In an effort to help improve the safety and security of the global food supply, several major American companies and food industry groups have helped lead training seminars in the
The Obama Administration’s top food safety officials appear to be meeting more often with people outside the federal government than they did earlier in their tenure.
The Food Safety
Somewhere between when the Obama Asian Tour reaches Seoul, South Korea on Wednesday and when it moves over to Yokohama, Japan on Friday, the American president must get barriers to
The little cube of cheese, picked up from a sample tray at a Phoenix Costco, was probably the smallest bit of food Annette Sutfin nibbled on that day.
But three
The Government of Canada has proposed amendments to its Seeds Regulations to clarify grading, labeling and advertising requirements for seed of plant pest tolerance management (PPTM) varietal blends.
Canada is
Dan Flynn’s “Inspected by USDA” in Food Safety News last month was a particularly thought-provoking editorial, to which I have some responses.
USDA’s two legal losses stemming
Leaders of 12 environmental groups ganged up on “supersalmon” Monday, demanding that the Food and Drug Administration conduct a thorough environmental study before deciding whether to approve genetically engineered (GE)
An old food safety adage says that if one eats a hamburger, it might contain meat from 100 cows. That maxim might have to be expanded to advise that if
A Cholera outbreak continues to spread in earthquak-ravaged Haiti. Late last week, the Pan American Health Organization announced that the death toll in the outbreak has risen from 442
The first new policy on Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-to-Eat Foods since 2004 will take effect in Canada next April 1.
It represents another in the Government of Canada’
A virulent wheat stem rust that has already ravaged stocks in sub-Saharan Africa threatens Afghanistan’s crop as well, so in a joint effort with Egypt the United States
The federal Government of Canada and the Canadian Honey Council (CHC) are seeking input from the bee industry on a new voluntary national biosecurity standard that will help bee keepers