Dec 30, 2004 | PDF
USDA Issues Rule Establishing Minimal-Risk Regions for BSE;
Notice for HACCP Reassessments at Plants That Slaughter Young Cattle;
New Year's Resolutions to Keep You Safe;
Update on Codex Alimentarius Activities;
Holiday Food Safety;
Library of Export Requirements Updated
Dec 17, 2004 | PDF
Final Rule on Food Labeling Regulations;
Jury Recommends Death Penalty for Alexander;
Reminder: Meeting to Discuss Labeling Agenda Items;
Holiday Food Safety;
Library of Export Requirements Updated
Dec 10, 2004 | PDF
FSIS is Accepting Comments on Listeria Rule Report;
Meeting Set to Discuss Food Labeling Agenda Items;
Food Safety Resource: USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline;
Holiday Food Safety;
Library of Export Requirements Updated
Dec 3, 2004 | PDF Listeria Rule Report Now Available;
Updated Compliance Guidelines and Questions and Answers for Listeria Interim Final Rule;
Johanns Nominated to be New Ag Secretary;
Holiday Food Safety;
FSIS Technical Service Center;
Export Requirement Updates
November
Nov 19, 2004 | PDF
Secretary Veneman Resigns;
Web Site for Government Recalls;
Holiday Food Safety;
FSIS and FNS Collaborate on Communications;
Directive on State Cooperative Inspection Programs;
Export Requirement Updates
Nov 12, 2004 | PDF
FSIS Offers Tips on Safe and Easy Holiday Cooking;
Holiday Food Safety;
Codex Committee Report Now Available;
Reminder: NACMPI to Hold Public Meetings Next Week;
Reminder: Nominations Deadline Has Been Extended for NACMCF;
Export Requirement Updates
Nov 5, 2004 | PDF
Under Secretary Murano Accepts Position at Texas A&M;
Codex Coordinating Committee Report Now Available;
NACMPI to Hold Public Meetings;
Codex Task Force Report Now Available;
Nominations Deadline Extended for NACMCF;
USDA Food Safety Mobile Events;
Export Requirement Updates
October
Oct 29, 2004 | PDF
Japan To Reopen Markets To U.S. Beef Imports;
FSIS Notice on Movement of Product Between Custom Exempt Facilities;
New Speech on Food Security Available Online;
National Advisory Committee is Re-Chartered;
Featured Office of the Week: Office of Field Operations;
Export Requirement Updates
Oct 22, 2004 | PDF
Alexander Found Guilty in Slaying of Compliance Officers; Salmonella Risk Assessments Available Online;
Reminder: Food Safety Email Subscription Service;
National Advisory Committee Seeking Membership Nominees;
Featured Office of the Week: Office of Food Security and Emergency Preparedness;
Export Requirement Updates;
USDA Food Safety Mobile
Oct 15, 2004 | PDF
Officials Inaugurate the Food Safety Institute of the Americas; Salmonella Risk Assessment Meeting to be Webcast;
Questions on Ready-to-Eat Products;
Technical Workshop on Vet Drugs Seminar;
BSE Notice Clarifies Acceptable Practices on SRM;
Food Safety Email Subscription Service;
Featured Office of the Week: Internal Control Staff;
Export Requirement Updates;
USDA Food Safety Mobile
Oct 8, 2004 | PDF
Food Safety Institute of the Americas Public Meeting;
Public Meeting to Discuss Salmonella Risk Assessments;
2004 State Partnership Cooperative Agreements for Animal and Egg Production Food Safety;
Final Rule To Amend Nutrition Labeling Regulations For "Meal-Type" Products;
Questions on Ready-to-Eat Products;
Featured Office of the Week: Management Support Staff;
Export Requirement Updates;
USDA Food Safety Mobile
Oct 1, 2004 | PDF
Public Meetings on Food Safety Institute of the Americas;
FSIS is Recognized for Work with Small and Very Small Plants;
Keep Informed - Sign Up For Email Updates;
Export Requirement Updates
September
Sep 24, 2004 | PDF
Joint Partnership Will Make the Nation's Food Supply More Secure;
FSIS is Recognized for Work with Small and Very Small Plants;
Sign Up For Email Updates;
Keep Informed - Sign Up For Email Updates;
Export Requirement Updates;
Featured Office: Office of the Administrator
Sep 17, 2004 | PDF
Notice on Humane Handling Requirements;
National Food Safety Education Month®;
FSIS Proposes Equalizing Requirements for Supervisory Visits;
Codex Public Meeting on Ad hoc Task Force on Juices;
Export Requirement Updates;
Featured Office: Congressional & Public Affairs
Sep 10, 2004 | PDF
After School Snacks and Food Safety;
Revised Pizza Q's & A's to Address Names of Non-Traditional Products;
Last Opportunity to Attend E. coli O157:H7 Workshop;
New Speech Available Online;
FSIS Proposes Equalizing Requirements for Supervisory Visits;
USDA Food Safety Mobile;
Export Requirement Updates;
Featured Office: Labeling & Consumer Protection Staff
August
Aug 27, 2004 | PDF
FSIS' New Technology Information Table;
APHIS & FSIS Respond to BSE Report;
Two Dates Remain for E. coli O157:H7 Workshop;
National Advisory Committee Seeking Membership Nominees;
Upcoming Codex Public Meetings;
USDA Food Safety Mobile;
Export Requirement Updates;
Featured Office: Evaluation & Enforcement Division
Aug 20, 2004 | PDF
Americans Confident in U.S. Food Supply;
Two Dates Remain for E. coli O157:H7 Workshop;
Equalizing Requirements for Supervisory Visits;
National Advisory Committee Seeking Nominees;
Upcoming NACMCF Meetings; Salmonella Data Clarification;
Export Requirement Updates;
Featured Office: Labor & Employee Relations Division
Aug 13, 2004 | PDF
Remaining E. coli Workshops: Webcast Available;
NACMPI Seeking Nominees;
Public Meeting to Address Codex Meeting on Processed Fruits and Vegetables;
FSIS Announces 2003 Salmonella Data;
Export Requirement Updates;
Featured Office of the Week: Codex Alimentarius
Aug 6, 2004 | PDF
USDA and Michigan State University Join Forces to Promote Food Thermometer Use;
FSIS Establishes New Institute to Promote Food Safety;
FSIS Announces 2003 Salmonella Data on Web Site;
Two Remaining E. coli O157:H7 Workshops;
Nominees Sought For Membership on National Advisory Committee;
Safe and Suitable Ingredients Used in the Production of Meat and Poultry Products;
Export Requirement Updates;
Featured Office of the Week: Field Services Laboratory
The USDA Food Safety Mobile: Taking Food Safety Education on the Road
July
Jul 30, 2004 | PDF
FSIS Issues Information on New Directives to Prevent E. coli O157:H7 and BSE Surveillance Sampling E. coli O157:H7 Workshops Continue Through September
Upcoming National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) Meetings
Important Circulating Letters Issued Following Codex Commission Session
Antimicrobial Resistance
Additional Work on Animal Feed
Regional Coordinating Committees
Export Requirement Updates
Featured Office of the Week: Microbiology Division
The USDA Food Safety Mobile: Taking Food Safety Education on the Road
Jul 23, 2004 | PDF
FSIS Honors Scientist with Food Safety Award
FSIS Issues Questions and Answers on New Directives to Prevent E. coli O157:H7 Contamination
Sanitation Performance Standards Compliance Guide E. coli O157:H7 Workshops Continue Throughout July
Upcoming National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) Meetings
Export Requirement Updates
Featured Office of the Week: Microbiology Division
The USDA Food Safety Mobile: Taking Food Safety Education on the Road
Jul 16, 2004 | PDF
FSIS Releases New Food Safety and Public Health Initiatives
FSIS' First Ever Teaching Web Cast Reaches Hundreds
Reminder: FSIS Seeks Comments on Upcoming New Technology Web Site
NACMCF Subcommittee on Scientific Criteria for Redefining Pasteurization to Meet
Featured Office of the Week
Export Requirement Updates
Jul 9, 2004 | PDF
USDA and HHS Strengthen Safeguards Against BSE
Inconclusive BSE Test Results are Negative
Directive on Detention and Seizure Procedures E. coli O157:H7 Workshop Locations for July
FSIS Directive: Experimental and Sample Products Policy
FSIS Seeks Comments on New Technology Web Site
Export Library Updates
Featured Office of the Week
USDA Food Safety Mobile
June
Jun 25, 2004 | PDF
USDA Signs MOU with the Pan American Health Organization;
BBQ Sauce Interim Final Rule;
FSIS Seeks Comments on New Technology Web Site;
Featured Office: The Technical Service Center
Jun 18, 2004 | PDF
Protocol for Off-Site Collection of Samples for BSE Testing;
Notice Regarding eADRS Issued to FSIS Employees;
FSIS Seeks Comments on Upcoming New Technology Web Site;
Featured Office: Evaluation & Enforcement Division
Jun 10, 2004 | PDF
National Day of Mourning Operating Procedures Clarified;
New Speech Available on FSIS Web Site;
NACMCF Subcommittee on Criteria for Microbiological Performance Standards for Ground Chicken to Meet;
Upcoming E. coli O157:H7 Workshops;
The USDA Food Safety Mobile;
Featured Office: Labor and Employee Relations Division
Jun 4, 2004 | PDF
Q & A Now Available for Updated BSE Procedures;
Directive Issued: Recall of Meat and Poultry Products;
Notice: Verification of Implant Usage in Non-Ruminating Calves;
Featured Office: Strategic Initiatives, Partnerships & Outreach
May
May 21, 2004 | PDF
Deadline Approaches for Registration of Meat and Poultry Handlers;
Summer 2004 Grilling Season Safest in Years; E. coli O157:H7 Workshops Begin;
Compliance Date Extended for Packaged Pizza Manufacturers;
Featured Office: U.S. Codex Office
May 14, 2004 | PDF
Veneman Names New Member to NACMPI;
Residue Policy Response to Comments;
Review of Establishment Data by Inspection Personnel Directive;
Food Safety Mobile Events;
Featured Office: Compliance & Investigation Division
May 7, 2004 | PDF
Workshops on E. coli O157:H7 Regulations;
Uniform Compliance Date Proposed;
NACMCF Subcommittees Meet;
Upcoming FSIS Business Registration Deadline;
Review of Establishment Data by Inspection Personnel Directive;
Featured Office: Human Health Sciences Division
April
Apr 30, 2004 | PDF
Statement from Dr. Murano Regarding CDC Foodborne Illness Data
FSIS Stands Behind the Victims of the San Leandro Sausage Factory Shooting
FSIS Extends Registration Deadline
How to Use FSIS' "Ask Karen"
Featured Office of the Week: Food Security & Emergency Preparedness
Apr 23, 2004 | PDF
USDA Launches Consumer-Friendly Food Safety Web Site;
FSIS Report to the Secretary on Food Security Initiatives;
New FSIS Food Safety Publication for Physicians and Healthcare Officials Available;
FSIS Food Safety Message on IRS Tax Refund Envelopes;
How to Submit Comments on FSIS Regulations;
Featured Office of the Week-Import Inspection Division
Apr 16, 2004 | PDF
FSIS Releases Economic Impact Analysis of BSE Regulations;
FSIS Announces Change in Import Inspection Procedures;
NACMCF Subcommittees to Meet;
How to Submit Comments on FSIS Regulations;
Featured Office of the Week-Program Evaluation and Improvement
Apr 9, 2004 | PDF
FSIS Releases Economic Impact Analysis of BSE Regulations;
FSIS Seeking Proposals for New Technologies for Plants;
Notice: FSIS Verification of Veal Calves with Implants;
FSIS Recalls;
Featured Office of the Week-Technical Service Center
Apr 2, 2004 | PDF
NACMCF Subcommittees to Meet;
FSIS is Now Accepting Research Proposals;
FSIS Seeks Additional Comment on Sanitation Procedures;
How to Make a FOIA Request;
The USDA Food Safety Mobile;
FSIS Recalls;
Featured Office of the Week-Labeling and Consumer Protection
March
Mar 26, 2004
FSIS Issues Notice on Requesting Sample Collection Supplies and Forms;
FSIS is Now Accepting Research Proposals;
Deadline for Comments Approaching
Mar 19, 2004
Expanded BSE Surveillance Program Announced;
Delegate Report of Codex Committee on Meat Hygiene Now Available
Mar 12, 2004
Delegate Report of the 53rd Session of the Codex Executive Committee Now Available;
FSIS Form 5020-1 "Registration of Meat and Poultry Handlers" Available
Mar 5, 2004
Revised Generic HACCP Model for Heat Treated, Shelf Stable Meat and Poultry Products Now Available;
FSIS Releases Quarterly Enforcement Report
February
Feb 27, 2004
McKee Selected as Science Advisor for FSIS Technical Service Center;
Dr. Barbara Masters to Serve as FSIS Acting Administrator;
FSIS Offers Laboratory Training for Pathologists and Histologists
Feb 20, 2004
BSE Teaching Workshops Continue;
Export Requirement Updates;
Codex Schedules Public Meetings for 2004
Feb 13, 2004
BSE Recall Update;
Export Requirement Updates;
Three BSE Teaching Workshops Slated
Feb 6, 2004
New Electronic Animal Disposition Reporting System; New Humane Handling Activities Tracking System;
FSIS Issues Notice on Sanitation and Age Determination of Cattle; Public Health Alert Issued
January
Jan 30, 2004
FSIS Issues Notice Regarding Verification Instructions for the Interim Final Rule Regarding Specified Risk Materials (SRMs) in Cattle;
USDA’s Food Safety Mobile - Bringing Food Safety to You
Jan 23, 2004
FSIS Announces Locations for Upcoming BSE Teaching Workshops;
USDA Announces Agricultural Outlook Forum
Jan 16, 2004
FSIS Issues Notices to Help Spread Awareness of New BSE Policies;
Guidance for Implementing New Regulatory Requirements Issued to VMOs;
Updated FAQ’s on Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Now Available;
FSIS Statement of Interim Policy on Carbohydrate Labeling Statements
Jan 9, 2004
USDA Issues New BSE Regulations; An Update on the December 23, 2003 Class II Recall
Jan 2, 2004
Veneman Announces Additional Protection Measures To Guard Against BSE;
Export Alert;
Meat & Poultry Hotline Available to Answer Consumer Questions
