USDA gets feedback on proposals to control E coli - (Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policty (CIDRAP))
April 11, 2008 – 9:26 pmhttp://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/fs/food-disease/news/apr1108usda.html
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) held a 2-day meeting this week to gather feedback on its next proposed steps to reverse the recent increase in recalls and illnesses related to Escherichia coli O157:H7 in ground beef.
The meeting, held in Washington, DC, featured status reports on some of the actions the USDA announced in October to address the increase in ground beef recalls, such as using a new checklist to determine if suppliers and processors are taking the right steps to control E coli contamination.
USDA officials also fleshed out the rationale for two new proposals the agency is considering: defining E coli O157:H7 as an adulterant in primal cuts of beef and exploring if the agency’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) should regulate non-O157 Shiga toxinproducing E coli (STEC) in beef products.
In opening statements Apr 9, Richard Raymond, the USDA’s under secretary for food safety, said that 10 of […]
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