Controls on the ready-to-eat food sector in Belgium mostly ensure compliance with European union rules, but some issues are not detected or treated seriously enough.
DG Sante, the unit that leads the European Commission’s policies
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New Zealand targets 20 percent decline in foodborne Campylobacter by 2025
New Zealand has set a goal to reduce foodborne Campylobacter infections by 20 percent by 2025.
The goal to cut foodborne campylobacteriosis was informed by a study commissioned by New Zealand Food Safety that found
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Organic growers say it is in their economic interest to stay grounded in soil
Federal Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler is a former assistant U.S. attorney who spent much of her career as a top prosecutor for major federal crimes. Her latest assignment as Magistrate for the U.S. District Court
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FSA outlines controls for producers in raw milk guidance
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has developed a guidance document for producers of raw drinking milk in England and Wales.
The guidance has been produced in response to increasing sales and outbreaks related to unpasteurized
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FDA reveals 2020 plan to increase food safety of leafy greens
Step by step, FDA officials are tackling the link between E. coli outbreaks and leafy greens. They released their new plan today with many steps repeating their walk thus far, but new footprints are planned
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Infamous poultry case is finally going to get an ending
Unlike Han Solo, the Star Wars character played by Harrison Ford, federal Judge Gregory K. Frizzell was not frozen in carbonite as a wall ornament for Jabba the Hutt. Nor has his honor been in
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EU data shows foodborne infections getting harder to treat
Foodborne bacterial infections are becoming harder to treat, according to a report on antimicrobial resistance from EFSA and ECDC.
Salmonella and Campylobacter are increasingly resistant to ciprofloxacin, one of the main antibiotics for treating infections
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Warning letters sent to companies in Texas, Wisconsin, and California
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.
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Learning from the past and looking to the future with Frank Yiannas
SEATTLE — “Are we winning the battle against foodborne disease?” Frank Yiannas, FDA deputy commissioner for food policy and response, asked the hundreds of food safety leaders from around the globe at this year’s Global
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Letter From The Editor: Brashears confirmation vote long overdue
Opinion
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is getting a new top administrative officer. Paul Kiecker, who joined the agency in 1988 as a food inspector, is succeeding Carmen Rottenberg as FSIS Administrator.
Kiecker,
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