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More than six months after a deadly Listeria outbreak was traced to Boar’s Head deli meat, the company has hired a chief food safety officer.
Natalie Dyenson will begin
The patient count in an outbreak of infections from Listeria monocytogenes is increasing as the Food and Drug Administration continues to look for a cause.
As of March 27, the
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Martin Makary to head the Food and Drug Administration.
The chamber voted to approve President Trump’s nomination largely along party lines, voting 56-
A year into the outbreak of avian flu, there is a continuing threat from the virus to poultry flocks and dairy herds, and to a lesser degree humans.
Since March
A new survey has shown that 56 percent of U.S. adults know that drinking raw milk, sometimes called “fresh” milk, is less safe than drinking pasteurized milk.
The survey,
The FDA is delaying enforcement of the Food Traceability Rule, which has been in the works for 14 years, by another 30 months.
In an announcement on March 20, the
The FDA has initiated a site inspection related to a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak that has sickened more than two dozen people.
Although it has also begun sample testing, the Food
New research shows there were 9.9 million domestically acquired foodborne illnesses in the United States in 2019. The most recent data available before this was published in 2011.
By
The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland has entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against Totally Cool Inc., a Maryland manufacturer of ice cream and frozen
The FDA has launched a program, titled Operation Stork Speed, to help ensure the safety of infant formula.
The Food and Drug Administration’s action comes as Consumer Reports releases
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The Department of Government Efficiency has cut staff at the Food and Drug Administration, including employees in food safety roles.
Following the cuts, Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods Jim
Marty Makary is one step closer to becoming the head of the Food and Drug Administration.
On March 13, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted to advance
