NOL Issued for MicroTally® Mitt on Other Raw Ground Beef Components
NOL Issued for MicroTally®Mitt Poultry-Carcass Parts and Combo Sampling
MicroTally’s Aggregate Sampling = Composite Sampling Performance in Produce
USDA/FSIS Issues NOL for MicroTally® Mitt MSD™ Sampler for Poultry
The USDA/FSIS has issued a Letter of No Objection (NOL) for the MicroTally® Mitt food surface sampler. MicroTally® Mitt is the newest MSD™ sampling product, designed to make manual food surface sampling as effortless as using your own hands. As a result of this NOL, MicroTally® Mitt can now be used in federally inspected establishments […]
Breaking Ground in Food Safety: Validation of MicroTally® Mitt for Sampling Beef Trimmings for Pathogen Testing
Recent trials, conducted in collaboration with industry partners across multiple processing plants, have demonstrated the efficacy of the MicroTally® Mitt in recovering bacteria and detecting pathogen contamination in raw beef manufacturing trimmings. The results speak for themselves – MicroTally® Mitt delivers equivalent performance to established methods while providing added convenience and efficiency.
USDA/FSIS Issues NOL for MicroTally® Mitt MSD™ Sampler
The USDA/FSIS has issued a Letter of No Objection (NOL) for the MicroTally® Mitt food surface sampler. MicroTally® Mitt is the newest MSD™ sampling product, designed to make manual food surface sampling as effortless as using your own hands. As a result of this NOL, MicroTally® Mitt can now be used in federally inspected establishments […]
USDA/FSIS Leadership Endorsement of MSD/CSD Sampling for Beef Trim
Dr. Kiecker, Head Administrator of the USDA FSIS, makes the statement, “I don’t know why we wouldn’t be using this”, in reference to the MicroTally® sampling devices, during his presentation at the Beef Industry Food Safety Conference (BIFSCo) in Dallas. The references MSD and CSD have earned a “Letter of No Objection” from the USDA/FSIS.
Changes Coming Soon to USDA-FSIS Testing, Sampling for E. coli, Salmonella in Beef
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA’s FSIS) has announced upcoming changes and expansions to its beef sampling and testing programs for Escherichia coli and Salmonella. FSIS to Replace N60 Method with Cloth Method to Sample Trim. Beginning February 1, 2023, FSIS intends to stop using the N60 excision method to sample domestic beef manufacturing trimmings […]
Should Nuts and Low-Moisture Foods Consider a New Sampling Approach
By Dr. Eric Wilhelmsen A pervasive trend exists to take larger and more frequent samples to address microbial contamination. This trend has touched almonds and is expected to hit other nut products. Various low-moisture powders have been shown to be very heterogeneous with regard to pathogen contamination. If experience holds true, then increased sample size […]
Determination of Verification Parameters for Using the Manual Sampling Device for Fresh Raw Beef Trim
By Dr. Terrance M. Arthur, Ted Brown and Dr. Tommy L. Wheeler Multifaceted food safety systems are used by the beef processing industry to minimize risk of bacterial contamination of the finished product. These systems are comprised of several parts including the conditional release of product requiring a sample to produce a negative result on a […]