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The Senate Appropriations Committee has voted to advance its agricultural funding bill, which, if approved, could reduce the impact of some of the provisions sought by the president.
The bill
The FDA has concluded its investigation into an outbreak of Salmonella infections traced to organic and cage-free eggs and the CDC has declared the outbreak to be over.
The outbreak
To mark his first 100 days as head of the FDA, Martin Makary is touting his efforts to change the agency’s operations.
The Food and Drug Administration administrator says
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a new outbreak of foodborne illnesses and has closed an investigation of another.
The new outbreak, of Salmonella Anatum, has sickened 10 people.
A man charged with 22 counts of criminal threat involving food at an upscale Kansas City area restaurant has pleaded guilty.
Jace Hanson, 22, pleaded guilty in Johnson County (KS)
A new study shows that vaccination of food handlers is an effective way to reduce the spread of hepatitis A.
The study, published in the journal Frontiers, says hepatitis A
Public health officials continue to identify patients in a Salmonella Montevideo outbreak traced to fresh cucumbers, even though the CDC has declared the outbreak over.
As of June 30, there
Nestle and Conagra have promised to eliminate artificial colors from their U.S. food and beverages.
They are the latest big food companies to make such a pledge.
Kraft Heinz,
Researchers have found that nanoplastics make foodborne bacteria like E. coli O157:H7 stronger, increasing their dangers to people.
According to the report, nanoplastics are everywhere. The microscopic fragments can
If the FDA charged food companies user fees it could strengthen its oversight of food safety, according to a recent study.
The study, “Advancing the FDA’s Human Foods Program
Another food company is pledging to remove artificial dyes from its products, with General Mills being the latest to respond to a request from the Secretary of Health and Human
The FDA is giving consumers one month to comment on a proposed method for ranking chemicals in food.
The new method would involve a systematic and science-based approach to determine
