Food Safety News - 10/31/2020

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The Wrong Way to Modernize Beef Inspection By Thomas Gremillion on Oct 31, 2020 12:33 am Opinion Earlier this week, Tyson Foods indicated that it will soon replace over a dozen federal food safety inspectors in its Holcomb, Kansas beef plant with company employees, pursuant to regulatory waivers that will also allow the company to raise line speeds. However you feel about the current beef inspection system, this is the wrong... Continue Reading Budget and staff cuts impacting enforcement in UK By Joe Whitworth on Oct 31, 2020 12:33 am Many of the UK’s regulatory agencies find themselves unable to enforce the rules due to budget cuts and declining staff numbers, according to new research. The report examined losses in regulatory enforcement capacity across six areas including food, the environment, health and safety, and consumer protection. Unchecked UK, a group supported by 40 organizations across... Continue Reading