The Food and Drug Administration has extended the previously announced temporary changes to its inspectional activities to ensure the safety of its employees and those of the firms it regulates.
The reduction of inspections comes
Continue Reading FDA will continue scaled back inspections for foreign food through March
The number of foodborne infections in the Netherlands in 2020 fell sharply compared with previous years likely because of measures taken against coronavirus, researchers say.
Closures of cafes and restaurants, the decrease in social events
Continue Reading COVID-19 measures a factor in Dutch foodborne illness decline
As the United States enters its third pandemic year, the influences of the virus on the food industry will continue, even as supply chain partners embrace new trends and discard old ones this year not
Continue Reading 2022 Food safety trends: Learning to live with COVID
Most pathogens decreased in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and reduced travel, according to a report published by the Norwegian Veterinary Institute.
Diseases transmitted between animals and humans are called zoonoses. The decline in
Continue Reading Human infections decline in Norway but pathogens stable in food-producing animals
China has tightened import rules after finding the virus that causes COVID-19 on packaging of fruit from Vietnam and Thailand.
At least nine Chinese cities have recorded positive coronavirus tests in relation to dragon fruit
Continue Reading China steps up checks after coronavirus fruit findings
Researchers have assessed the potential reasons behind a decrease in Salmonella infections in the Netherlands during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The study looked at the impact of coronavirus on salmonellosis from January 2020 to March 2021.
Continue Reading Researchers explore Salmonella decline during COVID-19 pandemic
Most food related infections declined but a few stayed the same or went up, according to the recently released annual report on foodborne diseases in New Zealand covering 2020.
New Zealand Food Safety, part of
Continue Reading New Zealand feels COVID-19 impact on foodborne infections
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What will the New Year bring? We can’t be sure about everything but we already know a few things in store in 2022.
Coronavirus will still be around and impacting the food
Continue Reading Global food safety topics for 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on many areas, including fewer samples being taken and a decline in most foodborne pathogens, according to an annual report from Food Standards Scotland (FSS).
The agency’s report
Continue Reading Scottish report highlights COVID-19 impact on food sector
The number of outbreaks fell by more than 40 percent in France in 2020, largely because of COVID-19 measures, according to new numbers from the French public health agency.
Overall, 1,010 outbreaks were declared in
Continue Reading Large drop but France still records more than 1,000 outbreaks in 2020
