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Testimony from former FDA deputy commissioner on infant formula crisis

— OPINION — Editor’s note: This is the March 28 written statement of Frank Yiannas, M.P.H.Prior FDA Deputy Commissioner, Food Policy & Response (Nov 2018 – Feb 2023) for

By Guest Contributor

/ 30 Mar 2023

Testimony from former FDA deputy commissioner on infant formula crisis

Testimony from the head of the Center for Science in the Public Interest on the infant formula crisis

— OPINION — Editor’s note: Following is Tuesday’s testimony of Peter Lurie, MD, MPH, President and Executive Director, CSPI, before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and

By Guest Contributor

/ 30 Mar 2023

Testimony from the head of the Center for Science in the Public Interest on the infant formula crisis

Witnesses tell congressional subcommittee that infant formula crisis was example of FDA problems

A congressional subcommittee hearing Tuesday on the infant formula crisis of 2022 not only explored how the crisis occurred but also examined how the structure of the FDA hampered efforts

By Coral Beach

/ 29 Mar 2023

Witnesses tell congressional subcommittee that infant formula crisis was example of FDA problems

Former FDA officials tell congressional committee that agency needs uninterrupted chain of command

Three of FDA’s former food safety chiefs have come together today to submit comments to a U.S. House of Representative’s oversight committee focused on chain of command

By Coral Beach

/ 28 Mar 2023

Former FDA officials tell congressional committee that agency needs uninterrupted chain of command

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition director retires

One of the FDA’s top food safety administrators is retiring. Susan Mayne, Director of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), announced Monday that she will retire

By News Desk

/ 28 Mar 2023

FAO sets out food safety priorities for coming years

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has revealed how it will try to help improve food safety over the next few years. The FAO Strategic Priorities

By Joe Whitworth

/ 28 Mar 2023

FAO sets out food safety priorities for coming years

Public health officials take steps to ensure the safety of soft Queso Fresco type cheeses

The Food and Drug Administration has developed a new strategy to improve the safety of soft Queso Fresco cheeses in response to several outbreaks traced to such cheese. In 2021

By Coral Beach

/ 24 Mar 2023

Public health officials take steps to ensure the safety of soft Queso Fresco type cheeses

Consumer Brands Association takes issue with FDA commissioner’s statement

Editor’s note: Following is a letter sent by Roberta Wagner of the Consumer Brands Association to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf. Wagner’s letter is in response to a statement

By Guest Opinion

/ 24 Mar 2023

Consumer Brands Association takes issue with FDA commissioner’s statement

Ireland sees a large increase in food poisoning complaints

Public complaints to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland’s (FSAI) advice line went up this past year with a sharp rise in food poisoning reports. There were 4,058

By News Desk

/ 23 Mar 2023

Ireland sees a large increase in food poisoning complaints

FDA extends its previous affection for Good Meat Inc. to a full embrace

The Food and Drug Administration just cannot say enough about Good Meat Inc., the unit of East Just Inc. that plans to duplicate chicken meat in the laboratory. FDA is

By News Desk

/ 22 Mar 2023

FDA extends its previous affection for Good Meat Inc. to a full embrace

Spanish reports assess various hazards in foods

Insights into Bacillus cereus, Cronobacter, Campylobacter, E. coli, and tick-borne encephalitis virus in selected foods in Spain have been published. Findings come from the latest batch of reports approved by

By News Desk

/ 21 Mar 2023

Spanish reports assess various hazards in foods

Minnesota Labor Dept. seeks an injunction to stop another meat processing company from illegally hiring children for dangerous jobs

A state court in Minnesota’s Fifth Judicial District has been asked in a 16-page complaint by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) for a temporary restraining order

By Dan Flynn

/ 17 Mar 2023

Minnesota Labor Dept. seeks an injunction to stop another meat processing company from illegally hiring children for dangerous jobs

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Testimony from former FDA deputy commissioner on infant formula crisis

Testimony from the head of the Center for Science in the Public Interest on the infant formula crisis

Witnesses tell congressional subcommittee that infant formula crisis was example of FDA problems

Former FDA officials tell congressional committee that agency needs uninterrupted chain of command

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition director retires

FAO sets out food safety priorities for coming years

Public health officials take steps to ensure the safety of soft Queso Fresco type cheeses

Consumer Brands Association takes issue with FDA commissioner’s statement

Ireland sees a large increase in food poisoning complaints

FDA extends its previous affection for Good Meat Inc. to a full embrace

Spanish reports assess various hazards in foods

Minnesota Labor Dept. seeks an injunction to stop another meat processing company from illegally hiring children for dangerous jobs