The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to prioritize the updating of pathogen standards for bacteria ...

The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) released a report summarizing its initial findings and recommendations for ...

Effective January 2025, FSIS will add broader Listeria species testing to all samples of ready-to-eat products, environmental and food contact surfaces, a move the agency expects will help provide ...

2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) today announced up to $2 million is available for cooperative agreements for risk management training programs that ...

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Hoskins, who joined the Senate Agriculture Committee staff in 2021 after leaving USDA, would oversee the Agricultural Marketing Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. While at ...

Inspectors found "general filth," poor sanitation practices, and structural issues at Boar’s Head facilities, including the Virginia plant linked to a deadly Listeria outbreak that killed 10 people ...

“The new records released by FSIS should be considered ... the AP previously reported. USDA officials have promised new measures to control listeria in plants that make ready-to-eat foods, including ...

The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) provided the following statement ... Updating instructions and training for food safety inspectors to better equip the workforce to recognize ...

Mold, meat residue, rust and insects were noted in a USDA report detailing “unsanitary conditions” at the Boar’s Head plant in Petersburg.

Government inspectors documented unsanitary conditions at several Boar’s Head deli meat plants, not just the factory that was shut down last year after a deadly outbreak of listeria ...