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 News Item (Source/Date Posted on Source)

Shelf life of food extended to 21 weeks (Food Production Daily/ 11/09)

Speed of recall a challenge in product withdrawal (Food Production Daily/ 11/08)

Banning Lox-Oxygen Modified Atmosphere Packaging Is Unjustified, AMI Says in USA Today Op-Ed (American Meat Institute/ 10/01)

Intensive meat production a danger to food supply, warns FAO (Food Production Daily/ 9/17)

Poultry innovations give breathing room in summer (Georgia Faces/UGA/ 8/30)

Ozone spray kills E.coli in processing plants (Food Production Daily/ 8/30)

Guide details the science of keeping meat safe (Food Production Daily/ 8/30)

Almonds must be pasteurized as of September, says USDA (Food Production Daily/ 8/21)

Plants provide potent antimicrobial extracts (Food Production Daily/ 8/21)

Canned-food recalls reveal broad use of co-packing (University of Georgia/Georgia Faces/ 8/16)

New guide to advise on harmful pathogens (Food Production Daily/ 8/16)

Poultry farms take action to combat Campylobacter (New Zealand Food Safety Authority/ 8/06)

Spray coater protects against contamination (Food Production Daily/ 7/27)

Processors flock to risk management services says study (Food Production Daily/ 6/12)

Scientists developing bioactive paper for food safety (Food Production Daily/ 6/06)

Pack allows use of vacuum and MAP techniques (Food Production Daily/ 6/05)

Albertson’s LLC Introduces PakSense Temperature Monitoring Labels On Produce, Fresh Meat and Seafood Shipments (Meat and Poultry Online/ 5/24)

System improving life, profits in chicken houses (Georgia Faces/UGA/ 5/24)

Processors, packagers prepare for new chemicals law (Food Production Daily/ 5/22)

Improving food safety requires team effort (MeatNews.com/ 5/22)

Probiotics Help Produce Safer, Healthier Chickens, Researchers Discover (The Poultry Site/ 5/21)

U.S. Food Safety Policies Must Involve All Stakeholders (Newswise/ 5/21)

Letter of warning (FDA/MeatNews/ 5/10)

Air-conditioner offers round-the-clock protection (Food Production Daily/ 5/07)

UN researchers examine chlorine use in food manufacturing (Food Production Daily/ 5/02)

Scientists Look to Vaccines in the War on E. Coli (The New York Times/ 5/01)

New processing toxins linked with aging diseases (Food Production Daily/ 4/27)

No melamine in feed ingredients: Smithfield (MeatNews.com/ 4/27)

Polyethylene film improves contaminant detection (Food Production Daily/ 4/26)

NZFSA's Campylobacter Strategy Progresses Well (The Poultry Site/ 4/24)

China Sets Its Lawyers On Animal Disease (The Poultry Site/ 4/24)

E. coli fears spur California and Pennsylvania beef recalls (CNN Money/ 4/21)

Organic Milk Supply Expected to Surge as Farmers Pursue a Payoff (The New York Times/ 4/20)

Zoonoses legislation… Use eggs for confirmation, says BEIC (The Poultry Site/ 4/20)

Defra publishes final epidemiology report into the Suffolk avian flu outbreak (DEFRA/ 4/19)

Ozone & UV technologies event planned (MeatNews.com/ 4/19)

Food Safety Leadership winners (MeatNews.com/ 4/19)

Small-Enterprise Chicken Study 2007 (The Poultry Site/ 4/19)

Food incidents guidance published (Food Standards Agency/ 4/18)

New Issue of "Healthy Animals" Now Online (USDA/ARS/ 4/16)

New food safety standards at ConAgra (MeatNews.com/ 4/16)

Fresh Express Funds Nine Innovative Research Projects Totaling $2 million to study E. coli O157:H7 in lettuce and leafy greens (Chiquita.com / 4/12)

Organics: A Poor Harvest for Wal-Mart (businessweek.com /4/12)

Food safety remains a priority for industry (Food Production Daily/ 4/11)

Pathogen study develops processing parameters (Food Production Daily/ 4/11)

Cattle ID regulations changed (MeatNews.com/ 4/10)

Official controls in meat premises reviewed (MeatNews.com / 4/03)

Creekstone wins BSE case (MeatNews.com / 4/03)

Bernard Matthews escapes bird flu prosecution (Food Production Daily/ 4/03)

FSIS To Hold Series Of Meetings On Risk-Based Inspection (USDA/FSIS/ 3/30)

FSIS Issues A Notice Of Adjusted Dollar Limitations For Retail Store Operation Exemptions (USDA/FSIS/ 3/30)

Gaining ground - Debating the growing impact of GM agriculture (ECOS/pdf/ 3/30)

What's really in that wine? (Los Angeles Times/ 3/28)

Humidity during heat processing reduces salmonella (Food Production Daily/ 3/29)

Thermometer assists tracing in supply chain (Food Production Daily/ 3/28)

Safe Foods gets Canadian clearance (MeatNews.com/ 3/27)

Steam cleaning cuts salmonella in meat, says study (Food Production Daily/ 3/27)

International food safety experts meet in Paihia (New Zealand Food Safety Authority/ 3/27)

Food safety at Maverick Ranch (MeatNews.com/ 3/26)

FDA Finalizes Report on 2006 Spinach Outbreak (FDA/ 3/26)

Dipstick' test could reduce risk of food poisoning by rapidly detecting spoilage (EurekAlert!/ 3/25)

Washing system cleans processing parts in minutes (Food Production Daily/ 3/20)

Mexican broiler imports to increase (Meat News.com/ 3/19)

Shellfish safety experts meet in New Zealand (New Zealand Food Safety Authority/ 3/19)

Hungary to tighten processing sanctions after bird flu plight (Food Production Daily/ 3/16)

Salmonella control in turkey chillers (MeatNews.com/ 3/15)

Beef import ban threatened (MeatNews.com/ 3/15)

Three new Community Reference Laboratories will ensure reliable testing of food and animal feed (EUROPA / 3/15)

Smithfield workers to testify on safety (MeatNews.com/ 3/15)

Poultry industry increases need for feed (MeatNews.com/ 3/15)

Luna Innovations Developing Controls For Bacteria In Food (Meat and Poultry Online/ 3/15)

Serious concerns raised over Monsanto GM maize variety (Food Production Daily / 3/14)

Metal detector suits smaller processors (Food Production Daily / 3/14)

Food science recruits on the rise (Food Production Daily / 3/14)

Krones to unveil new aseptic sterilisation process (Food Production Daily / 3/14)

F.D.A. Offers Guidelines to Fresh-Food Industry (The New York Times/ 3/13)

BIO Announces New Emerging Technologies Area at 2007 BIO International Convention (BIO/ 3/13)

FDA Proposes to Allow the Use of Alternative Temperature-Indicating Devices for Processing Low-Acid Canned Foods (FDA/ 3/13)

Upcoming Seminars Focus On Uses And Benefits Of Desiccant Dehumidification (Meat and Poultry Online/ 3/12)

Voluntary rules ask growers to combat food poisoning (CNN Health/ 3/12)

International meeting considers emerging food-safety risks (Food Standards Agency / 3/09)

ANTHRAX, BOVINE - UKRAINE (IVANO-FRANKOVSK) (ProMED Mail/ 3/09)

Poultry processed at bird flu plant (MeatNews.com /3/09)

What They're Saying About Risk-Based Inspection in Processing Plants (USDA/FSIS / 3/09)

National Restaurant Association, National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation Announce Produce Safety Conference (National Restaurant Association/ 3/07)

Poultry plants testing food-safety technology (MeatNews / 3/08)

New report: Explosive growth changes salmon industry (EurekAlert!/ 3/07)

Food sector vulnerable to emergencies, says study (Food Production Daily/ 3/06)

Demand for fish leads to barn renovations (Purdue University/ 3/05)

Amendments on contaminant levels in force (Food Production Daily/ 3/02)

Letter to Industry, State and Local Food Regulators and Inspectors Regarding Web-based ALERT Training (USFDA/CFSAN /2/23)

US' Largest Milk Company Says `No' To Clones (Cattle Network /2/23)

More scrutiny for some meat plants (Chicago Sun-Times / 2/23)

Statement of Dr. Richard Raymond, USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety: Risk-Based Inspection at Processing Establishments (USDA / FSIS /2/22)

USDA Announcement to Roll Out Risk Based Inspection Plan Takes Industry By Surprise (American Meat Instsitute/ 2/22)

Ten Years After Dolly, Animal Cloning Realizes Significant Milestones and Progress  Technology Poised to Begin Providing Consumers With Improved Products and Benefits (Biotechnology Industry Organization / 2/22)

Proposed Rule to Restore Beef Trade with Canada Is Based on Sound Science, Says AMIF (American Meat Institute / 2/21)

UK food product recalls fall by 7 per cent (Food Production Daily / 2/21)

Monitor protects plants round-the-clock (Food Production Daily / 2/21)

Bernard Matthews lays off workers due to bird flu (Food Production Daily / 2/21)

BJ's recalls mushrooms on E. coli suspicion (CNN Money / 2/20)

Lettuce Processor Funds E. Coli Studies (U.S. News and World Report/1/17)

Cadbury apologises for Salmonella outbreak (Food ProductionDaily.com / 7/25)

Tyson Lab Network Receives Food Safety Honor (Meat and Poultry Online News / 12/19)