Food Policy & Law

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Dutch farm owner, manager up on charges of selling contaminated eggs; one man died

Two people in the Netherlands have been accused of knowingly selling eggs contaminated with Salmonella. The case at Zwolle District Court covers events in 2017 and involves the duo, who

By Joe Whitworth

/ 10 May 2023

Dutch farm owner, manager up on charges of selling contaminated eggs; one man died

Salmonella outbreaks study finds adulterant declaration might help prevent illnesses due to certain chicken products

The not ready-to-eat breaded, stuffed chicken products that are the target of new USDA regulations to declare Salmonella as an adulterant have often been the source of Salmonella outbreaks. According

By News Desk

/ 9 May 2023

Salmonella outbreaks study finds adulterant declaration might help prevent illnesses due to certain chicken products

Warning sent to food firms in multiple states because of import violations

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

/ 8 May 2023

Warning sent to food firms in multiple states because of import violations

Raw milk bill makes desk of Iowa Governor

Only the signature of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is required now to permit the sale of raw milk in the Hawkeye State from dairy farms with no more than ten

By Dan Flynn

/ 5 May 2023

Raw milk bill makes desk of Iowa Governor

Separate hygiene breaches prompt fines at McDonald’s and Subway in UK

McDonald’s has been hit with a fine of more than half a million dollars after a mouse infestation was found at one of its branches in England. The fast

By News Desk

/ 4 May 2023

Separate hygiene breaches prompt fines at McDonald’s and Subway in UK

Food safety concerns are said to require the defeat of the “well-intentioned” PRIME Act

Food safety is reason enough to kill the Processing Revival and Interstate Meat Exemption Act, otherwise known as the PRIME Act, according to some of the industry’s most powerful

By Dan Flynn

/ 3 May 2023

Food safety concerns are said to require the defeat of the “well-intentioned” PRIME Act

Low-carbon beef is an oxymoron that some say should not be used in labeling

Scott Faber, Senior Vice President for Government Affairs, and Kalena Wojtala, a J.D. candidate at Vermont Law School and an intern working for the Environmental Working Group (EWG), have

By Dan Flynn

/ 2 May 2023

Low-carbon beef is an oxymoron that some say should not be used in labeling

Public and businesses share thoughts on the food hygiene rating system

Different stakeholders have shared positive and negative opinions on the food hygiene rating system in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The research covers the views of local authorities, businesses, and

By Joe Whitworth

/ 2 May 2023

Public and businesses share thoughts on the food hygiene rating system

FDA imposes restrictions on imported foods because of pesticides, Salmonella, filth

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

/ 2 May 2023

FDA imposes restrictions on imported foods because of pesticides, Salmonella, filth

Popcorn Daddy Popcorn warned by FDA over unsanitary conditions in manufacturing 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

/ 1 May 2023

Popcorn Daddy Popcorn warned by FDA over unsanitary conditions in manufacturing facility

Publisher’s Platform: It’s time to get Salmonella out of chicken products

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has released a proposed determination to declare Salmonella an adulterant in breaded stuffed raw chicken products

By Bill Marler

/ 28 Apr 2023

Publisher’s Platform: It’s time to get Salmonella out of chicken products

Preliminary decision to allow pesticide chlormequat use pits EPA against EWG

A decision earlier this week by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to allow the use of the pesticide chlormequat has brought a strong rebuke from the Environmental Working

By Dan Flynn

/ 28 Apr 2023

Preliminary decision to allow pesticide chlormequat use pits EPA against EWG

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Food Policy & Law

Dutch farm owner, manager up on charges of selling contaminated eggs; one man died

Salmonella outbreaks study finds adulterant declaration might help prevent illnesses due to certain chicken products

Warning sent to food firms in multiple states because of import violations

Raw milk bill makes desk of Iowa Governor

Separate hygiene breaches prompt fines at McDonald’s and Subway in UK

Food safety concerns are said to require the defeat of the “well-intentioned” PRIME Act

Low-carbon beef is an oxymoron that some say should not be used in labeling

Public and businesses share thoughts on the food hygiene rating system

FDA imposes restrictions on imported foods because of pesticides, Salmonella, filth

Popcorn Daddy Popcorn warned by FDA over unsanitary conditions in manufacturing facility

Publisher’s Platform: It’s time to get Salmonella out of chicken products

Preliminary decision to allow pesticide chlormequat use pits EPA against EWG

Your Support Protects Public Health