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Experts from the American Meat Institute conduct a roundtable discussion of the key issues facing the meat industry today.

The third article in a series taking a look at the threat of bovine spongiform encephalopathy to the food industry.

An interview with Ken Gall, New York Sea Grant and Smoked Seafood Working Group, discloses advancements in Listeria control for seafood producers.

This article explores the details of the 2004 Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak, the methods used to link cases of illness and subsequent actions by industry to prevent future outbreaks.

How does one distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate or unsupported claims of foodborne illness?

Don A. Franco, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, describes his assessment of a conference seminar on ground beef contamination with multi-drug-resistant Salmonella.

Formulating “safety,” or microbial inhibitors, into the product can be considered step one as part of the company’s multi-hurdle approach to process control.

The food industry as a whole has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in food safety interventions that have directly resulted in lowered levels of microbial contamination on meat.

This guide to online resources highlights some of the recent and promising research and scientific advances in microbial prevention, detection and process control technologies

This article discusses some of the many priority issues the Division of Dairy and Egg Safety is currently working on to better protect American consumers.