A multistate Salmonella outbreak tied to organic and cage free eggs from August Egg Company has sickened 79 people and prompted a nationwide recall, according to the CDC. No deaths have been reported.
The outbreak spans Arizona (3 cases), California (63), Kentucky (1), Nebraska (2), New Jersey (2), Nevada (4)
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The FDA is delaying implementation of a rule that would require food companies to print nutritional information on the front labels of their products.
The proposed rule was developed by President Biden’s Administration with a comment period on it scheduled to close on May 16. The rule is designed to
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a major restructuring today, consolidating multiple agencies into a new Administration for Healthy America (AHA) and reducing its workforce by 10,000 positions. The department said the plan aims to streamline operations and improve efficiency.
While this restructuring is intended to enhance
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A study by the CDC, FDA and USDA used whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and machine learning to identify chicken and vegetables as leading sources of Salmonella enterica infections in the United States.
The research, published in the April 2025 issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases, focused on sporadic cases, which account
Continue Reading Machine learning links up to 64 percent of Salmonella cases to chicken and vegetables
The FDA is delaying enforcement of the Food Traceability Rule, which has been in the works for 14 years, by another 30 months.
In an announcement on March 20, the Food and Drug Administration said it intends to publish a proposed rule “at a later time.” The rule has already
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A new tool about chemical contaminants in human and animal foods is available from the FDA.
The Chemical Contaminants Transparency Tool is the latest effort by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to “Make America Healthy Again.” The tool is designed for industry, but can also be
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Illinois is forging ahead with the Illinois Food Safety Act to ban brominated vegetable oil (BVO) and some other additives, spotlighting a tug-of-war over who controls food safety: states or the federal government.
While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned BVO in July 2024, Illinois’ move— co-authored by Secretary
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The FDA has again refused to provide information about the deadly 2024 E. coli O157 outbreak traced to romaine lettuce.
Although the Food and Drug Administration knew what grower and distributor were involved, it did not name them in its investigation summaries released in December 2024 and again earlier this
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89 people were sickened, 36 were hospitalized, 7 developed kidney failure and 1 person died in 15 States
States impacted: Arizona (2), Colorado (1), Illinois (7), Indiana (8), Kansas (1), Kentucky (1), Missouri (50), Montana (1), North Dakota (2), Nebraska (3), Ohio (8), Pennsylvania (1), South Dakota (1), Tennessee (1),
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Marty Makary is one step closer to becoming the head of the Food and Drug Administration.
On March 13, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted to advance Makary’s nomination to the full Senate. It is likely that he will be approved because he received Democratic support in
Continue Reading Senate committee advances Makary to become new head of the FDA