The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it will reexamine the safety of caffeine added to foods. The decision was prompted by the release of a new
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators this week asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to be more transparent when they publish data regarding the use of antimicrobial
Following state-level initiatives on the West Coast, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Representative Peter DeFazio (D-OR) on Wednesday introduced legislation that would require the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) announced on Tuesday they will hold a public meeting to discuss a recently completed
A federal judge in California wants the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to settle on new achievable deadlines for implementing regulations set forth in the Food Safety Modernization
While the Obama administration continues to make it clear that it will look to registration, inspection, and import fees to fund food safety efforts at the U.S. Food and
Jim Gorny, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s senior adviser on produce safety at the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, has been named vice president of
A Ridgewood, NY warehouse used to both manufacture and distribute kosher food products was the target of a raid by U.S. Marshals on April 12. The Marshals raided the
Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee and Michael Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, will keynote
An ongoing government research project has produced strong evidence that bisphenol-A, or BPA, ingested by a pregnant mother does not pose a risk to the fetus. Concerns over the chemical,
Update (April 10, 11:30 a.m. PST): In a press release emailed to Food Safety News, Chung’s announced that the court has allowed the company to resume production
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration posted three videos featuring people affected by foodborne illness Wednesday in an effort to educate food retailers on the potentially devastating effects of