US Department of Agriculture’s Office of Food Safety (OFS) and the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will host a virtual meeting Wednesday, Sept. 22, discussing its latest food safety outline, "Roadmap to Reducing Salmonella: Driving Change through Science-Based Policy."

The FDA issued a warning letter to Lea-Way Farms, Inc. citing a myriad of violations at its North Carolina processing plant.

The agency has issued an import alert for pig ear dog chews or other pig ear pet treats suspected to contain Salmonella, following a long-winded outbreak in the United States in 2019.

The company’s pet food manufacturing facility in New Jersey was not in compliance with some sanitation and cGMP standards, and some finished product tested positive for pathogens.

The agency found Aunt Jeni’s Home Made Turkey Dinner Dog Food tested positive for a drug-resistant strain of Salmonella.

Go Raw, LLC, has voluntarily recalled one lot of its Quest Beef Cat Food as a precaution.

The agency has published guidance based on frequently asked questions about ensuring the safety of domestic and imported pig ear pet treat products in the US market.

The agency, along with the US Food and Drug Administration, said cases have slowed and returned to baseline levels since early September.

Two Best Bully Sticks products have been recalled in light of the recent Salmonella outbreak linked to pig ear pet treats.

The distributor is recalling 30-count packs of pig ears under Brazilian brand Berkley & Jensen, after recalling 34 lots of Chef Toby pig ear products, also from Brazil, in August.