Archived
News - November 2007
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USDA
Proposes 'Naturally Raised' Standard
USDA announced
it is seeking comments on a proposed voluntary standard
for a naturally raised marketing claim for livestock and
meat. -
Posted 11/29/07 by
AHB
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FSIS
Resumes Normal Testing
Of Canadian Meat And Poultry
USDA's
Food and Safety Inspection Service has dialed down its
level of inspection of imports of Canadian meat and poultry
products. -
Posted 11/29/07 by
AHB
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Burgers'
Smokehouse Innovation Showcased on History Channel
THE
HISTORY CHANNEL's “Modern Marvels” is scheduled
to air an episode titled “The Pig,”
which will highlight the many uses of this amazing
animal. Burgers'
Smokehouse, an AAMP member, will be featured in
the program because of its innovative pork processing
technology. -
Posted 11/21/07 by
JBW
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IKE
Scenario 09D-07: FSIS Verification of 9 CFR 416.2(d) Regarding
Frozen Condensate in Product Freezers (Part II) Available
For Comment
This IKE
is the second in a series to highlight the questions that
inspection program personnel should ask when verifying
compliance with 9 CFR 416.2(d), Ventilation. It
is available for comment until Monday, November 26, 2007.
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Posted 11/20/07 by
AHB
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FSIS
Scales Back Scrutiny Of
Canadian Meat And Poultry Imports
USDA's
Food Safety and Inspection Service has revised an initiative
to test and hold Canadian meat and poultry product, a
weight off the shoulders of a country facing other challenges
in its efforts to trade with the United States. -
Posted 11/20/07 by
AHB
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USDA
Mulling Mandatory Test-And-Hold
To Reduce Meat Recalls: Report
Kenneth
Petersen, assistant administrator for USDA, said the agency
might require meat processors to hold product until the
government's test results are returned. -
Posted 11/19/07 by
AHB
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FSIS
Notice 76-07
Importation
Of Canadian Cattle, Bison, Sheep, and Goats Into
The United States. -
Posted 11/19/07 by
AHB
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By Acting Secretary Chuck Conner Regarding The Need For
A New Farm Bill -
Posted 11/16/07 by
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Farm
Bill On Slow Boat, May Not Dock Until Spring
The Senate
version of the 2007 farm bill returned to the Senate floor
Tuesday after a week of procedural delays that threaten
to extend the Senate's work on the bill into next year.
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Posted 11/15/07 by
AHB
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Organic
Meat Sales Show Huge Gains, Report Says
Sales of
organic meat have increased more than tenfold in the past
five years, to an estimated $364 million in 2007, compared
with $33 million in 2002, according to new research. -
Posted 11/14/07 by
AHB
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FSIS
Notice 74-07
Inspection
Program Personnel's Completion of the E. coli O157:H7
Checklist. -
Posted 11/12/07 by
AHB
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FSIS
Notice 73-07
Additional
Information Regarding Certain Boneless Beef Product
Originating from Rancher's Beef Ltd., Canadian Establishment
630. -
Posted 11/12/07 by
AHB
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FSIS
To Host Seminar Series
FSIS
will hold a series of web seminars for small and very
small plants on a variety of topics. To get more
information or register, click
here.
- Posted 11/2/07 by
AHB
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FSIS
Notice 71-07
Update
on Hardcopies of FSIS Notice 65-07 and How to Complete
the Training. -
Posted 11/1/07 by
AHB
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Bush
Nominates New Ag Secretary
President
Bush has nominated Edward T. Schafer to serve as the nation's
next Agriculture Secretary. -
Posted 11/1/07 by
AHB
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