http://www.foodsafetyworkinggroup.gov President's Food Safety Working Group Web Site en-us FSIS.Webmaster@fsis.usda.gov (LBE) Mon, 04 May 2009 22:01:40 -0400 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:12:10 GMT http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/NR_092210_01/index.asp FSIS, FDA, and CDC Announce Portland Public Meeting Details. A link to this item was recently added to the Activities page at www.foodsafetyworkinggroup.gov. Wed, 06 Oct 2010 13:30:15 -0400 24A4C3C9-E505-4C11-A3A5-97C0D8F11B5F http://www.usda.gov/2010/07/0362.xml Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius today commended federal food safety agencies for their accomplishments supporting the charge of President Obama's Food Safety Working Group, which advises the President on how to upgrade the U.S. food safety system for the 21st century. A link to this story was recently added to the Activities page at www.foodsafetyworkinggroup.gov. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:12:10 -0400 {1a0398b0-35b8-89f8-a3a3-3698ce8f325b} http://www.usda.gov/2010/06/0348.xml The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced two joint public meetings to hear stakeholder presentations on measuring progress on food safety. The two meetings are being held in Chicago, IL on July 21, and in Portland, OR, on October 20. A link to this story was recently added to the Activities page at www.foodsafetyworkinggroup.gov. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:38:48 -0400 {a8333085-2cd0-b843-36b7-d23a9f4947b} http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentidonly=true&contentid=2010/05/0246.xml Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced new performance standards to reduce Salmonella and Campylobacter in young chickens (broilers) and turkeys. A link to this story was recently added to the Activities page at www.foodsafetyworkinggroup.gov. Mon, 10 May 2010 20:11:43 -0400 {80722b91-7a6b-723e-abae-59eae2637d23} http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm210265.htm Agency poised to set new safety standards for the transportation of food in commerce; provides new guidance. A link to this news story was recently added to the Activities page at www.foodsafetyworkinggroup.gov. Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:06:55 -0400 {acf6d227-d098-71cf-89d2-c104acef402f} http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Speech_033010_Mande/index.asp Remarks prepared for delivery by Jerold Mande, Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, for the joint FDA, CDC, and FSIS public workshop, "Measuring Progress on Food Safety: Current Status and Future Directions," March 30, 2010, in Washington, DC. A link to this item was recently added to the Activities page at www.foodsafetyworkinggroup.gov. Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:04:08 -0400 {5329e204-1695-9071-934d-3edc9323a58c} http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome?contentidonly=true&contentid=2010/03/0150.xml Proposed measures follow recommendations of Food Safety Working Group. A link to this story was recently added to the Activities page at www.foodsafetyworkinggroup.gov. Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:30:01 -0400 {50645149-a547-9f39-c891-1b06c4017e6b} http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/NR_030310_02/index.asp A joint public workshop on how best to measure progress in reducing foodborne illness will take place March 30, in Washington, D.C. The meeting is sponsored by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). A link to this story was recently added to the Activities page at www.foodsafetyworkinggroup.gov. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:43:20 -0400 {6b846d18-1ecd-3aa0-f945-d4e383e1616} http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm200965.htm The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration are working together to achieve the goals of enhancing the safety and quality of fresh produce in ways that take into account the wide diversity of farming operations. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:05:02 -0400 {dea88863-de7b-5710-bf20-337ea1685544} http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm199377.htm The Food and Drug Administration, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is working closely with the Rhode Island Department of Health and other states in the investigation of an outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo infection associated with certain salami products. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:11:54 -0400 {9aa4cf00-c638-bbdc-e9b7-d53d4d6e4530} http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm194165.htm As part of its continuing effort to buttress food and medical product safety in this country by working with its regulatory partners overseas, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the opening of its Mexico City post. A link to this story was recently added to the Activities page at www.foodsafetyworkinggroup.gov. Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:09:11 -0400 {7bf68812-377b-d28e-ac20-1f4926ba12e5} http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm193668.htm The Department of Homeland Security has opened a center devoted to ensuring the safety of foods imported to the United States. The Commercial Targeting and Analysis Center (CTAC) for Import Safety is operating under the direction of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and was created on the recommendation of President Obama’s Food Safety Working Group. A link to this story was recently added to the Activities page at www.foodsafetyworkinggroup.gov Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:05:47 -0400 {70e39f9-24ec-7ced-d7bd-6483e9c4c7ca} http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm193091.htm The FDA of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have created an online tool to help farmers and producers assess and mitigate vulnerabilities in their production processes. A link to this story was recently added to the Activities page at www.foodsafetyworkinggroup.gov. Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:03:24 -0400 {9cfda490-90d2-63fe-e5f-7df5d723a883} http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm189311.htm A joint public meeting focused on improving the system for tracing of food products and ingredients that are causing illness outbreaks or presenting other risks to the health of consumers was announced by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). A link to this story was recently added to the Activities page at www.foodsafetyworkinggroup.gov. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:24:53 -0400 {fda-ucm189311.htm} http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm185278.htm USDA’s fresh produce chief will join FDA to help develop new food safety rules, as part of a cooperative initiative between FDA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). A link to this story was recently added to the Activities page at www.foodsafetyworkinggroup.gov. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:35:53 -0400 {8589992e-1e1e-751e-cd97-38c0f2b5fef3} http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?contentidonly=true&contentid=2009/10/0491.xml USDA actions to improve food safety. A link to this story was recently added to the Activities page at www.foodsafetyworkinggroup.gov. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:34:46 -0400 {5549dee4-2b24-17bf-8009-d0183a08393f} http://www.foodsafetyworkinggroup.gov/ContentActivities/HomeActivities.htm On July 7, the Obama Administration’s Food Safety Working Group announced key actions to improve the safety of the US food supply. The group issued key findings and a fact sheet available on the FSWG Web site at: http://foodsafetyworkinggroup.gov/ContentAboutFSWG/HomeAbout.htm For more information, visit http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Blogging-to-the-Middle-Improving-Food-Safety/ or http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Obama-Administration-Delivers-on-Commitment-to-Upgrade-US-Food-Safety-System/ Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:51:26 -0400 {24468173-3e39-17d3-e66d-466387d69688} http://www.foodsafetyworkinggroup.gov/ContentActivities/HomeActivities.htm Vice President Biden will open a White House FSWG event today at 1:30pm ET and will be joined by HHS Secretary Sebelius and USDA Secretary Vilsack to discuss the group's key findings. Watch the live video stream on the FSWG site, or at http://www.whitehouse.gov/live. After presenting the findings, Secretaries Sebelius and Vilsack will take your food safety policy questions on the White House's Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/whitehouse. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:55:24 -0400 {f70b8ed2-3dfc-cf2f-5842-a4ce619723bd} http://www.foodsafetyworkinggroup.gov/ContentActivities/HomeActivities.htm#breakout Breakout session notes from the May 13 Listening Session -- based on the Working Group's Five Principles -- are now available. Please help the Working Group build on the foundation of these five principles; use the form on the Contact Us page to submit a suggestion for reforming food safety policy. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:12:13 -0400 {ebdf9d06-6df1-bdf-a00b-616fa269efdb} http://www.foodsafetyworkinggroup.gov/ContentActivities/HomeActivities.htm Remarks by Secretary Sebelius and Secretary Vilsack are available from the respective Departmental web sites. Thu, 14 May 2009 13:22:27 -0400 {5283bf9d-2c23-b89d-a5be-7e473b949cd7}