Inspectors found "general filth," poor sanitation practices, and structural issues at Boar’s Head facilities, including the ...

The changes FSIS is announcing fall into three categories: enhancing its science-based approach to mitigate food-borne pathogens, with a key focus on Listeria monocytogenes; improving training and ...

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has published its report on inspection practices used by the agency in relation to the deadly 2024 ...

The agency reported instances of noncompliance with sanitation standard operating procedures and sanitation performance ...

Repeated findings of inadequate sanitation practices like meat and fat residue on equipment and structural problems ...

Some of the FSIS’s specific changes will include testing for additional species of listeria, updating its instructions and training for food safety inspectors, and updating its algorithm for ...

Improved government oversight is needed, too, to prevent future outbreaks, the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said in the report. The FSIS review of the Boar's Head outbreak ...

A report released by the Department of Agriculture found that poor sanitation practices at a Boar's Head facility in Virginia ...

Listeria monocytogenes has been linked to foodborne illness outbreaks and large-scale recalls of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products, causing the agency to review its processes closely. While the ...