Yesterday and today in Washington, D.C., the Reagan-Udall Foundation is facilitating a public meeting of its Independent Expert Panel on food.
The independent expert panel has been charged with evaluating the structure, leadership, authorities, resources
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Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration published the results of its internal review of the agency’s actions — and inaction — in connection with the February 2022 recall of powdered
Continue Reading FDA evaluation of infant formula shows lack of urgency, mishandling of situation
Consumer groups continue to call for faster and more efficient work from FDA on a variety of topics including heavy metals in baby food and the recent outbreak of cronobacter from infant formula.
The advocacy
Continue Reading Public action groups call for separate food arm at FDA to streamline food safety
Parents, consumer groups, and a congresswoman want to know why it took the FDA months to begin investigations into infant formula after learning of the beginning of a cronobacter outbreak that has seen at least
Continue Reading Questions loom as FDA remains quiet on investigation into infant formula outbreak
The voting public says it’s time to strengthen food safety regulations to protect consumers, according to a Stop Foodborne Illness (STOP) poll.
This poll comes after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced its intent
Continue Reading STOP Foodborne Illness poll finds bipartisan consumer support for action
At the IAFP 2021 conference in Phoenix, AZ, the national nonprofit public health organization STOP Foodborne Illness named Shrinidhi “Nidhi” Joshi its 2021-2022 Dave Theno Food Safety Fellow.
Joshi was selected by a committee of
Continue Reading STOP Foodborne Illness names 2021-2022 Dave Theno Food Safety Fellow
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With more than two decades of experience at Feeding America, including time as the non-profit’s director of food safety, Mitzi Baum this week takes over the reigns at Stop Foodborne Illness.
As the new chief
Continue Reading Meet Mitzi Baum: New CEO at Stop Foodborne Illness
