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Testimony from former FDA deputy commissioner on infant formula crisis

— OPINION — Editor’s note: This is the March 28 written statement of Frank Yiannas, M.P.H.Prior FDA Deputy Commissioner, Food Policy & Response (Nov 2018 – Feb 2023) for

By Guest Contributor

/ 30 Mar 2023

Testimony from former FDA deputy commissioner on infant formula crisis

Testimony from the head of the Center for Science in the Public Interest on the infant formula crisis

— OPINION — Editor’s note: Following is Tuesday’s testimony of Peter Lurie, MD, MPH, President and Executive Director, CSPI, before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and

By Guest Contributor

/ 30 Mar 2023

Testimony from the head of the Center for Science in the Public Interest on the infant formula crisis

Infected food handler linked to a Spanish norovirus outbreak

Infected food handlers continued working in a large norovirus outbreak in Spain in 2021, according to a study. In the summer of 2021, an outbreak of norovirus affected 163 patients,

By News Desk

/ 30 Mar 2023

Infected food handler linked to a Spanish norovirus outbreak

Witnesses tell congressional subcommittee that infant formula crisis was example of FDA problems

A congressional subcommittee hearing Tuesday on the infant formula crisis of 2022 not only explored how the crisis occurred but also examined how the structure of the FDA hampered efforts

By Coral Beach

/ 29 Mar 2023

Witnesses tell congressional subcommittee that infant formula crisis was example of FDA problems

Stewart Parnell looks for better Habeas in Atlanta than he just had in Mid-Georgia

A decade after his indictment and a year after United States Magistrate Judge Thomas Q. Langstaff denied his petition for early release, one-time peanut butter mogul Stewart Parnell still has

By Dan Flynn

/ 29 Mar 2023

Stewart Parnell looks for better Habeas in Atlanta than he just had in Mid-Georgia

UK reveals more sick in multi-country Salmonella outbreak

The number of patients in a Salmonella outbreak in the United Kingdom has increased to more than 130. It was previously reported that 81 people were sick in the UK

By Joe Whitworth

/ 29 Mar 2023

UK reveals more sick in multi-country Salmonella outbreak

EFSA finds health risks from nitrosamines in food

There is a health risk from a group of compounds that can form in food during processing, according to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). EFSA assessed the public health

By News Desk

/ 29 Mar 2023

EFSA finds health risks from nitrosamines in food

Former FDA officials tell congressional committee that agency needs uninterrupted chain of command

Three of FDA’s former food safety chiefs have come together today to submit comments to a U.S. House of Representative’s oversight committee focused on chain of command

By Coral Beach

/ 28 Mar 2023

Former FDA officials tell congressional committee that agency needs uninterrupted chain of command

‘Free range’ and ‘pasture raised’ aren’t the same according to the Perdue petition

A petition was submitted on behalf of Perdue Farms LLC earlier this month, requesting rulemaking by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to define separate “free range” and

By Dan Flynn

/ 28 Mar 2023

‘Free range’ and ‘pasture raised’ aren’t the same according to the Perdue petition

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition director retires

One of the FDA’s top food safety administrators is retiring. Susan Mayne, Director of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), announced Monday that she will retire

By News Desk

/ 28 Mar 2023

FAO sets out food safety priorities for coming years

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has revealed how it will try to help improve food safety over the next few years. The FAO Strategic Priorities

By Joe Whitworth

/ 28 Mar 2023

FAO sets out food safety priorities for coming years

Campylobacter outbreak spoils wedding in Australia

Almost 30 people fell sick after eating a duck brioche canapé at a wedding in Australia in 2022, according to a study recently released. It is likely that inadequate cooking

By News Desk

/ 28 Mar 2023

Campylobacter outbreak spoils wedding in Australia

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Testimony from former FDA deputy commissioner on infant formula crisis

Testimony from the head of the Center for Science in the Public Interest on the infant formula crisis

Infected food handler linked to a Spanish norovirus outbreak

Witnesses tell congressional subcommittee that infant formula crisis was example of FDA problems

Stewart Parnell looks for better Habeas in Atlanta than he just had in Mid-Georgia

UK reveals more sick in multi-country Salmonella outbreak

EFSA finds health risks from nitrosamines in food

Former FDA officials tell congressional committee that agency needs uninterrupted chain of command

‘Free range’ and ‘pasture raised’ aren’t the same according to the Perdue petition

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition director retires

FAO sets out food safety priorities for coming years

Campylobacter outbreak spoils wedding in Australia