Shipments of meat products coming from Smithfield Foods' pork-processing plant in Tar Heel, NC are banned from entering Canada as of Thursday, the Department of Agriculture said.

Time is running out on meeting rules from both food safety agencies; here’s what you need to be working on this year.

In response, the FSIS announced new efforts aimed at strengthening the agency’s oversight of meat, poultry and egg processing facilities. The agency detailed new measures to be implemented ...

We've all seen the various inspection labels at the grocery store and heard news about food recalls. But what's the actual ...

Food safety testing is not only required by regulating bodies, it helps prevent contaminated product from getting out the ...

The meat and poultry ingredients that we are using in our products are all human food-grade and are being manufactured in USDA/FSIS inspected facilities. This is an important strategy that ...

including product residue on processing equipment, condensation in ready-to-eat areas and structural deficiencies that could harbor bacteria. FSIS expanded its inspections to other Boar’s Head ...