The European Commission has answered several questions around new rules on the use of Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) in foodborne outbreak investigations.
In a frequently asked questions document, the EU
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
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded its warning to restaurants, retailers and consumers not to serve, sell or eat certain frozen half-shell oysters from South Korea’s
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a major restructuring today, consolidating multiple agencies into a new Administration for Healthy America (AHA) and reducing its workforce by
Idaho Smokehouse Partners LLC of Shelley, ID, has updated its recall of 29,541 pounds—more than 14 tons—of ready-to-eat beef sticks after two consumers reported finding metal pieces
Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA of Suffolk, VA, is recalling 692 cases of Our Family Traverse City Cherry Artificially Flavored Decaf Light Roast Ground Coffee because a portion of the production
Almost 30 people have fallen ill and three have died in a multi-year Listeria outbreak being investigated in Denmark.
There are two different Listeria types linked to Polar Salmon Hjerting
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Martin Makary to head the Food and Drug Administration.
The chamber voted to approve President Trump’s nomination largely along party lines, voting 56-44
The tragic death of 14-year-old Miller Gardner, the son of former New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, highlights the critical need for food safety awareness while traveling abroad.
Authorities are
A year into the outbreak of avian flu, there is a continuing threat from the virus to poultry flocks and dairy herds, and to a lesser degree humans.
Since March
More than 5,200 consumer complaints about food safety were submitted to a dedicated service in Belgium in 2024.
The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC)
A dairy in Middlefield, OH, is recalling its chocolate milk because of a lack of proper pasteurization.
The Ohio Department of Agriculture reported on March 26 it had discovered that
