WASHINGTON, DC: Raymond defends USDA recall policies at hearing - (Meatingplace.com)
November 8, 2007 – 7:03 pmDespite acknowledging that “we cannot be satisfied with the progress we have made,” USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety Richard Raymond defended FSIS policies and procedures regarding product recalls during a congressional hearing Wednesday.
Speaking before the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry, Raymond acknowledged the rise in recalls related to E. coli O157:H7 in beef. This year, there have already been 19 such recalls, compared with just eight in all of 2006 and five in 2005.
Raymond summarized many of the agency’s current actions and future plans designed to enhance E. coli prevention.
In the wake of the recent Topps Meat recall, FSIS decided to take into account a broader range of evidence when issuing recalls, a change which Raymond said has already led to the recall of more than a million pounds of ground beef. “In two recent cases, FSIS acted upon epidemiological evidence that linked illness to opened, […]
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