An appropriations bill from a committee in the U.S. House of Representatives would direct the FDA to unify its food program under one person.
The move echoes the sentiment
The World Health Organization (WHO) and Codex are scheduled to hold an event next month to mark their respective anniversaries.
2023 is the 60th anniversary of the Codex Alimentarius Commission
Codex standards play a vital role in ensuring food safety, according to the USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety.
José Emilio Esteban said standards set in Codex are science-based
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
Jerome Yoon has been with USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service for just over one year, serving as branch chief for the Office of Management’s (OM) Safety &
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
It’s been 10 years in the making, but the FDA has announced final guidance on the levels of arsenic in apple juice, seen as crucial for children’s safety.
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Congress is putting a toe in the nation’s child labor scandal but its action looks to be more about re-visiting old ground than opening new investigations. A so-called
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a report on a four state outbreak that sickened 20 people. The implicated Salmonellas were linked to the same brand of
The European Commission’s health and safety unit has revealed progress has been made in India’s controls of Salmonella in sesame seeds but more needs to be done.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed an atypical case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in an approximately five-year-old or old beef cow at a slaughter plant in
The number of foodborne illness cases continues to be kept at low levels in Singapore, according to authorities.
Data comes from statistics on the country’s food supply and food
