The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says a California seafood importer and processor has agreed to shut down its operations while it corrects conditions in its processing facility, which
Officials at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have made some serious missteps trying to keep potentially hazardous imported food off the market, according to a new government audit.
From tainted vegetable protein and pet food to peppers contaminated with Salmonella, unsafe food imports have posed a problem for the United States and the FDA, which has been able
The federal government is adopting new policies aimed at boosting aquaculture production in the U.S. at a time when Americans are eating more imported seafood than ever.
Foreign aquaculture
As the mysterious E. coli outbreak continues to unfold in Germany, U.S. public health officials are boosting surveillance of produce from Germany and Spain. Fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, and lettuce
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public about the possibility of Di-Ethyl Hexyl Phthalate (DEHP) being added to certain foods and beverages imported from Taiwan.
Phthalates are
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) Tuesday renewed her pledge to fight for more food safety funding after a new report found serious gaps in imported seafood oversight.
Monday, the Government Accountability
A new Government Accountability Office report calls on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to improve its oversight of imported seafood, citing the agency’s “limited” program for ensuring
A sardine cannery in Scotland and a pollock processor in South Korea are the latest foreign seafood companies that could lose the ability to export products to the United States.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg defended FDA’s new import screening system before a congressional oversight panel Wednesday, assuring lawmakers FDA intends to implement the new