The key to successfully cleaning and sanitizing grocery meat and poultry departments is establishing a maintenance program and performing the services on a regularly scheduled frequency, said Jerry DiGiovanni, president of Kept Companies.

The US Food and Drug Administration no longer will allow the use of Red No. 3 in food and ingested drugs.

In addition to focusing on Listeria, FSIS anticipates that the 2025-2027 term committee will also explore food safety strategies for aged raw milk cheeses.