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FDA Commissioner, vested groups respond to report on inner workings of FDA food program

Reactions to yesterday’s report on the inner workings of the food side of the Food And Drug Administration were cautiously optimistic. The commissioner of the agency was less than

By Coral Beach

/ 7 Dec 2022

FDA Commissioner, vested groups respond to report on inner workings of FDA food program

Public action groups call for separate food arm at FDA to streamline food safety

Consumer groups continue to call for faster and more efficient work from FDA on a variety of topics including heavy metals in baby food and the recent outbreak of cronobacter

By Coral Beach

/ 14 Jul 2022

Public action groups call for separate food arm at FDA to streamline food safety

U.S. representative livid about new information in infant formula crisis

A member of Congress and consumer groups are expressing shock and asking hard questions about reports of additional infant deaths attributed to baby formula from Abbott Nutrition. Following a report

By Coral Beach

/ 10 Jun 2022

Advocates want answers from feds on infant formula outbreak and shortage; Congress, Biden act to ease situation

The shortage of infant formula and the food safety reason behind it are front and center for groups like Consumer Reports and the Environmental Working Group, which are calling on

By Coral Beach

/ 20 May 2022

Advocates want answers from feds on infant formula outbreak and shortage; Congress, Biden act to ease situation

Fragmented FDA leadership contributed to formula failure

– OPINION – By Scott Faber America’s infant formula shortage has raised urgent questions about the safety of our food supply. Most Americans believe America has the safest food supply in

By Guest Contributor

/ 17 May 2022

Fragmented FDA leadership contributed to formula failure

Environmental Working Groups names its top and bottom picks for fresh produce

The Environmental Working Group has released its annual best and worst lists of fresh produce based on pesticide residues. The lists — released under the trademarked Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen

By Coral Beach

/ 8 Apr 2022

Environmental Working Groups names its top and bottom picks for fresh produce

Some leafy greens added to Dirty Dozen, strawberries still at top of the EWG’s list

This year’s Dirty Dozen list from the Environmental Working Group opens with a statement about COVID-19 and food safety, encouraging consumers to continue to eat fresh fruits and vegetables

By Coral Beach

/ 18 Mar 2021

Some leafy greens added to Dirty Dozen, strawberries still at top of the EWG’s list

Raisins invade list as environmental group names ‘dirty’ fresh produce

The Environmental Working Group has finished crunching numbers from a government report and again says strawberries are at the top of the group’s Dirty Dozen list of fresh produce.

By Coral Beach

/ 26 Mar 2020

Raisins invade list as environmental group names ‘dirty’ fresh produce

USDA report shows more than half of foods tested have pesticide residues

While more than half of the foods tested had pesticide residues, less than 1 percent of the commodities covered by the USDA’s Pesticide Data Program had levels above legal

By Coral Beach

/ 17 Dec 2019

USDA report shows more than half of foods tested have pesticide residues

EU votes against renewing chlorpyrifos approval

European officials have voted not to renew the approvals of chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl. Chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl are insecticides to control insect pests on a range of crops. Chlorpyrifos-methyl is also

By News Desk

/ 9 Dec 2019

EU votes against renewing chlorpyrifos approval

FDA refuses to reconsider decision on hazardous chemical in food packaging

Opinion Today, the FDA doubled-down on its flawed 2005 and 2017 decisions to allow the hazardous chemical perchlorate to be added to dry food packaging. The FDA denied a request

By Guest Contributor

/ 24 Apr 2019

FDA refuses to reconsider decision on hazardous chemical in food packaging

Triple play: EWG posts ‘Dirty Dozen’ list of fresh produce items

Editor’s note: This opinion piece by Sonya Lunder, senior analyst for the Environmental Working Group, is part of a three-piece presentation today by Food Safety News. To read views

By Environmental Working Group

/ 10 Apr 2018

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FDA Commissioner, vested groups respond to report on inner workings of FDA food program

Public action groups call for separate food arm at FDA to streamline food safety

U.S. representative livid about new information in infant formula crisis

Advocates want answers from feds on infant formula outbreak and shortage; Congress, Biden act to ease situation

Fragmented FDA leadership contributed to formula failure

Environmental Working Groups names its top and bottom picks for fresh produce

Some leafy greens added to Dirty Dozen, strawberries still at top of the EWG’s list

Raisins invade list as environmental group names ‘dirty’ fresh produce

USDA report shows more than half of foods tested have pesticide residues

EU votes against renewing chlorpyrifos approval

FDA refuses to reconsider decision on hazardous chemical in food packaging

Triple play: EWG posts ‘Dirty Dozen’ list of fresh produce items

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