This year’s annual Center for Produce Safety Research Symposium will be held virtually in June and July. The CPS will present the event through a series of five weekly live webinars.
The sessions are set
Continue Reading Virtual Center for Produce Safety Research Symposium scheduled for June and July
Only an annual budget proviso keeps USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service from providing equine inspection services. Without USDA inspection, horses cannot be slaughtered in the U.S. for human consumption.
Whether or not the
Continue Reading A permanent ban on horse slaughter might replace that yearly budget proviso
Argentinian authorities have published a report they hope will increase understanding of the Trichinella situation in the country.
The National Service for Agrifood Health and Quality (SENASA) report analyzed Trichinellosis reports between 2010 and 2019.
Continue Reading Argentina notes downward trend in Trichinella outbreaks
In an increasing era of transparency, the FDA, along with its food safety partners at the CDC and FSIS, have for the last several months been listing and announcing investigations of foodborne illness outbreaks
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: FDA is letting more sunshine in — outbreak table available
The FDA’s Inspection Observation Data for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020, depicting how frequently particular violations were found during food facility inspections between October 2019 and September 2020, are out.
Hampton, VA-based Registrar Corp. did
Continue Reading FDA’s data for 2020 shows top five violation categories at food facilities
A probe in France into people receiving seeds from Asia that they did not order has found it was likely an online scam.
In summer 2020, people in many countries, including France, reported getting parcels
Continue Reading France reveals results of unordered seeds investigation
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is urging the Food and Drug Administration to protect consumers from unprocessed poppy seeds, which are often contaminated with the plant’s naturally occurring opiate residues.
The
Continue Reading CSPI petitions FDA for maximum opiate levels and controls for poppy seeds
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 FDA warns company over ‘Corona Destroyer Tea’ false claims
Score a touchdown this year with your Super Bowl LV snacks by keeping bacteria out of the end zone. While your Super Bowl traditions may look different this year given COVID-19 and the need
Continue Reading Keep foodborne illness away from your Super Bowl end zone
The FDA is launching a new, temporary testing program for the romaine lettuce from commercial coolers in the Yuma, AZ, growing region. Romaine from the area has been linked to several foodborne illness outbreaks
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Is the FDA reviving the MDP without telling us?
