The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for ensuring that the nation’s domestic and imported seafood supply is safe, sanitary, wholesome, and honestly labeled.
The agency
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published guidance to help national authorities design and implement risk-based food inspection systems.
Risk-based inspection aims to use resources more efficiently and modernize systems
Soybean and cotton farmers using dicamba are reeling after a federal judge revoked the national permit for the popular herbicide.
It works for them because crops are genetically modified to
A cheese company linked to an E. coli outbreak in the United Kingdom has been allowed to restart sales of products.
Mrs Kirkham’s Lancashire Cheese can resume selling batches
With severe weather predicted across the United States, public health officials are urging consumers to practice good food safety during power outages.
One important thing to remember is that placing
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) monitors the situation after some countries reported a spike in Hepatitis E infections.
In January 2024, 520 Hepatitis E virus (HEV)
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.
The FDA has been notified of additional companies who have issued public notifications or recalls for products linked to the Rizo-Lopez Foods Inc. dairy recall.
Rizo-Lopez cheese has been linked
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Since the outbreaks were first identified in 2016, 37 states have publicly reported the following as of January 12, 2024:
* Cases: 44,947
* Hospitalizations: 27,469 (61%)
* Deaths: 424
Getting tangled up in two different sets of regulations can be a headache — or even worse, a reason to choose one part of your business over another.
That can be
More details about the impact of seven kinds of foodborne infections in Europe in 2022 have been released.
The reports cover Campylobacter, Salmonella, Yersinia, Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), Listeria,
A study has shown increased detection of mild E. coli infections and revised lab testing practices in Australia which may lead to changes in public health response.
In Queensland, 31
