Changes in federal food safety policy and personnel are occurring with the new Biden Administration — officials are talking about some, but not others.

They left it to Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund to announce that the Biden government has officially withdrawn a pending rule by
Continue Reading Federal food safety policy and personnel changes underway at FSIS, FDA, and CDC

 Opinion

Editor’s note: This guest column was written by Senior Director of Health and Food Erik Olson and Interim Food Director Lena Brook of the Natural Resources Defense Council. (In an earlier version of this post, FSN incorrectly identified the NRDC. The acronym stands for Natural Resources Defense Council.)

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Continue Reading When lettuce becomes unhealthy, it’s time to rethink food safety in the U.S.

Almost eight years after gaining statutory power to mandate food recalls, the FDA is officially publishing information to help industry understand when the agency will use its authority.

In a guidance document scheduled for publication in the Federal Register today, the Food and Drug Administration uses a question-answer format to
Continue Reading FDA puts its mandatory recall cards on the table — face up

The USDA is today publishing a notice in the Federal Register to further delay and reconsider new mandates for handling and transporting livestock and providing avian “living conditions” for poultry raised as organic food.

Without the action, the new requirements under the National Organic Program would have taken effect today.
Continue Reading USDA delays Obama’s organic livestock standards for review