Food Policy & Law

Stay informed about regulatory actions, legal developments, and policy changes affecting food safety. Our coverage tracks FDA warnings, enforcement actions, industry lawsuits, and legislative updates that shape food safety standards. From import restrictions to compliance guidance, we help you understand the regulatory landscape and its impact on public health and the food supply.

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

GAO office says FDA’s hands shouldn’t be tied on food package chemicals

The Government Accountability Office says the FDA should have the power to ask for and receive information from food companies about food packaging and food production surfaces in relation to

By Coral Beach

/ 11 Nov 2022

GAO office says FDA’s hands shouldn’t be tied on food package chemicals

EU report warns of climate impact on foodborne diseases

Climate impacts on diseases including foodborne infections pose a growing threat, according to the European Environment Agency (EEA). The agency said there is a need to move from planning to

By News Desk

/ 11 Nov 2022

EU report warns of climate impact on foodborne diseases

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

Time for a new label on ‘organic’ eggs?

— OPINION — Today the public comment period will close on a USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) rulemaking that, if all goes as planned, should increase the price of organic eggs. With

By Thomas Gremillion

/ 10 Nov 2022

Sioux Falls voters clear a path for the new pork processing facility

There was one election this week that was like Milwaukee voting to ban breweries or Hersey, PA, putting the kibosh on chocolate makers. It was in Sioux Falls, SD, where

By Dan Flynn

/ 10 Nov 2022

Sioux Falls voters clear a path for the new pork processing facility

Man convicted of poisoning food at retail stores

David Lohr was sentenced in Arizona on Oct. 27 to 10 years probation. The sentence is in addition to a federal prison sentence in 2021. Lohr was charged with tampering

By Jonan Pilet

/ 10 Nov 2022

Man convicted of poisoning food at retail stores

FDA updates food safety standards for food facilities that were first issued in 2007

The Food and Drug Administration has issued revised food safety standards for state regulatory programs that oversee food facilities that manufacture, process, pack or hold foods. These regulatory program standards,

By News Desk

/ 9 Nov 2022

FDA updates food safety standards for food facilities that were first issued in 2007

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

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Food Policy & Law

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

GAO office says FDA’s hands shouldn’t be tied on food package chemicals

EU report warns of climate impact on foodborne diseases

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

Time for a new label on ‘organic’ eggs?

Sioux Falls voters clear a path for the new pork processing facility

Man convicted of poisoning food at retail stores

FDA updates food safety standards for food facilities that were first issued in 2007

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

Your Support Protects Public Health