US Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) recently announced new legislation to hold corporations responsible for disaster mitigation and humane animal handling practices.

Mechanical deli slicers commonly used in retail and foodservice establishments to slice meats, cheeses and produce may become difficult or impossible to adequately clean and sanitize after a period of use.

The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced its intentions to change methods for testing domestic beef manufacturing trimmings and bench trim for Escherichia coli and Salmonella.

Cultivated meat is one step closer to becoming a commercial reality in America. Upside Foods on Nov. 16 received a greenlight in the form of a “No Questions” letter from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), indicating the agency accepts the company’s conclusion that its cultivated chicken product is safe to eat.

Following the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) declaration of Salmonella as an adulterant in breaded and stuffed raw chicken products, the National Chicken Council delivered its public comments to the agency.

On Oct. 14, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) released a proposed regulatory framework intended to help control Salmonella contamination in poultry products.

Congress and the US Department of Agriculture have been in the process of clarifying mandatory country of origin labeling (MCOOL). 

The White House conference on hunger, nutrition and health held Sept. 28 addressed several issues affecting the food industry, including front-of-package labeling, voluntary sodium reduction targets and potential voluntary added sugar reduction targets. Investing in school meals and the Supplemental Nutrition Association Program (SNAP) also was covered.

The Food and Drug Administration is seeking to redefine the term “healthy” on food packaging.

A Salt Lake City facility run by Creminelli Fine Meats announced on June 28 that it recalled approximately 4,207 lbs of ready-to-eat (RTE) parmesan salami sticks due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).