Over the past weekend, a heartland newspaper shared with its readers the stunning conclusion of its local health department.
What was disclosed was that contaminated spices were determined to be the second largest cause of
Continue Reading Heartland study finds spices second only to paint for the lead poisoning of children
An inability of some countries to meet food safety standards of other nations and the associated border rejections contribute to food loss and waste, according to an expert policy brief.
The G20 is a forum
Continue Reading Policy brief covers border rejections due to food safety
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With but a few hours remaining, it’s time to look back at the important food safety events and trends of 2022. While Food Safety News stories are the source of much of
Continue Reading One last look at 2022’s Top Ten
Fewer restrictions on raw milk sales and so-called “Food Freedom” bills have been popular in Statehouses for more than a decade now. And while these do not always break across partisan lines, it can be
Continue Reading After the midterms, state food safety remains more in the hands of the GOP
During the same week that the Food and Drug Administration re-affirmed its approval of Atlantic salmon with an intentionally altered genome, the agency also permitted the growth of chicken from animal cells in laboratories.
The
Continue Reading Technology in food driving FDA’s announcements during the past week
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)) , with the USDA, has announced a new rule that will expand flexibilities under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program.
“WIC reaches over 6
Continue Reading DeLauro, USDA announce new rule for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
It was not exactly a do-over, but a federal court did order the Food and Drug Administration to do additional analysis and reconsider its “no effect” determination from 2015 for the AquaBounty salmon.
The FDA
Continue Reading FDA releases draft amended environmental assessment for AquAdvantage salmon and sets virtual public meeting
If the U.S. Senate can stay focused for long enough today, Jose Emilio Esteban will likely be confirmed as the nation’s sixth undersecretary for food safety. He’s been waiting for 340 days
With a Senate
Continue Reading Senate could confirm Esteban for USDA post as early as today
Implications of trade policy are related to consumer preferences and market structure, according to an analysis by an economist at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies.
Mahdi Ghodsi used a cost-benefit analysis to investigate
Continue Reading Model uses Brazil and EU poultry dispute to assess market impact
A political party in Germany has criticized the time it took for a long-running Listeria outbreak to be solved.
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Bayern said it was shocked by the lack of checks
Continue Reading Officials criticized for gap in controls at firm behind Listeria cases