 GAO: USDA Needs to Tighten Up Salmonella and Campylobacter Standards for Poultry By News Desk The U.S. General Accountability Office (GAO) is recommending that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) take action to reduce pathogen contamination on chicken and turkey products, make sure that agency food-safety standards are being met, and better assess whether on-farm practices are effective in reducing pathogens in live poultry. In... Continue ReadingWTO Rules Against Country-of-Origin Labeling on Meat in U.S. By James Andrews  The World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled in favor of Canada and Mexico in an ongoing dispute with the United States over country-of-origin labeling (COOL) on meat. The latest U.S. labeling rules, put into effect in 2013, require meat sold in grocery stores to indicate the country, or countries, where the animal was born, raised and... Continue ReadingCO Health Department Wants Marijuana Edibles Ban, But Forced to Drop It By News Desk  The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) called Monday for a ban on marijuana edibles, including brownies, cookies, and most candies, but was quickly pulled back after public health officials said they did not realize that voter-approved Amendment 64 makes legal all forms of marijuana. In a statement, the department said its recommendation... Continue ReadingWhat U.S. Can Learn From Other Countries About Meat, Poultry Inspection By Lydia Zuraw  As the new Modernization of Poultry Inspection rule went into effect Monday, the Pew Charitable Trusts and Center for Science in the Public Interest released their review of global meat and poultry inspection systems. They recommended that U.S. policymakers begin a broader, data-driven effort to update the Department of Agriculture’s inspection system. Traditional slaughter inspection methods for beef, pork and... Continue ReadingGRAS Settlement Reached By Lydia Zuraw  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has agreed to finalize its rule for the process of determining food substances as “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS). The decision is part of a settlement agreement with the Center for Food Safety (CFS), which sued the agency last February, seeking to vacate FDA's 1997 proposed rule on GRAS. The... Continue ReadingMore Food Safety News | 
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