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Lawmaker says new outbreak shows USDA, poultry industry need to act
Five years after U.S. representatives wrote to the USDA about the agency’s “unacceptable” response to Salmonella outbreaks traced to chicken, one of the lawmakers says déjà vu is not acceptable as a...
View ArticleEFSA assesses avian influenza risk from raw poultry and eggs
The probability of infection by low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) through eating contaminated raw poultry meat or raw table eggs is “negligible”, according to estimates from the European Food...
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Do Russians Know More Than Americans When it Comes to Food Safety?
Rapid-fire question: You have a raw, whole chicken or turkey. Do you wash it in the sink before cooking it, or do you stick it straight in the oven unwashed? If you chose to wash it first — the wrong...
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Study: Shoppers Spread Raw Poultry Juices at Store, Home
Shoppers may want to be more mindful of what they touch after handling packages of raw poultry at the grocery store, according to a new study sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on consumer...
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UK Retailers Begin Offering ‘Roast in the Bag’ Whole Chickens
Retailers in the United Kingdom are beginning to offer whole chickens sold as “roast in the bag” options, meaning that consumers don’t have to directly touch the raw meat and potentially expose...
View ArticleNew guidelines designed to knock down Campylobacter and Salmonella levels
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has released new guidance documents for controlling beef and raw poultry pathogens. The FSIS Inspection Program Personnel (IPP) announced the...
View ArticleSurvey finds half of Aussies wash raw chicken, increasing danger of food...
Almost half of Australians surveyed are washing raw chicken before cooking it, according to a poll. A consumer survey by the Food Safety Information Council and Australian Chicken Meat Federation found...
View ArticleAustralia considering U.S. firm’s processing aid application
Australian officials are seeking views on whether to allow a processing aid from a U.S. company to be used to reduce microorganisms in raw poultry. Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has...
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