Search

If you are a tailgate party food coach, keeping track of food safety time periods and knowing when and how to chill food are important parts of the food safety playbook. (Rod Bain and USDA food safety expert Meredith Carothers)

Taking your tailgate party food from home to the field or a friend's house? Keep in mind some time in transit when factoring in food safety. (Rod Bain and USDA food safety expert Meredith Carothers)

A heat dome travelling through various areas of the nation's Southern tier has created some crop concerns during the August period of the growing season. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey talks about a heat dome parked during mid-July over the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest, and its role in record high temperatures.

A mid-July heat dome appears to have contributed to late August crop condition numbers for corn grown in parts of the Midwest. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA's Chief Veterinary Officer explained response methods if a case of New World Screwworm is found during Mexican live cattle import safety protocols prior to U.S. port of entry in Arizona. (Rod Bain and Dr. Alan Huddleston)

Football season means tailgate parties in many instances but party chefs need to consider avoiding food safety fouls involving cross contamination of food products. (Rod Bain and USDA food safety expert Meredith Carothers)

USDA Food Safety Under Secretary Mindy Brashears reviews the proposed timeline to implement the Salmonella SAFE (Science, Action, Faster Response, and Effective Control) Plan.

Under Secretary for Food Safety Mindy Brashears explains how USDA's new Salmonella SAFE Plan builds upon and moves beyond existing science-based salmonella control standards.

Creating a gold standard in science-based salmonella control is the mission of USDA's recently announced Salmonella SAFE (Science, Action, Faster Response, and Effective Control) Plan. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Food Safety Mindy Brashears)