More than 4,000 samples were taken during efforts to investigate outbreaks, according to an Australian state’s annual food testing report for 2018 and 2019.
The New South Wales (NSW) Food Authority reported 4,010 food and
Continue Reading NSW agency releases annual food testing figures
The first human case of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus infection this year, is a female under the age of 18 who is a resident of Wisconsin’s Eau Claire County, reports the Wisconsin Department of
Continue Reading First Human Case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in Wisconsin during 2020
The Belgian food safety authority has had to step in less this summer at youth camps following outbreaks of food poisoning.
The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) intervened twice in
Continue Reading Food poisoning drops significantly at youth camps in Belgium
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 Six companies put on notice after FDA uncovers violations
Unlike the first 90 days or so of the coronavirus pandemic, not every outsider who made contact with USDA’s top Food Safety and Inspection Service executives in June wanted to talk about COVID-19. Nor was
Continue Reading Food safety brass over summer were taking COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 calls
Like the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration keeps “public calendars” to document when its top officials meet with people outside the federal government.
The FDA’s top official for
Continue Reading Virtual meetings help keep FDA’s Frank Yiannas in touch with all interested in food safety
People across the world are continuing to receive unsolicited packages of seeds that appear to be coming mainly from China.
The United States, Canada, India, Israel, Poland, Japan, Ireland, Germany, Australia, the United Kingdom and
Continue Reading Mystery mailings of seeds continue worldwide
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Food Safety (OFS) and the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) are hosting a virtual public meeting on Salmonella with participation from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the
Continue Reading Sept. 22 set for virtual public meeting on Salmonella
Imported fruit and vegetables remained the foodstuff with the most non-compliances in the latest round of testing by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA).
Food safety statistics from January to June showed that 396 of 3,177
Continue Reading Fruit and veg most non-compliant category in import checks
The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) last month signed a two-year alliance to provide Meat Institute members, the public, and other stakeholders
Continue Reading OSHA’s agreement with Meat Institute may be one toke over the line
