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No Senate action yet to confirm Esteban as USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety

By Dan Flynn on December 13, 2021

The U.S. Senate will have to step it up a notch to confirm Dr. Jose Emilio Esteban as the USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety before the year ends.

President Biden nominated Esteban to serve …
Continue Reading No Senate action yet to confirm Esteban as USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety

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Survey shows consumers’ thoughts on food safety and nutrition

By News Desk on November 11, 2021

The FDA has completed data analysis that shows people are more concerned about getting a foodborne illness from restaurant food than food prepared at home.

The report from the Food and Drug Administration reveals information…
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China evaluates food safety law; FAO reports on food safety in Africa

By Joe Whitworth on November 10, 2021

A project in China has found the country improved its food safety control system from 2009 to 2019 and food did become safer.

China launched the food safety indicator pilot project in 2019, a decade…
Continue Reading China evaluates food safety law; FAO reports on food safety in Africa

GAO says FDA needs to work on ‘prioritizing and sequencing’

By Dan Flynn on March 6, 2018

The Food and Drug Administration has been getting at least $1 billion annually in recent years, including salaries for at least 4,300 full-time professionals, for food safety and nutrition.

Since the enactment of the Food…
Continue Reading GAO says FDA needs to work on ‘prioritizing and sequencing’

Juicing is healthy, but easily contaminated by pathogens

By Cookson Beecher on February 17, 2017

fruits and vegetablesSo many fruits. So many veggies. So little time.

That’s the dilemma that people who want to eat as healthy as possible face. After all, who really has the time to eat the recommended 5…
Continue Reading Juicing is healthy, but easily contaminated by pathogens

Survey: Public Wants Food Producers to Focus on Safety and Nutrition

By News Desk on October 15, 2015

The hot topic of food may be depicted just a little bit out of focus these days, according to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Just out with a new survey of public attitudes on…
Continue Reading Survey: Public Wants Food Producers to Focus on Safety and Nutrition

Families in WIC Nutrition Program to Get More Fresh Fruits, Veggies

By Cookson Beecher on March 19, 2014

Families enrolled in the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) nutrition program will be able to get more fresh fruits and vegetables beginning next month, thanks to changes in the program’s “food packages,” which are outlined…
Continue Reading Families in WIC Nutrition Program to Get More Fresh Fruits, Veggies

Study Examines Relationship Between Raw Milk and Lactose Intolerance

By James Andrews on March 13, 2014

Despite claims sometimes made about the health benefits of drinking raw milk, evidence does not suggest that drinking raw milk will relieve or lessen the symptoms of lactose intolerance, according to a study conducted by…
Continue Reading Study Examines Relationship Between Raw Milk and Lactose Intolerance

Shoppers Can Pick Up Food Safety Clues at Farmers Markets

By Cookson Beecher on August 9, 2013

This is National Farmers Market Week, and with a bounty of  freshly harvested food now available from local farms, people are flocking to the markets — for all sorts of reasons. “There’s nothing better than…
Continue Reading Shoppers Can Pick Up Food Safety Clues at Farmers Markets

Nutrition Standards Won't Fix Big Food's Worst Child Marketing Tactics

By Michele Simon on July 12, 2013

Last month, I participated in an important panel at a childhood obesity conference to discuss the current strategy backed by some advocacy groups: asking industry to market “healthier” foods to children. But as Susan Linn …
Continue Reading Nutrition Standards Won't Fix Big Food's Worst Child Marketing Tactics

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