Enforcement

JBS caught using child labor for food safety services; contractor called into federal court

JBS S.A. — the Brazilian company that is the largest meat processing company in the world — has some key JBS USA food safety jobs to fill after being caught using

By Dan Flynn

/ 15 Nov 2022

JBS caught using child labor for food safety services; contractor called into federal court

Cronobacter prompts infant formula recall in Slovakia

A brand of infant formula has been recalled in Slovakia because of Cronobacter sakazakii contamination. The Public Health Authority of the Slovak Republic (UVZSR) said the issue was detected as

By News Desk

/ 15 Nov 2022

Cronobacter prompts infant formula recall in Slovakia

FDA finds pesticides, undeclared colors, and heavy metals in imported foods

The Food and Drug Administration is continuing its use of import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the

By News Desk

/ 15 Nov 2022

FDA finds pesticides, undeclared colors, and heavy metals in imported foods

FSIS and a fundmental truth

— OPINION — Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of a 4-part series. Between 1906 and 1992, FSIS and its predecessors attracted minimal public attention as they quietly pursued their assigned

By Dr. Michael Fisher

/ 14 Nov 2022

Even picking them out is not without danger, but Colorado voters favor making them legal

When it comes to tax increases, Colorado residents are usually a hard sell. But when it comes to making drugs legal, they are getting a reputation as push-overs. That began

By Dan Flynn

/ 14 Nov 2022

Even picking them out is not without danger, but Colorado voters favor making them legal

FDA sends warning letters to food firms over seafood violations and Listeria in ready-to-eat facility

As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or

By News Desk

/ 14 Nov 2022

FDA sends warning letters to food firms over seafood violations and Listeria in ready-to-eat facility

WSDA launches an online tool for farmers and asks for feedback on produce safety education

The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA), along with the University of Georgia and New Mexico State University, has developed an online-animated tool with three learning modules to help educators

By News Desk

/ 11 Nov 2022

WSDA launches an online tool for farmers and asks for feedback on produce safety education

Food crime ‘likely’ in meat and alcohol sectors, says Scottish agency

Meat, seafood, and alcohol are among industries identified as being at high risk for food crime, according to a Scottish food crime unit. A strategy for 2022 to 2025 outlines

By News Desk

/ 9 Nov 2022

Food crime ‘likely’ in meat and alcohol sectors, says Scottish agency

FDA steps up enforcement on imported candy, fruit juices, dried fruit because of lead; other actions involve pesticides

The Food and Drug Administration is continuing its use of import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the

By News Desk

/ 9 Nov 2022

FDA steps up enforcement on imported candy, fruit juices, dried fruit because of lead; other actions involve pesticides

Food traceability rule remains a proposal more than a decade after mandated

Years in the making, the publication of the final rule of the FDA’s Food Traceability Proposed Rule is imminent. Parts of the rule will be voluntary for industry. The

By Coral Beach

/ 8 Nov 2022

Food traceability rule remains a proposal more than a decade after mandated

EU Commission assesses food safety in four countries

Food safety is one of many areas that has been looked at as part of ongoing discussions with potential European Union member countries. The preparedness of the food safety system

By News Desk

/ 8 Nov 2022

EU Commission assesses food safety in four countries

Federal meat inspection has failed to adapt to operational environment

Editor’s note: This is the first of a four-part series. I had two simultaneous careers: the U.S. Army Reserve and the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service

By Dr. Michael Fisher

/ 7 Nov 2022

Federal meat inspection has failed to adapt to operational environment

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JBS caught using child labor for food safety services; contractor called into federal court

Cronobacter prompts infant formula recall in Slovakia

FDA finds pesticides, undeclared colors, and heavy metals in imported foods

FSIS and a fundmental truth

Even picking them out is not without danger, but Colorado voters favor making them legal

FDA sends warning letters to food firms over seafood violations and Listeria in ready-to-eat facility

WSDA launches an online tool for farmers and asks for feedback on produce safety education

Food crime ‘likely’ in meat and alcohol sectors, says Scottish agency

FDA steps up enforcement on imported candy, fruit juices, dried fruit because of lead; other actions involve pesticides

Food traceability rule remains a proposal more than a decade after mandated

EU Commission assesses food safety in four countries

Federal meat inspection has failed to adapt to operational environment