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
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The FDA recently announced it is conducting a year-long testing project on freshcut, also called pre-cut, cantaloupe.
In addition to testing for the foodborne pathogens of Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes, the sampling “assignment” includes inspections
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The United Kingdom has again pushed back border control checks for some food products imported from the European Union.
The UK government cited the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on businesses and supply chains for
Continue Reading UK further delays border control checks on EU food imports
Out of 90 submitting teams the FDA has announced a dozen winners in its “Low- or No-Cost Tech-Enabled Traceability Challenge.”
Including the United States, companies and groups from 14 countries entered the contest. The goal
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is implementing temporary import conditions for romaine lettuce from the Salinas Valley in California for the 2021 growing season.
The conditions apply to romaine from Santa Cruz, Santa Clara
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Both because it wants to and because a federal court wants it done, the EPA will be working on a new Navigable Waters Protection Rule.
Such work has gone on now for almost 50 years.
Continue Reading EPA again working on yet another Navigable Waters Protection Rule
The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) is inviting the public to submit written comments or provide oral comments at its Fall 2021 business meeting.
In the United States, organic agriculture makes up less than 1
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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 Food firms in California, Illinois warned about lack of documents for imports
A law not costing the treasury trillions yet delivering something consumers want might be unusual in this day and age, but thats what a bipartisan foursome of U.S. senators have planned.
The four: U.S. Sens.
Continue Reading Bipartisan senators say mandatory beef labeling is what American consumers want
Fats and oils remained the category most debated in 2020 by European countries trying to tackle food fraud, according to a report.
The EU Agri-Food Fraud Network (FFN) is managed by the Directorate-General for Health
Continue Reading Food fraud discussions continue to rise in Europe
Since the current African Swine Fever (ASF) panzootic began in the Liaoning province of China in 2018, the United States and Canada have kept the pig virus out of North America. But, in July, USDA’s
Continue Reading Urgent action needed to curb the spread of African Swine Fever in the Americas
