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13 Aug 2016, 10:04 pm by Dan Flynn
(Photo illustration) So I suggested Congress get a little wild and send over an extra $250 million to Al Almanza’s shop, with a challenge for FSIS to use the extra bucks for innovations in food safety. [read post]
5 Jan 2013, 11:18 pm by Dan Flynn
Al Almanza, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service Administrator, would resolve to get horse and ride it in a few parades before he has to make any decisions about FSIS providing equine inspection services. [read post]
8 Jul 2017, 10:00 pm by News Desk
Monday, a special session over the noon hour will feature a regulatory update on food safety from Al Almanza, USDA’s acting deputy under secretary for food safety and administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service, and Stephen Ostroff, deputy commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine at the Food and Drug Administration. [read post]
3 May 2011, 2:59 am
 "With hundreds of thousands without power, coupled with storm damage and flood waters from these destructive storms, food safety can be a critical public health risk," said FSIS Administrator Al Almanza. [read post]
9 Dec 2020, 9:05 pm by Dan Flynn
Instead of naming a new Under Secretary for Food Safety, as required by law, Obama let Vilsack name Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Administrator Al Almanza as a Deputy Under Secretary. [read post]
30 Oct 2013, 10:02 pm by Dan Flynn
Department of Justice (DOJ) attorneys for the three named defendants in the case — Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Under Secretary for Food Safety Elisabeth Hagen and FSIS Administrator Al Almanza — then suggested speeding up the case by skipping all preliminary arguments. [read post]
25 Aug 2011, 2:59 am
"Hurricanes not only pose dangers to people's physical safety, but the resulting power outages and other effects of hurricanes also can affect the safety of the food people may rely upon after hurricanes strike," said FSIS Administrator Al Almanza. [read post]
12 Mar 2011, 1:59 am
 "Possible flood waters and related disruptions to power can have a serious impact on food safety and could become a critical public health issue," said FSIS Administrator Al Almanza. [read post]
17 Apr 2016, 8:19 am by Andy Weisbecker
“In 2013, we launched a series of targeted efforts to address Salmonella in meat and poultry products, known as the Salmonella Action Plan, and recent data show that since then the incidence of Salmonella Typhimurium infection has dropped by 15 percent,” said USDA Deputy Undersecretary for Food Safety, Al Almanza. [read post]
4 Feb 2016, 7:06 am by Andy Weisbecker
“This approach to poultry inspection is based on science, supported by strong data, and will truly improve public health,” said USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety Al Almanza. [read post]
7 Jul 2013, 9:16 pm by Helena Bottemiller
In June 2010, when FSIS held a public meeting at USDA in Washington, DC to discuss the first draft of the guidance, Administrator Al Almanza told the audience that he had held the document for a while saying, “I knew it was going to have a significant impact across the Agency. [read post]
24 Apr 2012, 2:59 am
Results showed lower rates of Salmonella and USDA officials concluded that quality assurance tasks, such as checking for bruises and blemishes, don't provide adequate food safety protection.It's a program that earned the enthusiastic backing of USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Administrator Al Almanza, who wrote about it on April 13 in the Huffington Post.He wrote, "If we're going to have a debate on the merits of this proposal, I welcome it. [read post]
27 May 2017, 10:00 pm by Coral Beach
“The best and only way to make sure bacteria have been killed and food is safe to eat is by cooking it to the correct internal temperature as measured by a food thermometer,” said FSIS Administrator Al Almanza. [read post]
11 Jan 2012, 1:59 am
Elisabeth Hagen and Administrator Al Almanza for the foresight and courage to tackle wasteful government spending, and design FSIS reorganization that will still protect public health while being a better steward of taxpayer dollars.Corporations are forced into such painful decisions when economic reality dictates change. [read post]
24 Feb 2012, 1:59 am
"We think Undersecretary Hagen and FSIS Administrator Al Almanza are the ones who "must remain valiant" in the next few months.Maybe the word he was searching for is "vigilant"? [read post]
21 Dec 2020, 9:07 pm by Dan Flynn
Brian Ronholm, who served as deputy undersecretary under Hagan, continued in that role and FSIS Administrator Al Almanza was named as a deputy undersecretary, increasing his responsibilities at the USDA. [read post]
25 Nov 2015, 10:01 pm by Dan Flynn
“FSIS is committed to a smooth and gradual introduction to the new inspection program, which was mandated by the 2014 Farm Bill,” said Al Almanza, USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety. [read post]
25 Apr 2017, 10:00 pm by News Desk
“Our new performance standard for chicken parts is a perfect example of the type of proactive, prevention-based food policies that we’re focused on at FSIS – policies that are based on science, that are supported by strong data, and that will truly improve public health,” said Al Almanza, FSIS Administrator. [read post]
22 Aug 2012, 2:59 am
"Our top priority is to ensure the safety of the food Americans feed their families," said Al Almanza, Administrator of FSIS. [read post]