Multiple federal and state agencies have roles in the regulation of our food system. When a problem occurs, producers, consumers and even members of the media can have a hard time figuring out which agency to turn to for answers. While each specific case can have its nuances, here is a general guide
Earlier this month, the Food Safety and Inspection Service announced that the California-based Rancho Feeding Corporation was recalling about 9 million pounds of "diseased and unsound" meat. At first, the recall only affected consumers in five states. Now, weeks after the recall was first issued, it
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service recently announced that a California plant had to recall nearly 9 million pounds of beef processed from “diseased and unsound animals.” The beef was produced by Rancho Feeding Corporation – based in Petaluma, Calif. In addition
Government food safety agencies announced more than a dozen recalls throughout the end of January. Most notably, more than 3.2 million pounds of meat products had to be recalled, including tens of thousands of pounds of meat from an Illinois facility.
Recall announcements from this month reported that mechanically separated chicken produced by Tyson Foods recently caused seven people at a Tennessee correctional facility to become sick. Two of those people had to be hospitalized. The recall announcements also reported that a series of products had
Federal food-safety agencies announced half a dozen recalls at the end of December, including recalls for chicken contaminated with potentially dangerous bacteria and for chocolate-Santa candy with undeclared allergens. The recalls come only a couple weeks after a Colorado company recalled more than
Among early-December recalls, food-safety officials announced that more than four tons of meat and poultry products would be recalled because they were produced in “insanitary conditions.” Other recalls were for undeclared allergens in chicken noodle soup, dried dates and chocolate-covered nuts.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Food Safety and Inspection Service announced recalls for more than 80 tons of food in late November. The recalled products included frozen chicken fettuccine alfredo, dried seaweed and blue cheese. Officials announced the recalls because of dangerous con
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a series of early-November food recalls that include bacteria contaminations and potentially-dangerous undisclosed ingredients. Some of the recalled products were distributed nationwide.
Because of the government shutdown, the Food and Drug Administration sent thousands of its workers home on furloughs. As a result, routine food inspections and imported food inspections have stopped.
