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 News Item (Source/Date Posted on Source)

USDA Clears Swine for Processing (USDA/FSIS/ 5/15)

Scientists Conclude Very Low Risk to Humans from Food Containing Melamine (USDA/FSIS/ 5/07

Hundreds of Scientists Endorse U.S. FDA Risk Assessment on Livestock Cloning (Federation of Animal Science Societies/ 5/02)

Europe to harmonise pesticide testing for cereals (Food Production Daily/ 4/26)

FAO/WHO expert meeting on viruses in food (World Health Organization)

Legal experts discuss food-safety deficiencies (MeatNews.com/ 4/23)

Study into Salmonella in pigs (MeatNews.com/ 4/23)

Map predicting spread of avian flu (EurekAlert!/Public Library of Science/ 4/18)

Public meeting on risk-based inspection (MeatNews.com/ 3/20)

EFSA assesses aflatoxin level risks (Food Standards Agency/ 3/02)

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

WHO publishes risk assessment of Vibrio vulnificus in oysters (pdf file) (WHO / 2/23)

FSIS Publishes Risk Assessment Models and Reports (MeatAMI.com / 1/26)