The consumer group wants the USDA to release information about previously approved testing methods the department now says are unsatisfactory because of false positives.
The consumer group wants the USDA to release information about previously approved testing methods the department now says are unsatisfactory because of false positives.
Researchers from Denmark have contributed to the work behind the World Health Organization’s (WHO) updated foodborne illness estimates. Scientists at DTU National Food Institute helped with scientific advice, methodological
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released a discussion paper exploring potential flexibilities in compliance with its Food Traceability Rule. The document is intended to inform stakeholder input
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.
Poor hygiene, unsafe food handling practices, and a reliance on untrained food handlers may be placing vulnerable patients at some psychiatric hospitals at risk of foodborne illnesses, according to researchers
A judge has ruled that how the Food Standards Agency (FSA) charges the meat industry for controls is unlawful. According to the High Court judgement, at least some costs were
As part of its enforcement activities, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until
Added water in fish products and traceability concerns were among the suspected fraud issues raised in April by European countries. Four alerts mentioned the United States in April including benzoic
Clover Hill Dairy of Mechanicsville, MD, has expanded its recall of its soft ricotta/requeson cheese to include all of the cheese because it has been linked to an outbreak
Federal officials are investigating a new outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections. The Food and Drug Administration is reporting that a source of the pathogen has not yet been identified. There
The people who find foodborne outbreaks are being fired, defunded, and disbanded — and the bugs do not care.
The consumer group wants the USDA to release information about previously approved testing methods the department now says are unsatisfactory because of false positives.
Researchers from Denmark have contributed to the work behind the World Health Organization’s (WHO) updated foodborne illness estimates. Scientists at DTU National Food Institute helped with scientific advice, methodological
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