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.

Egg firms prosecuted for changing shelf life dates

Several egg packers have been fined in England for fraud and altering the best-before dates on products. Prosecutions occurred between January and March 2025 and involved offences under the Egg

By News Desk

/ 2 May 2025

Egg firms prosecuted for changing shelf life dates

FDA increases import enforcement on foods because of unapproved drugs, undeclared colors and more

The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent

By News Desk

/ 2 May 2025

FDA increases import enforcement on foods because of unapproved drugs, undeclared colors and more

Cockroach violation shuts down Erewhon’s luxury tonic bar in Santa Monica

Erewhon, the luxury grocery chain famed for $20 smoothies, faced a setback when its Santa Monica tonic bar was shuttered for a cockroach infestation on April 8. The tonic bar

By Jonan Pilet

/ 1 May 2025

Cockroach violation shuts down Erewhon’s luxury tonic bar in Santa Monica

Food Safety Summit offering key sessions via live streaming for free

Key sessions at this year’s Food Safety Summit will be live streamed for free. The event is set for May 12-15 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in

By News Desk

/ 30 Apr 2025

Food Safety Summit offering key sessions via live streaming for free

Historic earthquake in Japan still sending flood of food safety concerns

It was history. On March 11, 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake, magnitude 9.0, struck 80 miles off the Northeast Coast of Japan, generating a series of tsunami waves,

By Cookson Beecher

/ 29 Apr 2025

Historic earthquake in Japan still sending flood of food safety concerns

Europe drafts revised tuna rules to tackle fraud

The European Commission has proposed a change to tuna freezing rules to clamp down on food fraud and the risk of consumers getting sick. Current rules require vessels to have

By Joe Whitworth

/ 29 Apr 2025

Europe drafts revised tuna rules to tackle fraud

Habeas Corpus is a chapter in the food safety story, but it’s a slow lane for Parnells

— ANALYSIS — Habeas Corpus, the “great writ” that incarcerated people can use to get out of jail, is used by immigration lawyers working to keep foreign nationals who’ve landed in

By Dan Flynn

/ 28 Apr 2025

Habeas Corpus is a chapter in the food safety story, but it’s a slow lane for Parnells

School food program linked to illnesses again in Peru

A school meal program has been paused in Peru after it was blamed for children getting sick in several regions of the country. Almost 100 children fell ill in Piura

By Joe Whitworth

/ 28 Apr 2025

School food program linked to illnesses again in Peru

USDA pulls back from declaring it illegal to sell Salmonella contaminated poultry

Poultry producers will continue to be able to legally sell products contaminated with Salmonella now that the USDA has withdrawn a proposed regulation. The “Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry” had

By Coral Beach

/ 25 Apr 2025

USDA pulls back from declaring it illegal to sell Salmonella contaminated poultry

DG Sante audits Belgian and Swedish meat controls

Belgium and Sweden have solid control structures for meat products but both systems can be improved, according to the European Commission. An audit by DG Sante in September 2024 in

By News Desk

/ 25 Apr 2025

DG Sante audits Belgian and Swedish meat controls

FDA steps up enforcement of import rules for papaya, cantaloupe, seafood and more

The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent

By News Desk

/ 25 Apr 2025

FDA steps up enforcement of import rules for papaya, cantaloupe, seafood and more

Kennedy, Maraky fail to offer details of how they plan to get artificial dyes out of food

After a big buildup about a press conference on banning artificial food dyes, the country’s top food leaders offered little in the way of how they would do so.

By Coral Beach

/ 23 Apr 2025

Kennedy, Maraky fail to offer details of how they plan to get artificial dyes out of food

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Food Policy & Law

Egg firms prosecuted for changing shelf life dates

FDA increases import enforcement on foods because of unapproved drugs, undeclared colors and more

Cockroach violation shuts down Erewhon’s luxury tonic bar in Santa Monica

Food Safety Summit offering key sessions via live streaming for free

Historic earthquake in Japan still sending flood of food safety concerns

Europe drafts revised tuna rules to tackle fraud

Habeas Corpus is a chapter in the food safety story, but it’s a slow lane for Parnells

School food program linked to illnesses again in Peru

USDA pulls back from declaring it illegal to sell Salmonella contaminated poultry

DG Sante audits Belgian and Swedish meat controls

FDA steps up enforcement of import rules for papaya, cantaloupe, seafood and more

Kennedy, Maraky fail to offer details of how they plan to get artificial dyes out of food

Your Support Protects Public Health