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Food Safety Scientists Double Up on Ground Beef Testing This Summer

May 16, 2014 Brian Ronholm, Acting Under Secretary for Food Safety

As grilling season heats up, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is enhancing our food safety testing program for ground beef. While FSIS has a range of safeguards to reduce E. coli in ground beef, this summer we will begin new testing to improve the safeguards against Salmonella as well...

Health and Safety

Food Safety and Worker Safety Can Improve in Poultry Facilities

March 26, 2014 Al Almanza, Administrator, USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service

While rates of Salmonella illnesses remain stubbornly high in this country, the United States is continuing to rely on a 60-year-old poultry inspection system developed under the Eisenhower Administration. Our knowledge of foodborne illness and poultry processing has improved significantly since...

Health and Safety

Teaching Kids Food Safety Tips for a Healthy Next Generation

March 20, 2014 James Croxon, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Congressional and Public Affairs

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) ensures that America’s meat, poultry, and processed egg products are safe and wholesome. Educating the public on proper food handling practices is a core agency mission as well. It’s even more important when one considers the impact safe food handling...

Health and Safety

Nanotechnology to be Discussed at Outlook Forum

February 18, 2014 Jan Suszkiw, USDA Agricultural Research Service Information Staff

This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. Say it: nanotechnology. The word alone sounds intriguing, futuristic. But what is nanotechnology? In simple terms...

Research and Science

'Primera Jugada' - Puntos de Alimentos Inocuos para su Fiesta del Super Bowl

January 30, 2014 Donna Karlsons, FSIS, Food Safety Education Staff

Para poder ganar el partido, las jugadas tienen que ocurrir sin infracciones. Además, el domingo del Super Bowl es el segundo día más alto del consumo de alimentos en los Estados Unidos. Esto quiere decir que el anfitrión e invitados tienen que tener sus defensas listas para prevenir que la...

Food and Nutrition Health and Safety

First Down Food Safety Tips for your Super Bowl Party

January 30, 2014 Donna Karlsons, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), Food Safety Education Staff

In order to win the game, the first downs have to keep coming without the penalties. Super Bowl Sunday will be a long day of first downs and a long day of eating! It’s the second highest day of food consumption in the U.S., and that means hosts and guests need to have their defense ready to keep...

Food and Nutrition Health and Safety

Resolve to Fight Foodborne Illness in 2014

December 30, 2013 Jason Waggoner, Public Affairs Specialist, Food Safety Education Staff

As 2013 comes to a close and 2014 draws nearer, many people begin to think about ways in which to make their lives better in the year to come and formulate various resolutions to achieve those goals. Some people may want to lose weight and/or get more exercise. Other people may want to read more and...

Food and Nutrition Health and Safety

Decida Luchar Contra las Enfermedades Transmitidas por los Alimentos en el 2014

December 30, 2013 Jason Waggoner, Public Affairs Specialist, Food Safety Education Staff

Según el 2013 llega a su fin y el 2014 se acerca, muchas personas comienzan a pensar en formas para mejorar sus vidas en el año por venir y formular diversas resoluciones para alcanzar dichos objetivos. Algunas personas quieren querer bajar de peso y/o hacer más ejercicio. Otras personas pueden...

Food and Nutrition Health and Safety

Going Ham for the Holidays

December 23, 2013 CiCi Williamson, Technical Information Specialist, USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline, Food Safety Education Staff

‘Tis the season for ham! If you’re a ham fan, this one’s for you. In addition to Easter, more hams are served during the winter holidays than any other time of year. Just visit friends or family and you’ll likely be offered this easy-to-prepare-and-serve smoky, tangy, pink meat. Unfortunately, it is...

Food and Nutrition Health and Safety

Jamón par alas Fiestas

December 23, 2013 CiCi Williamson, Technical Information Specialist, USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline, Food Safety Education Staff

¡Esta es la época para el jamón! Si usted es fanático del jamón, esta es la época para usted. Aparte del Día de Pascua, más jamones son servidos durante las fiestas de invierno que en ninguna otra época del año. Solamente visite un familiar o amigo y probablemente le será servido este platillo tan...

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