Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the Meat Industry and Food Safety June 16, 2020 How has the coronavirus pandemic affected the safety of the U.S. meat and poultry supply, and the safety of the thousands of workers in the meat industry?Read More
Proper Use of Ultraviolet Germicidal Chamber Is Critical to Prevent Disease Introduction April 21, 2020 The use of ultraviolet sanitization promises to effectively reduce pathogen load on swine farms.Read More
Petition Asks FSIS to Declare 31 Salmonella Strains as Adulterants in Meat and Poultry April 7, 2020 What is next for meat and poultry in the wake of this filing and if regulatory changes are forthcoming?Read More
Animal Cell-Culture Food Technology: A New Regulatory Frontier Jeremiah Fasano, Ph.D. Matthew Michael February 20, 2020 FDA and USDA-FSIS are working together to pave the way for regulation of food produced using animal cell-cultured food technology.Read More
Is African Swine Fever an Emerging Threat to the U.S. Pork Supply? Kenneth E. Nusbaum D.V.M., Ph.D. October 1, 2019 Livestock in the U.S. have no genetic experience with and no resistance to transboundary infections, which can cause death among all infected animals. Read More
Responsible Use of Antibiotics: Are We Making Progress? Food Safety Magazine June 18, 2019 Concerns about antibiotic resistance and implications for human health are growing steadily around the world.Read More
Global Efforts to Prevent Antibiotic-Resistant Foodborne Pathogens in Developing Countries April 16, 2019 The inappropriate and overuse of antibiotics in food-producing animals has spurred the creation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.Read More
Progress in STEC Control: The USDA-NIFA STEC Coordinated Agricultural Project Rodney A. Moxley D.V.M., Ph.D. April 16, 2019 The overall goal of the STEC program is to reduce the occurrence and public health risks from seven serogroups of STEC regulated in beef.Read More
African Swine Fever Will Accelerate the Transformation of China’s Pork Industry April 2, 2019 Ensuring safe pork for consumers in the world’s largest market is one of China’s top priorities in the era of African swine fever.Read More
High-Pressure Processing during Drying of Fermented Sausages to Enhance Safety and Stability S. Balamurugan Ph.D. February 20, 2019 Meat processors can easily incorporate HPP to produce a safe and shelf-stable product.Read More