Members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees released their consolidated appropriations bill for FY 2014 on Monday night. The $1.1-trillion omnibus bill provides $1.01 billion for the Food Safety and Inspection Service and allows for another $1 million to come from laboratory accreditation fees. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will receive $2.55 billion in discretionary funding in the bill, with an additional $1.79 billion to come from user fees. The bill allocates $900 million for the Center for Food Safety and Nutrition (CFSAN), $173 million to the Center for Veterinary Medicine and $275 million to several offices, including the Office of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, the Office of Foods and Veterinary Medicine, and the Office of the Chief Scientist.
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The number of suspected frauds reported by countries in Europe declined in February compared to the month before.
Three alerts involved the United States in February with two related to
Microbial contamination was the leading cause of Finnish recalls in 2025.
There were 299 recalls in Finland this past year, down slightly from 305 in 2024.
More than 6,200 consumer complaints about food safety were submitted to a dedicated service in Belgium in 2025.
The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC)
An increase in Campylobacter and Salmonella infections in England has been attributed to multiple factors.
It is estimated that there are 300,000 cases of foodborne Campylobacter a year with
Oregon State University has launched a new online Quality and Food Safety training series aimed at building practical skills for professionals across the food industry.
The program, offered through OSU’
The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent
Ayco Farms Inc. has initiated a recall of its fresh cantaloupe because of potential Salmonella contamination.
The affected whole fruit was distributed to Pennsylvania, Florida, California and New York. A
Alarjawi brand Royal Zaatar is being recalled in Canada because of contamination with Salmonella.
The recalled product was distributed in Alberta, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan. As of the
