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USDA Updates Food Safety Research Priorities

(Global Biodefense) USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has updated research priorities relevant to FSIS regulated products. The list provides useful guidance for grant preparation to agencies that fund food safety research, such as the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), and for academic researchers and private foundations.

USDA Updates Food Safety Research Priorities

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has updated research priorities relevant to FSIS regulated products. The list provides useful guidance for grant preparation to agencies that fund food safety research, such as the USDA’s National Institute of Food and … Continue reading →

Foot and Mouth Disease Reported Again in Taiwan

(The Pig Site) Laboratory tests carried out in the Animal Health Research Institute have tested positive for FMD. The results impact on a herd of 181 pigs in the Dongshih Township or Yun-Lin on the west of the island. Of the 181 pigs in the herd, 83 were found to be FMD-positive with a morbidity  Read More »

2500 Pigs Culled to Prevent Foot-and-Mouth Disease in China

(The Epoch Times) At least 43 pigs infected with foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) have died at a large pig farm near Dalian City in Liaoning Province, China. The remaining pigs on the farm in Erdao Village were slaughtered by the police on order of local authorities to prevent the spread of this highly contagious disease. “The  Read More »

Third-Party Audits – Their Crucial Role in Moving Forward With FSMA and Food Safety

(Food Safety News) I recently had the honor of speaking at the 2012 Safe Quality Food International Conference in Cincinnati on the topic of the crucial role of third-party audits in moving forward with FSMA and food safety. In the talk, I spent time looking at what is working well with third-party audit systems, and  Read More »

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