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APHIS Announces Finding of No Significant Impact to Control Grasshoppers and Mormon crickets in Arizona
By USDA Newswire Report | May 12, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) completed Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Decisions for environmental assessments (EAs) to control grasshoppers and Mormon crickets in parts of Arizona.
Constituent Update - May 5, 2023
By USDA Newswire | May 6, 2023
Release: Today, FSIS announced the availability of a guidance document for manufacturing ready-to-eat (RTE), shelf-stable, fermented, salt-cured, and dried meat and poultry products that do not use cooking as the primary lethality step. FSIS is seeking public comment on the guideline until July 5, 2023. The agency...
U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service publishes 93 press releases in April
By USDA Newswire | May 5, 2023
There were 93 press releases published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service in April.
USDA Proposes Declaring Salmonella an Adulterant in Breaded Stuffed Raw Chicken Products
By USDA Newswire | May 3, 2023
Release: WASHINGTON,April 25, 2023 The U.S. Department of Agricultures (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) released today a proposed determination to declareSalmonellaan adulterant in breaded stuffed raw chicken products when they exceed a very low level ofSalmonellacontamination.This announcement is a significant first step that builds on FSISproposed regulatory framework to reduce Salmonella infections linked to poultry products, released in October 2022.
USDA Proposes Declaring Salmonella an Adulterant in Breaded Stuffed Raw Chicken Products
By USDA Newswire Report | May 2, 2023
On April 25, 2023, FSIS announced a proposed determination to declare Salmonella an adulterant in breaded stuffed raw chicken products when they exceed a very low level of Salmonella contamination.
APHIS Partners With Greenville Zoo on Zoo and Aquarium Serology Study
By USDA Newswire Report | May 2, 2023
Veterinarians with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently partnered with the Greenville Zoo in Greenville, South Carolina, to gather information for the Zoo and Aquarium Serology Study.
APHIS Posts New Pale Cyst Nematode (PCN) Eradication Program Report
By USDA Newswire Report | May 2, 2023
APHIS’ Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Pale Cyst Nematode (PCN) Eradication Program in Idaho has posted its 2023 first quarter report (January 1 – March 31).
APHIS Seeks Comment on Draft Pest Risk Analysis for the Importation of Fresh Ginseng from the Republic of Korea into the United States
By USDA Newswire Report | May 2, 2023
APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment (PRA) and risk management document (RMD) for the importation of fresh ginseng roots (Panax ginseng C.A. Mey.) from the Republic of Korea into the United States.
APHIS Announces Finding of No Significant Impact to Control Spotted Lanternfly
By USDA Newswire Report | May 2, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) completed Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Decision for an environmental assessment (EA) to control spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) in Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Rhode Island, a potentially devastating invasive species to agriculture and other resources.
APHIS’ Commodity Treatment Information System Will Only Accept Extensible Markup Language (XML) Starting September 1, 2023
By USDA Newswire Report | May 2, 2023
On August 30, 2023, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will retire text file formats (TXT) for uploading in-transit cold treatment temperature data into the Commodity Treatment Information System (CTIS).
Constituent Update - April 28, 2023
By USDA Newswire | May 1, 2023
Release: On April 25, 2023, FSIS announced a proposed determination to declare Salmonella an adulterant in breaded stuffed raw chicken products when they exceed a very low level of Salmonella contamination.
USDA Proposes Declaring Salmonella an Adulterant in Breaded Stuffed Raw Chicken Products
By USDA Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
Release: WASHINGTON,April 25, 2023 The U.S. Department of Agricultures (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) released today a proposed determination to declareSalmonellaan adulterant in breaded stuffed raw chicken products when they exceed a very low level ofSalmonellacontamination.This announcement is a significant first step that builds on FSISproposed regulatory framework to reduce Salmonella infections linked to poultry products, released in October 2022.
APHIS Amends Karnal Bunt (Tilletia indica) Regulated Areas in Maricopa County in Arizona
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
Effective immediately, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is amending the Karnal bunt regulated areas in Maricopa County, Arizona.
USDA Announces $2.29 Million in Farm Bill Funding to Protect Animal Health
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is awarding $2.29 million through the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) Farm Bill program to advance APHIS’ animal health preparedness.
APHIS Seeks Public Comment on the Draft Environmental Assessment for Old World Bollworm in Chicago
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is making available to the public a draft environmental assessment (EA) regarding options for actions it can take to eradicate a low-level reproducing population of Old World bollworm (OWB, Helicoverpa armigera) in the immediate vicinity of Chicago O’Hare International Airport (O’Hare).
Constituent Update - April 21, 2023
By USDA Newswire | Apr 22, 2023
Release: FSIS would like to clarify that establishments wishing to adopt the cloth sampling method (i.e., manual sampling device or continuous sampling device) for Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) testing of raw beef products no longer require a No Objection Letter (NOL) from FSIS. Additionally...
Constituent Update - April 14, 2023
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 19, 2023
On May 16, 2023, the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) will be holding a hybrid (in-person in Washington, D.C. and virtual) public meeting to provide an update on the Cyclospora cayetanensis in produce and Cronobacter spp. in powdered infant formula charges.
APHIS Seeks Comments on Draft Pest Risk Analyses for Deregulation of Chrysanthemum White Rust and the Importation of Chrysanthemum Plants for Planting
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 19, 2023
We are advising the public that we are proposing to deregulate Chrysanthemum White Rust (CWR) based on an economic evaluation (EE) prepared by APHIS.
USDA Proposes Changes to Cut Flowers Regulations and Removal of Chrysanthemum White Rust-related Provisions
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 19, 2023
The USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service proposes to adopt a notice-based process for changes to the import requirements for cut flowers.
APHIS Adds Douglas County, Wisconsin to the Spongy Moth (Lymantria dispar) Quarantine Area
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 19, 2023
Effective immediately, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is adding Douglas County in Wisconsin to the list of quarantine areas for spongy moth (formerly known as gypsy moth1).