If the FDA charged food companies user fees it could strengthen its oversight of food safety, according to a recent study.
The study, “Advancing the FDA’s Human Foods Program Through Additional Authorities and User Fees,” was published in the journal Health Affairs in May and includes analysis of the lack
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An audit of laboratories in the United Kingdom has revealed a number of potential issues ranging from staff retention to a lack of shelf-life and virus testing knowledge.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) provides the UK’s National Reference Laboratory (NRL) for food microbiology for the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has held two meetings recently looking at chemicals in water and the use of foresight in food safety.
The water quality meeting was organized by FAO and the World Health Organization (WHO). The event in May was attended by 11
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An assessment has looked at a range of threats and challenges that public health organizations may face in the future, including the impact on foodborne infections.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) started a foresight process in 2022 to consider a range of potential scenarios and to
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Michigan State University (MSU) Online Food Safety Program is offering an Executive Education program, “Creating a Food Safety Culture,” scheduled for June 10-12, 2025. This event will bring together food safety professionals from around the globe to engage in discussions and workshops aimed at fostering a robust food safety culture
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Key sessions at this year’s Food Safety Summit will be live streamed for free. The event is set for May 12-15 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL.
The summit brings together government representatives and food safety professionals from academia and members of the industry from across
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The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has issued a call for data and experts relating to parasites in food.
Approximately 30 percent of foodborne illnesses globally are caused by parasitic infections, according to FAO.
The agency is working to update scientific advice on the detection, prevention, inactivation, and other
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Registration and housing are now open for the International Association for Food Protection’s (IAFP) European Symposium on Food Safety, which is scheduled for May 6–8 at the Meliá Avenida América hotel in Madrid, Spain.
The annual symposium, which has been shaping the future of food safety since 2005, provides a
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The European Commission has named the labs that will lead work on bacteria, parasites, and viruses.
The European Reference Laboratories (EURLs) are for food- and water-borne bacteria, food- and water-borne viruses, and food-, water- and vector-borne helminths and protozoa.
EURLs are designated for seven years and will be funded under
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The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking comments related to experts selected to work on estimating the economic burden of foodborne infections.
WHO is currently updating global estimates on the public health burden of foodborne diseases. This work will estimate cases, deaths, and disability-adjusted life year (DALY) loss at the
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