Researchers from the Max Planck Institute have found out more about how vibrio spreads in the environment.
Vibrio parahaemolyticus causes acute gastroenteritis in humans and is the leading cause for seafood borne illnesses in the
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Globalization increases risk of multi-country food safety issues – FAO
Increased globalization of the food supply means people worldwide are more exposed to different hazards, according to a United Nations agency.
In a brochure on the future of food safety, the Food and Agriculture Organization
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WHO chief calls for food safety focus
GENEVA — There is no such thing as one type of food safety for the rich and another for the poor, according to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said
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EU health chief urges international food safety cooperation
Europe is committed to working with China to ensure the highest standards of food safety and quality, according to the EU health commissioner.
Vytenis Andriukaitis made the comments at the Ecological Agriculture and Food Safety
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Unsafe food in LMICs costs $110 billion a year – World Bank
The impact of unsafe food costs low- and middle-income economies about $110 billion in lost productivity and medical expenses each year, according to the World Bank.
The study, supported by the United States Food and
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New U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal maintains status quo on food safety
The new U.S.-Mexico-Canada-Agreement, USMCA contains food safety provisions not unlike the North American Free Trade Agreement it seeks to replace, but not the kind of changes some wanted.
Fulfilling one of President Donald J. Trump’s
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Moving Codex out of FSIS will boost trade, not food safety
Editor’s note: This guest opinion column by Dr. Richard Raymond was originally publish on MeatingPlace.com and is republished here with permission.
The U.S. Codex Office is moving from USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
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U.S. stops imports of Brazilian beef for food safety concerns
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has suspended imports of all fresh beef from Brazil because of recurring food safety problems documented since March, when the agency began inspecting 100 percent of all meat from the
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USDA reorganization plan could reduce food safety protections
A seemingly minor component of the USDA reorganization plan released last week could have a negative impact on food safety as the plan gets implemented. Much of the focus has been on the creation of
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States want ‘robust partnership’ with Washington D.C. on ag
Policy goals for 2017 are being set this week by one of the nation’s smallest, but most powerful agricultural groups. The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) is meeting for its Winter Policy
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Secretary of Agriculture choice not as difficult as farm policy
When the bitter cold began spreading over rural America last month, the parlor guessing game around many a wood stove was guessing who President-elect Donald J. Trump would name as secretary of agriculture. But the
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