A global food standards-setting body has advanced work on various issues, including lead levels, Ciguatera, and tropane alkaloids.
The latest Codex Committee on Contaminants in Food session was held in
By Maribel Alonso, Public Affairs Specialist • ARS, Office of Communications
Dr. Dayna M. Harhay is a Research Microbiologist at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) in Clay Center,
The number of food and other fraud suspicions discussed by European countries has continued to rise from 277 in January and 318 in February to 345 in March.
Issues identified
Data showing the scale of pesticide residues on food have been published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
110,829 food samples were collected in the European Union in
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By Steven Grossman, Executive Director of the Alliance for a Stronger FDA
Consistent with the overall discretionary spending targets set forth in last year’s budget agreement, the President’
In the month after H5N1, bird flu spread to more humans, especially dairy cow herds, more experts in the United States are focusing more attention on the issue.
It was
Singapore held the fifth meeting of an international food safety network this past week.
The annual meeting of the International Heads of Food Agencies Forum (IHFAF) took place from April
The number of Campylobacter cases reported in 2023 in Austria remained stable compared to the year before, according to recently released statistics.
In 2023, 6,271 cases of campylobacteriosis were
The FDA has released a report on an investigation into imported honey and the intentional adulteration of it for economic gains.
The report from the Food and Drug Administration includes
The FDA commissioner is scheduled to testify at a hearing before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Accountability next week.
Commissioner Robert Califf is the only
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and food manufacturer Mars have renewed their partnership on food safety.
Maximo Torero, FAO’s chief economist, and Dr. Abigail
Audits in Luxembourg and Hungary have found positives in the system for meat controls but also areas that need addressing in both countries.
The DG Sante audit in Luxembourg in
