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Consumer Reports says USDA should remove food kits from National School Lunch Program

Lunchable brand food kits have found their way into the National School Lunch Program. But the pre-packaged food kits contain relatively high levels of sodium, lead, and cadmium, according to

By News Desk

/ 12 Sep 2024

Consumer Reports says USDA should remove food kits from National School Lunch Program

California extending its bans on some food additives to schools

The California Legislature has banned more food ingredients in the name of food safety. This time, six food dyes are being banned from California’s public schools. Passed unanimously by

By Dan Flynn

/ 5 Sep 2024

California extending its bans on some food additives to schools

The deadline for comments on the Salmonella in poultry rule has been extended to Nov. 7

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

By News Desk

/ 21 Aug 2024

The deadline for comments on the Salmonella in poultry rule has been extended to Nov. 7

Fighting Cronobacter will go far beyond infant formula

Dr. Michael Hansen, Senior Scientist at Consumer Reports contributed to this article. The 2022 infant formula crisis focused renewed attention on the dangers posed by Cronobacter infections to newborns, but

By Brian Ronholm

/ 12 Aug 2024

Fighting Cronobacter will go far beyond infant formula

New Consumer Reports study examines perchlorate levels in food and drinking water

Perchlorate (CLO4−) is a non-volatile anion with a molecular weight of 99.45. It consists of one chlorine atom surrounded by four oxygen atoms. Consumer Reports is out with tests

By News Desk

/ 8 Aug 2024

New Consumer Reports study examines perchlorate levels in food and drinking water

USDA proposes making Salmonella in chicken illegal; consumers groups applaud move

The USDA has proposed a rule that would stop poultry producers from selling chicken and turkey contaminated with high levels of certain types of Salmonella. The rule, would make it

By Coral Beach

/ 30 Jul 2024

USDA proposes making Salmonella in chicken illegal; consumers groups applaud move

Legislators introduce bill to consolidate food safety responsibilities at federal level

A senator and representative are calling for a single agency to be established to deal with food safety in America. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-CT, and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-IL, have

By Coral Beach

/ 24 Jul 2024

Legislators introduce bill to consolidate food safety responsibilities at federal level

The end of Chevron doctrine does not end food safety regulation, but it may make it more difficult

The “Chevron deference or doctrine” that bit the dust last week when the Supreme Court nixed it means courts will no longer defer to federal agencies’ interpretation of ambiguous laws.

By Dan Flynn

/ 3 Jul 2024

The end of Chevron doctrine does not end food safety regulation, but it may make it more difficult

Consumer advocacy group finds dangerous levels of lead in some snacks for small children

Update: Lesser Evil announced on June 13 that it would phase out the use of cassava flour in its Lil’ Puffs line of products, saying it was “dismayed by the

By Coral Beach

/ 5 Jun 2024