"left" hspace="5" src=" WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for frozen, fully cooked Wegmans breaded chicken

The U.S. Government Accountability Office recommended action on dormant pathogen standards and better collaboration within the USDA’s outbreak investigation activities.

The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) released a report summarizing its initial findings and recommendations for improvements in the wake of a large Listeria that occurred between May and November 2024 and was linked to liverwurst produced at a Boar’s Head facility in Jarratt,

If you’re hosting a Super Bowl party, keep food safety in your playbook to ensure that bacteria doesn’t run out the clock. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has a game plan to keep your Super Bowl servings penalty free.

Since 2019, NPPC has advocated for increased line speeds. In November 2021, FSIS permitted increased line speeds at six pork packing plants while simultaneously gathering data to evaluate potential worker impacts. In December 2023, FSIS extended the trials for an additional 90 days.

Former USDA-FSIS Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety Sandra Eskin will become the new chief executive officer of Stop Foodborne Illness effective Feb. 24, 2025, according to a

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 and hospitalized 60,

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is continuing its sampling plan and has published updates for the 2025 fiscal year. The plan is designed to

Under the regulation, FSIS would classify certain Salmonella levels and serotypes in raw poultry products as adulterants and, therefore, prohibit them from entering the food supply.

The Trump administration’s food regulatory agenda will come into sharper focus once nominees for the U.S. Department of Health and Human

The Agriculture Department has since 2019 lagged in finalizing new standards for salmonella or campylobacter in meat and poultry products, the Government Accountability Office said in a report Wednesday that recommended the agency assess human health risks that may stem from the lack of new standards.

Restaurants, retailers and consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to serve, sell, or consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase," the news release stated.