FSIS Revises Recall Directive

In an effort to update the procedures that the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service will follow during recalls and in recognition of the new organizational structure, FSIS has issued a revised directive. - Posted 5/31/04 by JBW

FSIS to Hold E. coli O157:H7 Prevention Workshops

In order to spread information, techniques and new directives designed to strengthen E. coli O157:H7 prevention procedures, the Agriculture Department's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced it will hold a series of teaching workshops around the country for small and very small plants. - Posted on 5/26/04 by JBW

AAMP Clarifies Canadian Beef Import Restrictions; Trim, Boneless Beef, Veal, Liver OK

AAMP clears up what kind of meat products can be imported from Canada into the US, as the result of an agreement between USDA and an American cattlemen's group.  This agreement kills a policy shift by USDA that had expanded the list of products that could enter.  USDA is being accused of expanding that list by ignoring its own regulations.  - Posted on 5/7/2004 by BFS

The Texas Suspect Cow That Was Not Tested For BSE

An older cow that likely had a central nervous system disorder when it arrived April 27 at the Lone Star Beef plant in San Angelo, Texas was ordered to be destroyed, but was not tested for BSE.  - Posted on 5/3/04 by JBW

Veneman Announces Framework and Funding for National Animal Identification System (4/27/2004)  - Posted on 5/3/2004 by JBW

Veneman announced the framework for implementation of a National Animal Identification System (NAIS) designed to identify any agricultural premise exposed to a foreign animal disease.