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Mr. President, Mr. HHS Secretary, FDA Commissioner, Put me out of business, please!

Opinion I am a trial lawyer who has for the last 30 years built a practice on food pathogens. Since the Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak in 1993,

By Bill Marler

/ 9 Feb 2023

Mr. President, Mr. HHS Secretary, FDA Commissioner, Put me out of business, please!

Some brands ‘safer’ but mercury levels in canned tuna hard to predict; shouldn’t be eaten during pregnancy

Pregnant women shouldn’t eat canned tuna and children and adults should eat less than the FDA recommends according to new research by Consumer Reports. The organization tested five brands

By Coral Beach

/ 9 Feb 2023

Some brands ‘safer’ but mercury levels in canned tuna hard to predict; shouldn’t be eaten during pregnancy

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service outlines last year’s “key achievements”

Ahead of the State of the Union, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) was out with its own “key achievements” for 2022 that it said “further protected public

By News Desk

/ 9 Feb 2023

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service outlines last year’s “key achievements”

FAO and WHO put sprout safety in the spotlight

Experts have identified and evaluated ways to reduce foodborne illness associated with sprouts. They reviewed studies as well as guidelines from authorities and industry associations with findings published by the

By Joe Whitworth

/ 9 Feb 2023

FAO and WHO put sprout safety in the spotlight

EU assesses food safety in candidate countries including Ukraine

Ukraine is moderately prepared to meet EU requirements in the area of food safety, according to the European Commission. Details come from reports published by the EU Commission assessing the

By News Desk

/ 9 Feb 2023

EU assesses food safety in candidate countries including Ukraine

Smuckers in the hot seat as deadline looms on Jif peanut butter investigation

The J.M. Smucker company has five working days left to respond to an FDA warning letter about conditions in its Jif peanut butter plant that was the source of

By Coral Beach

/ 8 Feb 2023

Smuckers in the hot seat as deadline looms on Jif peanut butter investigation

FDA decides CBD products have unknown dangers that Congress should look at

CBD, the second most prevalent active ingredient in marijuana, is readily obtainable just about everywhere in the United States. By itself, it does not cause a “high” and the World

By Dan Flynn

/ 8 Feb 2023

FDA decides CBD products have unknown dangers that Congress should look at

Researchers show the burden of Salmonella in children

Researchers have looked at the burden of Salmonella in children in Portugal to help improve knowledge of the pathogen in the country. The study aimed to characterize, from an epidemiological,

By News Desk

/ 8 Feb 2023

Researchers show the burden of Salmonella in children

China reports rise in deadly mushroom poisoning incidents

Chinese officials recorded almost 500 mushroom poisoning outbreaks in 2022 with 28 associated deaths. This past year, China CDC investigated 482 incidents of mushroom poisoning across 21 regions. This resulted

By Joe Whitworth

/ 8 Feb 2023

China reports rise in deadly mushroom poisoning incidents

Work begins on Dietary Guidelines for 2025-2030

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans were last updated just as the pandemic got underway and they got very little attention. This time, it’s likely to be different when the

By News Desk

/ 7 Feb 2023

Work begins on Dietary Guidelines for 2025-2030

Coalition has many questions about how FDA Commissioner will protect consumers with new organizational chart

— OPINION — Dear Dr. Califf, FDA Commissioner February 6, 2023 As a broad coalition of FDA stakeholders, including industry and consumer groups and state food regulators, we appreciate the attention you

By Guest Opinion

/ 7 Feb 2023

Coalition has many questions about how FDA Commissioner will protect consumers with new organizational chart

FDA steps up enforcement efforts on imported food including cheese, seafood

The Food and Drug Administration is continuing its use of import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the

By News Desk

/ 7 Feb 2023

FDA steps up enforcement efforts on imported food including cheese, seafood

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Mr. President, Mr. HHS Secretary, FDA Commissioner, Put me out of business, please!

Some brands ‘safer’ but mercury levels in canned tuna hard to predict; shouldn’t be eaten during pregnancy

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service outlines last year’s “key achievements”

FAO and WHO put sprout safety in the spotlight

EU assesses food safety in candidate countries including Ukraine

Smuckers in the hot seat as deadline looms on Jif peanut butter investigation

FDA decides CBD products have unknown dangers that Congress should look at

Researchers show the burden of Salmonella in children

China reports rise in deadly mushroom poisoning incidents

Work begins on Dietary Guidelines for 2025-2030

Coalition has many questions about how FDA Commissioner will protect consumers with new organizational chart

FDA steps up enforcement efforts on imported food including cheese, seafood