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FDA tightens importation restrictions of foods with Salmonella, pesticides

The Food and Drug Administration continues using import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.

By News Desk

/ 25 Jan 2024

FDA tightens importation restrictions of foods with Salmonella, pesticides

Dutch agency probes extraintestinal infections and food link

A connection between extraintestinal infections and food is possible, but it is hard to prove a direct link, according to a Dutch agency. Extraintestinal infections arise outside the intestines, especially

By Joe Whitworth

/ 25 Jan 2024

Dutch agency probes extraintestinal infections and food link

Publisher’s Platform: Representatives demand FDA action on lead-tainted cinnamon applesauce

–OPINION — House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and Ranking Member Anna G. Eshoo

By Bill Marler

/ 24 Jan 2024

Publisher’s Platform: Representatives demand FDA action on lead-tainted cinnamon applesauce

Direct sales of raw milk to the consumer are likely coming to Colorado

It was only a matter of time. Colorado raw milk rules are among the most restrictive in the West, but that isn’t likely to last. With bipartisan sponsors, Senate

By Dan Flynn

/ 24 Jan 2024

Direct sales of raw milk to the consumer are likely coming to Colorado

EU modifies the frequency of controls on food imports

The European Commission has changed the level of inspections on various imported products, including decreases related to ethylene oxide and increases due to pesticide residues. The revised legislation sets the

By Joe Whitworth

/ 24 Jan 2024

EU modifies the frequency of controls on food imports

Yersinia findings in UK prompt call for better surveillance

Researchers have raised questions about the threat Yersinia enterocolitica poses to public health. The study, involving the Quadram Institute, University of East Anglia, and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

By News Desk

/ 24 Jan 2024

Yersinia findings in UK prompt call for better surveillance

City ending local restaurant inspections in retaliation against its inspectors for closing a popular restaurant

UPDATE- The Lewiston City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to postpone any action on the items below until March 19. No change in city restaurant inspections or staffing will occur

By Dan Flynn

/ 23 Jan 2024

City ending local restaurant inspections in retaliation against its inspectors for closing a popular restaurant

Most major pathogens see an increase in Ireland

The number of E. coli, Salmonella, Campylobacter, and Listeria infections have gone up in Ireland, according to 2022 data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC). During the COVID-19 pandemic,

By Joe Whitworth

/ 23 Jan 2024

Most major pathogens see an increase in Ireland

FSA reveals latest AMR in chicken and turkey meat findings

Updated figures for antimicrobial resistant (AMR) E. coli, Campylobacter, and Salmonella on chicken and turkey meat in the United Kingdom have been released. A survey covered 306 fresh raw chicken

By News Desk

/ 23 Jan 2024

FSA reveals latest AMR in chicken and turkey meat findings

FDA reorganization is out for review, but impact later in 2024 could be huge

The FDA’s largest reorganization in history, involving about 8,000 employees, is far more than just “moving some boxes around.” The proposed changes and updates to an FDA-wide reorganization

By Dan Flynn

/ 22 Jan 2024

FDA reorganization is out for review, but impact later in 2024 could be huge

The Litigated Dish: The who, what and how of foodborne pathogens

— OPINION — If you recall, two weeks ago, I launched my column, “The Litigated Dish,” with the goal of addressing the Internet’s most frequently asked food safety questions. I kind

By Ilana Korchia

/ 22 Jan 2024

The Litigated Dish: The who, what and how of foodborne pathogens

Texas food firm warned over claims made on website, lack of food safety plan and more

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

By News Desk

/ 22 Jan 2024

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FDA tightens importation restrictions of foods with Salmonella, pesticides

Dutch agency probes extraintestinal infections and food link

Publisher’s Platform: Representatives demand FDA action on lead-tainted cinnamon applesauce

Direct sales of raw milk to the consumer are likely coming to Colorado

EU modifies the frequency of controls on food imports

Yersinia findings in UK prompt call for better surveillance

City ending local restaurant inspections in retaliation against its inspectors for closing a popular restaurant

Most major pathogens see an increase in Ireland

FSA reveals latest AMR in chicken and turkey meat findings

FDA reorganization is out for review, but impact later in 2024 could be huge

The Litigated Dish: The who, what and how of foodborne pathogens

Texas food firm warned over claims made on website, lack of food safety plan and more