Dept. of Agriculture

Dept. of Agriculture

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A17: No deregulation here. This proposal is about doing things better in a more modern way and decreasing Salmonella for consumers ~DrH

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Q 17 RT : : , with salmonella rates so high, deregulating poultry inspection is a good idea?

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A16 con't: & will cont to do all we can to protect US consumers. We've issued 3 public health alerts last week () ~DrH

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A16: The Canadian authority is lead on the recall for XL. We're collaborating on effectiveness checks.. (con't) ~DrH

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Q16 RT : , will you recall beef potentially contaminated w/e.coli from XL in Canada that has entered into US commerce?

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A15: We provide HACCP training to our inspectors. Is that what you mean? ~DrH @askUSDA

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A14: Our legal authority is for meat, poultry and processed eggs. But we work with on the big picture ~DrH

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Q14 RT : - what is the different between what you do for food safety and what FDA does?

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Q13 RT : What can we do in our daily lives 2 make our food safer aside from rinsing produce & using a thermometer ?

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Q11 RT : Will there be any funds made available to support food safety education outreach at the local level?

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A10: In May 2011 it was lowered to 145 degrees plus three minutes rest time. ~DrH

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