The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the State of Oregon have reached a cooperative agreement, under which the state inspection program may inspect meat products produced for shipment within the state.
Under
Continue Reading Oregon’s state inspection program is 28th in the nation
The Mississippi State Department of Health, through a joint investigation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has discovered for the first time in the United States an uncommon bacteria that causes melioidosis.
Melioidosis
Continue Reading Uncommon bacteria found in Gulf area by Mississippi-CDC investigation
Colorado could decriminalize the personal use and possession of certain psychedelic plants and fungi, including “magic mushrooms,” and create a Natural Medicine Access Program, according to a voter initiative on the November ballot.
Oregon, two
Continue Reading Oregon-like legalization of “magic” mushrooms is the goal of the Colorado ballot measure
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has created resources for parents and caregivers to learn more about the factors the agency considered in determining whether to exercise flexibilities for these products and how they
Continue Reading FDA announces resources for parents and caregivers on imported infant formula
Ten years ago the California LGMA partnered with STOP Foodborne Illness to create a motivational training video for leafy greens producers. In May 2022, the California LGMA and STOP Foodborne Illness provided an update to
Continue Reading California LGMA and STOP update “The Why Behind Food Safety” video
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday issued warning letters to four companies for illegally selling honey-based products that may pose a significant health risk to consumers.
The FDA’s laboratory testing found that product
Continue Reading Warnings about honey with ingredients that are not disclosed, including ED drugs
The benefits of eating more fish outweigh the risks, according to an assessment in Norway.
Health advantages from increasing fish intake to two to three meals a week outweigh the risks of exposure to environmental
Continue Reading Norwegian fish assessment finds benefits outweigh risks
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has a few things on its Constitute Update related to food safety this week.
Two of the items involve the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and one involves the
Continue Reading USDA sessions look at food safety related to poultry, antimicrobial resistance
The giant African snail was first found in southern Florida in the 1960s, and it took 10 years and $1 million to eradicate it. It was reintroduced in 2011, and eradication efforts were completed in 2021
Continue Reading Twice eradicated giant African snails invade Florida again
Commercial poultry flocks in the United States have mostly escaped highly pathogenic avian influenza during the past month.
And a world snapshot for the period from May 19 through June 8 by the World Animal
Continue Reading Bird flu eases in commercial poultry, but APHIS fears it could return in fall