Halloween has a different look in many communities this year. Outdoor Halloween parties, car trunk trick-or-treating events and more masks than ever are in the mix. With all these changes, it doesn’t hurt to brush
Continue Reading Food safety tips for this Halloween with food safety expert Robert Gravani
Today marks the beginning of the semi-annual meeting of the National Organic Standards Board, which advises the USDA’s National Organic Program on policies and regulations.
The five-day meeting will be live online with a
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People move for all kinds of reasons — new jobs, to be closer to family, and sometimes for specific food options.
Everyone should be conscious and vigilant when it comes to where they buy and
Continue Reading WalletHub maps out the best cities for vegans and vegetarians
It’s hunting season, and just like hunters need to be well trained in gun safety to avoid accidents, hunters also need to be well trained in food safety to avoid foodborne illnesses.
Those who field
Continue Reading Game food safety tips for hunters
Mention sustainable agriculture and you’ll likely get a hearty thumbs-up. Ask why this is so, and you’ll hear how sustainable farmers take good care of the soil, their animals, the environment,
Continue Reading With care, sustainable farming and food safety can be a good match
The Food and Drug Administration uses 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 FDA’s import alerts, as
Continue Reading FDA modifies alerts for cheese, shrimp, conchmeat, canned foods, other seafood
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has responded to petition sponsors with differing opinions about how lab-grown “meat” and “beef” should be labeled.
The FSIS Office of Policy and Program Development has denied the
Continue Reading Petition responses point to direction that regulators are going on lab-grown meat labeling
By Tom Neltner, Environmental Defense Fund Chemicals Policy Director
The latest annual food industry survey demonstrates that U.S. consumers continue to have significant concerns about chemicals in food. Specifically,
Continue Reading Chemicals in food continue to be a top food safety concern among consumers
Football season is back in full swing. Stadiums are filling up with fans again, and grilling in stadium parking lots and at backyard cookouts are back with the gridiron season. The food fun includes fans
Continue Reading PRO grilling tips for pro tailgaters
Not so long ago, there was a time when going to grocery stores or restaurants was about the only way you could get food. Oh, big cities offered deliveries of pizza and Chinese food. But
Continue Reading New food delivery models subject of FDA virtual summit scheduled for October
