In one of his final acts before leaving the USDA, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue signed an agreement ending a turf war between his department and the Department of Health and Human Services. It shifts
Continue Reading Perdue exits the building after getting USDA jurisdiction over gene-edited livestock
On Wednesday, Jan. 20, I sat through a few meetings, delivered a presentation on food safety labeling, and was interviewed for a podcast on food safety. All of this work took place at
The Food Standards Agency has warned about potentially unsafe meat sold via Facebook.
Implicated meat products were supplied before Jan. 15 by an unregistered and unapproved Wiltshire-based vendor. It is understood that distribution has occurred
Continue Reading FSA issues warning about safety of meat sold on Facebook
An investigation by officials in New Zealand has traced the source of several Listeria infections to a meat supplier.
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)’s New Zealand Food Safety and Nelson Marlborough Public Health Service
Continue Reading Listeria contamination traced to meat supplier
She can grow some mean salad greens. “So healthy for you and your family,” she’ll cheerfully tell the customer who makes regular stops at her booth at the local farmers market.
At another booth,
Continue Reading Even a small farm needs a strong food safety plan and legal protection for it
Norway has opted not to change the rules around the sale of unpasteurized, raw milk to protect consumer health.
In 2017, the Ministry of Health and Care Services commissioned the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet)
Continue Reading Norway decides not to change raw milk rules; salmon producers face review
The deadline for nominations for awards to be presented by the International Association for Food Protection this year at its annual conference is Feb. 16.
The categories range from the Black Pearl Award for corporate
Continue Reading IAFP seeks nominations for 2021 awards; deadline approaches
Officials in Germany and Denmark have reported low levels of pesticide residues in food.
A report, published by the German Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL), is based on results from 20,283
Continue Reading Germany and Denmark record low pesticide residue findings on food
Lancaster Foods LLC is recalling processed butternut squash items because they may be contaminated with Listeria Monocytogene.
This recall comes after two other butternut squash product recalls from Pero Family Farms Co. LLC and Publix
Continue Reading Lancaster Foods recalls butternut squash products over Listeria concerns
Food poisoning has been the main food safety concern of surveyed Japanese people for almost every year since 2008, according to a study.
Food poisoning was ranked as the top food safety related hazard causing
Continue Reading Food poisoning top concern for people in Japan
Researchers at the University of Georgia are studying the risk of Listeria monocytogenes developing a tolerance to sanitizers, with a specific focus on fresh produce production plants.
The project, titled “Possibility, duration and molecular predictors
Continue Reading Researchers examine Listeria tolerance to sanitizers
