The general public and interested parties have 20 days to provide comments on a reorganization of the USDA, which the agriculture secretary says is already 95 percent done.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins outlined the reorganization plan in a memorandum issued on July 24, 2025. Rollins announced the
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The FDA is giving consumers one month to comment on a proposed method for ranking chemicals in food.
The new method would involve a systematic and science-based approach to determine which chemicals the Food and Drug Administration would prioritize for post-market assessment, according to a statement from the agency.
With
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The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is extending the deadline for comments on a proposed rule preventing poultry producers from selling chicken and turkey contaminated with high levels of certain Salmonella.
Nov. 7 is the new deadline for comments on the proposed rule on reducing Salmonella in raw
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Food authorities in New Zealand are looking at strengthening the import requirements for frozen berries.
New Zealand Food Safety is inviting comments on proposals that include changing the imported food category of frozen berries from “increased regulatory interest (IRI)” to “high regulatory interest (HRI).”
The new rules would apply to
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As per the Paperwork Reduction Act, federal agencies must release a notice in the Federal Register for each proposed information collection to allow the public to express their views. The original 30-day comment period opened on June 15, 2023.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reopened the comment
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a draft guidance that will outline the agency’s approach to evaluating the public health importance of food allergens that are not one of the major nine food allergens identified by law in the United States.
The agency is accepting public comments about
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Australian officials are seeking views on whether to allow a processing aid from a U.S. company to be used to reduce microorganisms in raw poultry.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has called for comment on the application made by Safe Foods, a company based in the United States, to
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The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Services is extending the comment period for a petition submitted by the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) requesting that FSIS exclude so-called lab meat from the definitions of “beef” and “meat.”
“USCA has learned that some major U.S. meatpackers and companies in other countries are
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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.
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Every hour of every day people around the world are living with and working to resolve food safety issues. Here is a sampling of current headlines for your consumption.
Man sprays produce with feces-scented liquid
A Harris Teeter store in South Carolina has reopened after a man allegedly sprayed fresh
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