Tributes have been paid to the head of the National Food Agency of Georgia, who has died. Zurab Chekurashvili had been in the role for more than a decade.
The Latvian Food and Veterinary Service (PVD) said it was deeply saddened by the passing of a dear friend and valued
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If confirmed to again serve as USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety, Mindy Brashears said she will enter the job as she left it — as a scientist with her integrity intact.
Speaking at her confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, the Texas Tech University food safety
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The Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness, a program of the nonprofit consumer advocacy group Stop Foodborne Illness, proudly announces its annual list of 40 Under 40 Food Safety Professionals, Class of 2025.
This group represents innovative minds dedicated to advancing food safety and protecting public health worldwide. The up-and-coming
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Walmart is joining “The Great Reformulation.”
The Bentonville, AR-based retail behemoth is voluntarily removing synthetic dyes and the use of an additional 30 ingredients, including certain preservatives, artificial sweeteners, and fat substitutes , from its private brand food products.
“The Great Reformulation” is the voluntary movement by the food
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Consumers’ confidence in food safety in the United States is at an all time low, according to a Gallup Poll.
The poll revealed that only 12 percent of U.S. adults say they have a “great deal” of faith while 41 percent say they have a “fair amount” of confidence in
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In what may be a sign that the USDA is in for a long wait before the U.S. Senate confirms Mindy Brashears as Under Secretary for Food Safety, Trey Forsyth has been named acting Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety.
It was only in April that Forsyth was appointed Chief
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The last time Mindy Brashears waited almost 700 days to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate as USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety, and be just in time for the nation’s pandemic crisis. Nominated for the second time by the President Trump on June 2 to be the nation’s top
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After 10 years as the top boss at USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), Al Almanza stepped down in 2017. In the eight years since then, an administrator of FSIS to lead the food safety agency’s 8,300 employees has been named four more times.
The most recent person named
Continue Reading FSIS Administrator Justin Ransom takes over amid changing budget strategies
A World Health Organization (WHO) group focused on food safety held an event recently to mark one year of existence.
The WHO Alliance for Food Safety had a 2-hour virtual meeting on June 30 to review challenges and achievements since its launch in May 2024.
The annual general meeting of the
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President Trump has again nominated Mindy Brashears to be USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety.
Brashears served as Undersecretary for Food Safety for the last 303 days of Trump’s first term, which turned out to be the most significant period for any Under Secretary for Food Safety in history, as
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