WASHINGTON NEWS

HACCP plans must address Salmonella and E. coli
The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service on April 22 announced new safety directives to control pathogens in plants that produce ground beef. FSIS inspectors will determine whether plants have specifically addressed Salmonella and Escherichia coli O157:H7 in their Pathogen Reduction/HACCP plans. Ground beef plants that do not employ effective decontamination strategies, or that do not require their suppliers to do so as par…