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Former USDA/1890's Scholarship Recipient Makes Career in Public Health at USDA

May 08, 2015 Catherine Cochran, USDA Office of Communications

On Wednesday, Secretary Vilsack signed a renewed Memorandum of Understanding with the Council of 1890 Universities , reaffirming USDA’s partnership with all 19 1890’s Universities across the country. Through this memorandum the USDA is able to put forth a collaborative effort to encourage more...

Initiatives

USDA and the World Health Organization Highlight Food Safety this World Health Day

April 07, 2015 Al Almanza, Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety

Everyone involved in the farm to table continuum has an interest in making our food safe to eat. Because safe food is important to consumers around the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) has picked Food Safety as the theme of World Health Day 2015. Today, April 7 th, as we observe World...

Health and Safety

New USDA 'FoodKeeper' App: Your New Tool for Smart Food Storage

April 02, 2015 Christopher Bernstein, Food Safety Education Staff, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA

How many times have you gone into your pantry or refrigerator, only to find that what you were going to use in your meal was spoiled? The USDA, Cornell University and the Food Marketing Institute would like to help you avoid that problem in the future with our new application, the FoodKeeper. Every...

Health and Safety

USDA Releases Strategies to Reduce E. coli Levels at Beef Slaughterhouses

March 12, 2015 Philip Bronstein, FSIS Senior Microbiologist

Reduction of E. coli O157 illnesses since the mid-1990’s has been one of the Food Safety and Inspection Service’s greatest public health successes, with illnesses having dropped by over 50% since 1998. While overall illnesses are down significantly, the most recently available outbreak data shows a...

Health and Safety

USDA Continues to Modernize International Food Safety Program

February 23, 2015 Jane Doherty, International Coordinator, Food Safety and Inspection Service

Each year, America imports over 3.5 billion pounds of meat, poultry, and egg products. As our food supply becomes increasingly globalized, it is important to continually strengthen our regulatory programs to ensure that the food on your family’s table is safe. USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection...

Health and Safety Trade

Don't Let Bacteria Score a Touchdown at Your Super Bowl Party

January 29, 2015 Jason Waggoner, Food Safety Education Staff, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA

The Super Bowl is one of the most popular sporting events in the United States and the second largest food consumption day. This means there are many opportunities for Americans to come into contact with some nasty bacteria that can cause food poisoning. According to the National Restaurant...

Health and Safety

Penalty Free Chicken Wings for Game Day

January 27, 2015 Amelia Kermis, MPH CHES, Food Safety Education Staff, Food Safety and Inspection Service

The star of most Super Bowl parties is the chicken wing, crispy and covered in a delicious sauce. If you are going to make wings for your Super Bowl party, follow these steps to make sure your dinner’s star player is safe to eat. You don’t want to get a penalty for giving your guests food poisoning.

Health and Safety

USDA Proposes Tougher Food Safety Standards for Chicken and Turkey

January 21, 2015 Al Almanza, USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety

It’s no secret that Americans eat a lot of chicken and turkey. In fact, USDA estimates that a single American will eat 102 pounds of poultry in 2015. It is USDA’s job to ensure the meat and poultry products we enjoy are also safe to eat, and that means adapting federal food safety regulations to...

Health and Safety

Día de Reyes: A Time for Friends, Feasts, and Food Safety

January 05, 2015 Luis Rivera, Food Safety Education Staff, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA

Nothing brings people together like the Holidays, or Navidades for us Spanish speakers. Día de Reyes (Three Kings Day) would not be complete without some excellent eats. Many Hispanic-Americans have a favorite dish during this special season – from lechón to pasteles to tamales to atole. Nothing...

Health and Safety

It's all about the Sides

December 18, 2014 Amelia Kermis, MPH CHES, Food Safety Education Staff, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA

Main dishes may dominate most holiday tables, but the space on your plate will probably be filled with more sides than whatever holiday meat is served. Proper food handling and cooking will make sure these items come out just as safe and delicious as your main meat. Making a safe side dish can be...

Health and Safety
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