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 which chemicals the Food and Drug Administration would prioritize for post-market assessment, according to a statement from the agency.
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Federal officials are investigating a new multi-state outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections that has killed four people.
As of June 18, the Food and Drug Administration was reporting 17 people across 13 states had been sickened in the outbreak, which has been traced to chicken fettuccine alfredo meals. The implicated
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Kraft Heinz plans to remove artificial dyes from its U.S. products starting in 2027 and will no longer launch new products with the dyes.
In a statement released June 17 the company said almost 90 percent of its U.S. products already don’t contain food, drug and cosmetic colors, but that
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The Department of Health and Human Services is requesting $72 million for food safety efforts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in fiscal year 2026.
The request is a relatively small portion of the $94.7 billion for HHS requested in President Trump’s fiscal year 2026 budget. The total
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Two species of fish-borne parasites have been found in freshwater fish routinely caught for consumption. Researchers say people could be eating the fish in ways that are conducive to transmission.
The analysis of freshwater fish collected at five fishing sites in San Diego County, CA, was published in the Journal
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Inspectors found multiple food safety violations in May at a golf course resort kitchen owned by President Trump.
The inspectors from Somerset County Department of Health found the kitchen at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey to have violations that “constitute gross insanitary or unsafe conditions, which pose
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Officials with the Food and Drug Administration are continuing to investigate several foodborne illness outbreaks.
For an outbreak of E. coli O145:H28 infections, the FDA has begun sample testing, but has not reported what it is testing. The agency had already begun traceback efforts and an onsite inspection, but has
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California is one step closer to becoming the first state in the nation to ban ultra-processed foods in public school lunches with bipartisan legislation approved by the state Assembly.
The bill, AB 1264, introduced by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, would direct the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to
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An outbreak of Salmonella infections traced to cucumbers from Florida is growing.
As of May 30, 45 people across 18 states had been infected. Sixteen people have been hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The patients range in age from 2 to 84 years old.
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The patient count in an outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections has jumped to 103, with no source yet identified as the route of the pathogen.
A week ago there were 78 confirmed patients, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The agency has not reported how old the patients are
Continue Reading Salmonella outbreak sickens more than 100 people; investigations into other outbreaks ongoing