Food Policy & Law

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Spanish groups call for more aflatoxin checks on U.S almonds

Two Spanish groups have voiced concerns about almonds from the United States failing to meet European safety requirements. The Valencian Association of Farmers (AVA-ASAJA) and Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives of

By Joe Whitworth

/ 14 Nov 2025

Spanish groups call for more aflatoxin checks on U.S almonds

Congress is writing GRAS law faster than the FDA can keep up

This year, many in Congress have been working on bills to reform the Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) protocols for food ingredients. In the past week, this included Sen. Roger

By Dan Flynn

/ 13 Nov 2025

Congress is writing GRAS law faster than the FDA can keep up

Imported food requires country audits and individual inspections of foreign food facilities

U.S. audits of foreign country inspection systems for equivalency with America’s food safety regulations, such as the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Inspection Act, the Egg Products

By Dan Flynn

/ 12 Nov 2025

Imported food requires country audits and individual inspections of foreign food facilities

Supplements and confectionery subject of EU fraud discussions

The latest batch of suspected fraud and non-compliance alerts in Europe include supplements, meat products, fish and chocolate. There were 164 reports in September, compared to 166 in August, 136

By Joe Whitworth

/ 12 Nov 2025

Supplements and confectionery subject of EU fraud discussions

Plea to RFK Jr. timed for Veterans Day

Today is Veterans Day, honoring approximately 17.6 million living veterans in the United States. And some of them are using this time to call on Health and Human Services

By Dan Flynn

/ 11 Nov 2025

Better FDA Act offers ingredient oversight, but it might work ‘like a lobster trap’

U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, R-KS, has introduced The Better Food Disclosure Act (The Better FDA), a to reform the “Generally Recognized as Safe” or “GRAS” practice by which the

By Dan Flynn

/ 10 Nov 2025

Better FDA Act offers ingredient oversight, but it might work ‘like a lobster trap’

GOP senators want to allow direct sales of state-inspected meat and poultry on the web

State-inspected meat and poultry sold on the internet could soon be crossing state lines, as the federal government embraces “direct to consumer” sales. Direct-to-consumer sales are favored by the nascent

By Dan Flynn

/ 7 Nov 2025

GOP senators want to allow direct sales of state-inspected meat and poultry on the web

Defendants cleared in beer contamination case

All 10 defendants in the Brazilian Backer beer trial have been acquitted. In a Belo Horizonte court, Judge Alexandre Magno de Resende Oliveira said the accused were acquitted because of

By Joe Whitworth

/ 7 Nov 2025

Defendants cleared in beer contamination case

FDA increases scrutiny of imported seafood, papaya, candy 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

/ 7 Nov 2025

FDA increases scrutiny of imported seafood, papaya, candy and more

EU publishes annual report on food trade platform

The annual report of a system that helps ensure safe trade involving Europe has revealed the scale and reasons for rejected shipments. TRACES is the online platform of the Directorate-General

By Joe Whitworth

/ 7 Nov 2025

EU publishes annual report on food trade platform

The need for preharvest control of Salmonella in chicken

— OPINION — Preharvest control of zoonotic pathogens, including Salmonella is important to public health. Processors cannot eliminate zoonoses carried in by animals, especially raw products from carcasses that have been mechanically

By Carl Custer

/ 5 Nov 2025

The need for preharvest control of Salmonella in chicken

Brashears gets confirmation hearing for USDA Undersecretary for Food Safety appointment

If confirmed to again serve as USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety, Mindy Brashears said she will enter the job as she left it — as a scientist with her

By Dan Flynn

/ 4 Nov 2025

Brashears gets confirmation hearing for USDA Undersecretary for Food Safety appointment

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Food Policy & Law

Spanish groups call for more aflatoxin checks on U.S almonds

Congress is writing GRAS law faster than the FDA can keep up

Imported food requires country audits and individual inspections of foreign food facilities

Supplements and confectionery subject of EU fraud discussions

Plea to RFK Jr. timed for Veterans Day

Better FDA Act offers ingredient oversight, but it might work ‘like a lobster trap’

GOP senators want to allow direct sales of state-inspected meat and poultry on the web

Defendants cleared in beer contamination case

FDA increases scrutiny of imported seafood, papaya, candy and more

EU publishes annual report on food trade platform

The need for preharvest control of Salmonella in chicken

Brashears gets confirmation hearing for USDA Undersecretary for Food Safety appointment