Due to flooding from Tropical Storm Hermine, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is reissuing its’ recommendations for residents in Texas and Oklahoma to minimize the potential for foodborne illnesses due to power outages and other problems often associated with severe weather.

Due to the potential threat from Tropical Storm Hermine, the FSIS is issuing recommendations for residents in coastal southern Texas and northeastern Mexico.

Trinh Company, a San Jose, Calif., establishment, is recalling approximately 2,070 pounds of cooked shredded pork skin products because the products were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

In a continuing effort to reach more consumers and educators with food safety information, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today launched Pregúntele a Karen (Ask Karen), and the FSIS Spanish language Twitter feed.

Due to the potential threat from Hurricane Earl, the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing recommendations for residents in the American Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and on the mainland from North Carolina to Maine. FSIS urges those in the projected storm path to watch the storm closely in order to minimize possible foodborne illnesses as a result of power outages and other problems often associated with severe storms.