Government Agencies

Japanese seafood processor gets warning letter for operating without HACCP plan

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has unresolved issues with the Tsukiji Motohiko Co. Ltd. located in the Kato area of Tokyo, according to a recently released May

By Dan Flynn

/ 21 Jul 2019

Japanese seafood processor gets warning letter for operating without HACCP plan

Salmonella and E. coli behind six outbreaks each last year in Scotland

Shiga-toxin producing E. coli and Salmonella both caused six outbreaks last year in Scotland, according to figures from Health Protection Scotland. Data comes from ObSurv, a surveillance system established in

By News Desk

/ 18 Jul 2019

Salmonella and E. coli behind six outbreaks each last year in Scotland

Food Code: Not just bigwigs brewing up a batch of new regs

Sometimes it takes more than a sudden jolt to realize that something needs to be improved. And more times than not it takes some fine tuning, bolstered with a great

By Cookson Beecher

/ 15 Jul 2019

Food Code: Not just bigwigs brewing up a batch of new regs

Codex agrees to tackle E. coli in certain foods

Starting the development of guidelines to control Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in certain foods was one of the decisions made by the Codex Alimentarius Commission at its annual meeting in

By Joe Whitworth

/ 11 Jul 2019

Codex agrees to tackle E. coli in certain foods

Death spurs plant warning in France; similar circumstance in Hong Kong

French authorities have warned the public about the risks of confusing toxic and edible plants after the death of a man last month. In June, a 63-year-old man died after

By Joe Whitworth

/ 10 Jul 2019

Death spurs plant warning in France; similar circumstance in Hong Kong

FSIS may not be blowing doors off, but they are open to large meetings with outsiders

Public calendars issued by the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) show the agency’s top officials opening up calendar space for some pretty large meetings recently. For

By Dan Flynn

/ 9 Jul 2019

FSIS may not be blowing doors off, but they are open to large meetings with outsiders

EFSA lists food safety research needs

The European Food Safety Authority has identified research priorities in food safety for the next five to 10 years. The agency listed its regulatory research priorities under three streams: Safe

By News Desk

/ 7 Jul 2019

Recommendations made in food hygiene ratings system review

A review of the food hygiene ratings system in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has resulted in 12 recommendations. The assessment of the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS), commissioned by

By News Desk

/ 5 Jul 2019

Questions and controversies over role of Mexican papayas in rare outbreak strain

Late this past Friday afternoon, the CDC stepped out to warn many Americans not to eat Mexican-grown papayas out of fear the imported fruit may have Salmonella Uganda contamination. That

By Dan Flynn

/ 3 Jul 2019

Questions and controversies over role of Mexican papayas in rare outbreak strain

After last year, CDC and FDA step up their game for Cyclospora season

Cyclosporiasis is an intestinal illness caused by the microscopic parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis. People can become infected with Cyclospora by consuming food or water contaminated with the parasite. Both drinking and

By News Desk

/ 3 Jul 2019

After last year, CDC and FDA step up their game for Cyclospora season

CDC warns against papayas from Mexico amidst new outbreak; CSPI says FDA should step up enforcement

More than 60 people are confirmed sick with Salmonella infections in a multistate outbreak linked to fresh papayas from Mexico, according to a public alert issued this afternoon. Federal officials

By Coral Beach

/ 28 Jun 2019

CDC warns against papayas from Mexico amidst new outbreak; CSPI says FDA should step up enforcement

Don’t look for FDA to “pork out” as the nation’s top regulator of livestock genome editing

The pork industry earlier this week said it wants to get the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) out of regulating livestock genome editing. But unless pigs fly, that possibility seems

By Dan Flynn

/ 28 Jun 2019

Don’t look for FDA to “pork out” as the nation’s top regulator of livestock genome editing

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Japanese seafood processor gets warning letter for operating without HACCP plan

Salmonella and E. coli behind six outbreaks each last year in Scotland

Food Code: Not just bigwigs brewing up a batch of new regs

Codex agrees to tackle E. coli in certain foods

Death spurs plant warning in France; similar circumstance in Hong Kong

FSIS may not be blowing doors off, but they are open to large meetings with outsiders

EFSA lists food safety research needs

Recommendations made in food hygiene ratings system review

Questions and controversies over role of Mexican papayas in rare outbreak strain

After last year, CDC and FDA step up their game for Cyclospora season

CDC warns against papayas from Mexico amidst new outbreak; CSPI says FDA should step up enforcement

Don’t look for FDA to “pork out” as the nation’s top regulator of livestock genome editing