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Editor’s note: This article was first published by Harvard Public Health magazine and is reprinted here with permission.
By Jerold Mande
Federal food law is clear: It bans
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
People in Germany often eat raw or unheated food and are not fully aware of the related risks, according to a survey.
Findings come from a special edition of the
A suspected Clostridium perfringens outbreak affected 30 people in Greece in 2021, according to a study.
In May 2021, several gastroenteritis cases were reported among students and staff of a
Health officials have been unable to find the source of a Salmonella outbreak that affected almost 30 people in Ireland and England.
The outbreak, which saw 11 people hospitalized, has
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced it is withdrawing the 2005 proposed rule, “Food Standards; General Principles and Food Standards Modernization,” in response to comments received in
— OPINION —
By Richard Smoley
The failures of the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have been in plain view since at least early 2022.
At that point the public saw
Two audits by the European Commission’s health and safety unit have looked at checks on the food of non-animal origin (FNAO) in Hungary and Bulgaria.
A DG Sante
The Florida Department of Health, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and state health departments of Georgia and Alabama are investigating a Salmonella outbreak associated with the consumption of
Lidl US is recalling ready-to-eat Tapas branded Cocktail Shrimp by Lidl because of potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall was issued as a result of routine testing, which
Federal officials have identified a new outbreak of hepatitis A infections suspected to be from a food source.
The Food and Drug Administration reports that it has begun product traceback
On March 1, the FDA announced that it is expanding an import alert issued last July for all enoki mushrooms imported from the Republic of Korea to now also include
