USDA Sends Controversial Poultry Inspection Rule to OMB By Lydia Zuraw  The U.S. Department of Agriculture submitted a draft final version of its Modernization of Poultry Slaughter Inspection rule to the Office of Management and Budget for review today. The proposal to build on the HACCP Based Models Project (HIMP) has been a controversial one. Critics such as Food & Water Watch are concerned that the program... Continue ReadingUSDA Names Retailers Possibly Receiving Recalled Chicken By News Desk  On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture posted a list of retail outlets in a dozen states which may have received chicken products recalled by Foster Farms last week after being conclusively linked to a specific case of illness in an ongoing Salmonella outbreak. The list is not comprehensive, USDA noted, and may not include... Continue ReadingChina's Food Safety Issues Worse Than You Thought By Nancy Huehnergarth  (Nancy Huehnergarth is a national food policy activist, journalist, coalition leader and president of Nancy F. Huehnergarth Consulting. Follow her on Twitter. A shorter version of this article first appeared in The Hill.) In April, I began an email correspondence with an American I'll call Susan (she prefers to remain anonymous), who has lived in China for 15 years... Continue ReadingGovernment: Document Delivery Time Shouldn't Halt PCA Trial By Dan Flynn  Ahead of today's pre-trial hearing in the Peanut Corporation of American (PCA) criminal case, government attorneys took 20 pages to explain how they've done a good job of providing documents for the defense. However, the defense team today wants U.S. District Court Judge W. Louis Sands to focus on the timing of the latest discovery... Continue ReadingKeep Food Penalty-Free at Your World Cup Party By News Desk  Whether you're rooting for Argentina or Germany in the World Cup final on Sunday, make sure that your match-viewing is penalty-free by following the U.S. Department of Agriculture's food safety advice. The agency has even made the eye-catching graphic below to help you out. Unless you are the goal keeper, using your hands is not... Continue ReadingMore Food Safety News | 
