Two men have been handed suspended prison sentences of six months in the Netherlands for their roles in the sale of Salmonella contaminated eggs.
The director and a manager at the implicated company were also
Continue Reading Duo receives suspended sentences for selling Salmonella contaminated eggs
The Food and Drug Administration is continuing its use of import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent modifications to
Continue Reading Dairy products, seafood, coconut imports subject to stepped up enforcement efforts
The Dutch food agency identified 5,700 possible violations in red meat and poultry slaughterhouses in the first half of 2022.
The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) said this resulted in 401 written
Continue Reading Dutch figures highlight issues at slaughterhouses; food safety compromised
Eleven organizations that work closely with the Food and Drug Administration are asking bipartisan congressional leaders to work with them on “several pressing food safety issues this year.”
The eleven who’ve written congressional leaders include:
Continue Reading Food safety groups pitch congressional leaders on the inside game
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent.
Continue Reading Ready-to-eat bakery facility warned over pest problems in facility
Several weeks ago, food safety advocate Bill Marler launched his campaign to “Get the ‘F’ out of the FDA.”
Marler proposed that Congress split the Food and Drug Administration into two separate
Continue Reading It is time to rebuild the U.S. food safety system
Consumer Reports and the Environmental Working Group are halfway home in their strategy to ban harmful chemicals in food. They’ve focused on California where a slow but steady approach has landed a favorable 54-11 Assembly
Continue Reading California Assembly passes first-in-the-nation ban on chemicals in processed food
In announcing a draft compliance guide for FDA staff on enforcement about major food allergen labeling the agency has missed the mark with a comment about sesame activities, according to the Center for Science in
Continue Reading FDA’s draft guidance on allergen labeling met with lukewarm reception from consumer group
When does 3 follow 12? That’s when the Supreme Court’s decision on California’s Proposition 12 also freed the logjam on Massachusetts Question 3.
The Supreme Court last week handed down a 5-to-4 decision favoring California’s
Continue Reading Supreme Court’s Proposition 12 ruling puts Massachusetts Question 3 back into play
On the final day of the state’s legislative session, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill to make some sales of raw, unpasteurized milk legal.
The Iowa State Dairy Association opposes the sale of unpasteurized
Continue Reading Raw, unpasteurized milk can now be sold by farmers directly to consumers in Iowa