Archived
News - February 2006
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Safety Technologies Applicable for Small and Very Small
Plants - FY 2003
FSIS funded
Cooperative Agreements to identify technologies feasible
for small and very small plants and to foster their adoption
to enhance the beneficial effects of new technology on
food safety and public health. -
Posted 2/28/06 by JBW
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| Food
Safety Coalition Launches Web Site
The National
Uniformity for Food Coalition launched a new website to
provide a single set of food-safety standards that are
developed in cooperation with state policymakers and are
based on scientific evidence. -
Posted 2/28/06 by JBW
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Only
about one-third of consumers believe the deadly H5N1 strain
of avian influenza will spread to the United States before
the end of the year. -
Posted 2/27/06 by JBW
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| Date
Set For Boxed-beef Price
Trial
Federal
jury trial date has been set to consider allegations that
four of the U.S. beef industry's largest packers misreported
boxed-beef prices to the U.S. Department of Agriculture
in 2001. -
Posted 2/27/06 by JBW
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| McDonald's
Faces Suits Over Wheat, Dairy In French Fries
McDonald's
is facing at least three lawsuits related to its disclosure
last week that its french fries contain wheat and dairy
products. - Posted 2/24/06 by JBW
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| FSIS
Announces Initiative to Reduce Salmonella in Meat
and Poultry
The
USDA's FSIS announced a comprehensive initiative to reduce
the presence of Salmonella in raw meat and poultry products.
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Posted 2/23/06 by JBW
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Latest
trends differ from fruity/hot trend in 2005. -
Posted 2/23/06 by JBW
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| FDA
Defends Carbon Monoxide In
Meat Packaging
FDA defended
the agency's decision to allow the use of small amounts
of carbon monoxide in red meat packaging to maintain a
fresh red color. -
Posted 2/23/06 by JBW
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Carbon
monoxide meat packaging systems have already been proven
safe numerous times by FDA, AMI points out.
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Posted 2/22/06 by JBW
Fact
Sheet: Modified Atmosphere Packaging Using Carbon Monoxide
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| Docket
No. 04-026N
Salmonella
Verification Sample Result Reporting: Agency Policy and
Use in Public Health Protection. -
Posted 2/22/06 by JBW
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Japanese
Ag Minister Wants Translation Of U.S. Beef Report
The
Agriculture minister of Japan said that translations of
USDA's report concerning an illegal shipment of veal should
be made available to elected officials and the public.
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Posted 2/22/06 by AHB
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| Harkin
Bill Seeks To Improve Livestock Competition
Sen. Tom
Harkin (D-Iowa) recently introduced legislation to amend
the Packers and Stockyards Act and the Agricultural Fair
Practices Act. -
Posted 2/21/06 by AHB
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| Congress
Quizzes FDA About Carbon Monoxide In Food
A letter
from members of the Committee on Energy and Commerce charges
that FDA recognized the use of carbon dioxide in meat
and seafood products to maintain color without public
notification or opportunity to comment.
- Posted 2/20/06 by AHB
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| Johanns:
Japan Veal Shipment Also Contained Uncertified Offal
According
to Johanns, not only did the shipment, from Atlantic Lamb
and Veal, and its sister company, Golden Veal, contain
forbidden spinal material, it also contained veal offal
that Golden Veal, the actual supplier, had not been certified
to export to Japan.
- Posted 2/20/06 by AHB
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Johanns
Announces Results Of Investigation Into Ineligible Veal
Shipment To Japan
U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns announced the results
of an investigation into the ineligible shipment of veal
that was sent to Japan last month. - Posted 2/17/06
by AHB
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USDA's
Comprehensive Report On The Ineligible Veal Shipment To
Japan
Johanns
releases a comprehensive USDA report that details the
findings of the investigation and actions taken by USDA
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Posted 2/17/06 by AHB
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| Japanese
Group Backs Packers, Raps USDA
A Japanese
inspection team reported that most U.S. processing companies
were employing sufficient safeguards to be qualified to
ship beef to Japan after visits to several U.S. packing
plants. -
Posted 2/16/06 by AHB
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| Wisconsin-Minnesota
Meat Processing School
Basic
training in sausage-making and meat curing principles
for commercial meat processing.
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Posted 2/15/06 by JBW
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About
15,000 pounds of U.S. beef arrived in Taiwan on Saturday
and cleared customs that evening. -
Posted 2/14/06 by JBW
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FSIS
To Hold Post-harvest Salmonella Meeting
The
two-day workshop will consist of presentations on research
and practical experiences aimed at reducing the presence
of salmonella and other enteric microorganisms in poultry
slaughter and processing. -
Posted 2/13/06 by JBW
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R-CALF
has renewed its challenge to USDA's rule reopening the
U.S. market to the import of live Canadian cattle. -
Posted 2/9/06 by JBW
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USDA's
enhanced surveillance program for bovine spongiform encephalopathy
(BSE) exceeds predictions on the number of cattle tested.
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Posted 2/9/06 by JBW
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Issuance
Of A Ten-Day Letter For Inactive Operations.
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Posted 2/7/06 by JBW
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Horse
slaughter for meat will continue in the United States,
despite votes in Congress to halt the practice, the Agriculture
Department announced Tuesday. - Posted 2/7/06 by JBW
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FSIS
Establishes Fee-For-Service Program For Ante-Mortem Inspection
Of Horses
Effective
March 10, 2006, a voluntary fee-for-service program will
be in place for ante-mortem inspections in establishments
that slaughter horses. -
Posted 2/7/06 by AHB
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The
2007 budget proposal for the USDA again includes funding
derived from new FSIS user fees for inspection of meat,
poultry and egg products. -
Posted 2/7/06 by JBW
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A
poll conducted by Nihon Keizai Shimbun , a daily
business newspaper. -
Posted 2/7/06 by JBW
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ExpectMore.gov
This
Web site provides the public with candid, easy-to-understand
assessments of federal programs. -
Posted 2/6/06 by JBW
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| Johanns
Outlines President Bush's FY 2007 Agriculture Budget
Agriculture
Secretary Mike Johanns today released details of President
Bush's FY 2007 U.S. Department of Agriculture budget.
- Posted 2/6/06 by JBW
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Researchers
design an assay that yields a diagnosis of avian influenza
in humans within hours. -
Posted 2/6/06 by JBW
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The
USDA's Office of the Inspector General charged that USDA
resisted further testing of a suspected case of bovine
spongiform encephalopathy in late 2004 and through the
summer of 2005 because it worried that using a third test
would undermine trust in its testing regimen. - Posted
2/6/06 by JBW
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| ConAgra
To Sell Most Refrigerated Meats Businesses, Continue Restructuring
ConAgra
Foods announced last night that it will sell its Armour,
Butterball and Eckrich refrigerated meats brands. -
Posted 2/3/06 by JBW
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Statement
of Dr. Barbara Masters, Administrator, FSIS
In
Response to OIG Report No. 50601-10-KC Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy (BSE) Surveillance Program (Phase II) and
Controls Over BSE Sampling, Specified Risk Materials,
and Advanced Meat Recovery Products (Phase III). -
Posted 2/2/06 by JBW
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| Goodlatte
Hints At Sanctions Against
Japan
House
Agriculture Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) hints
at trade sanctions against Japan unless the market is
reopened to U.S. beef.
- Posted 2/2/06 by JBW
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| Mexico
Opens Market To U.S. Bone-In Beef
Secretary
of Agriculture Mike Johanns today announced that Mexico
has resumed trade in U.S. bone-in beef from animals under
30 months of age. - Posted 2/1/06 by JBW
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