date:Aug 26, 2014
The US Department of Agricultures (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has added another layer of food safety screening to the US beef supply chain.
A recent announcement by the agency stated that new procedures would mean quicker traceback of ground beef contaminated with E. Coli O157:H7 and removal of that ground beef from the supply chain to prevent foodborne illness.
The new procedures would allow the FSIS to immediately investigate a product that had initially tested positive