safety industry.  

This week, U.S. House of Representatives made significant progress in terms of allocating funds for food safety.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) has released its 2014 hazard assessment of Bisphenol A (BPA)––an industrial chemical used to harden plastic products.

The University of Guelph’s Department of Food Science has launched an expanded online interactive food safety training program, now open to the industry.