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Consumer Reports says USDA should remove food kits from National School Lunch Program

Lunchable brand food kits have found their way into the National School Lunch Program. But the pre-packaged food kits contain relatively high levels of sodium, lead, and cadmium, according to

By News Desk

/ 12 Sep 2024

Consumer Reports says USDA should remove food kits from National School Lunch Program

Food processing aid against Listeria gets approval for use in the U.S. market

A method of combatting Listeria monocytogenes has emerged out of Canada just as the Boar’s Head outbreak has become a tragedy. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and

By News Desk

/ 10 Sep 2024

Food processing aid against Listeria gets approval for use in the U.S. market

More states lining up to ban cell-grown meat

So called alt-meat, cultivated from cells and grown in laboratory-like facilities, has experienced regulatory and market success in only fits and starts. But it remains enough of a threat to

By Dan Flynn

/ 6 Sep 2024

More states lining up to ban cell-grown meat

Publisher’s Platform: What you need to know about the Boar’s Head Listeria Outbreak

Before you watch the video, please review the last two years of FSIS Inspection Reports – /content/files/files/2024/08/2024-08-27.pdf I also got this email from a former

By Bill Marler

/ 30 Aug 2024

Publisher’s Platform: What you need to know about the Boar’s Head Listeria Outbreak

USDA begins field trials for bird flu vaccines for cattle

A letter, sent last week to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack from major representatives of the U.S. dairy, turkey, and egg industries, may have had an impact. Vilsack has

By Dan Flynn

/ 30 Aug 2024

USDA begins field trials for bird flu vaccines for cattle

Regulating agricultural water quality

— OPINION — Editor’s note: This article was first published in The Regulatory Review and is reprinted here with permission. Foodborne illness caused by contaminated agricultural water is a significant problem.

By Timothy D. Lytton

/ 28 Aug 2024

‘Healing centers’ promise to be a safe way to ‘fly’ when consuming psychedelic mushrooms

Whether Colorado regulators even thought about Joe Emerson isn’t known. Emerson is the Alaska Airlines pilot who took psychedelic mushrooms, had a friend drive him to the airport, and

By Dan Flynn

/ 27 Aug 2024

‘Healing centers’ promise to be a safe way to ‘fly’ when consuming psychedelic mushrooms

The 2025 edition of Dietary Guidelines for Americans is nearing the finish line

Deadlines are approaching for another important governmental function involving food. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans for 2025 are being worked on to provide advice on what to eat and drink

By Dan Flynn

/ 23 Aug 2024

The 2025 edition of Dietary Guidelines for Americans is nearing the finish line

Letters question whether Federal Avian flu response is enough

Two letters, signed by representatives of differing communities, express dissatisfaction with the Biden-Harris Administration’s progress in fighting Avian flu and offer suggestions for improvement. One of the letters is

By Dan Flynn

/ 22 Aug 2024

Letters question whether Federal Avian flu response is enough

Animal contact linked to large Cryptosporidium outbreak

Researchers have provided details about one of the largest Cryptosporidium outbreaks in England in recent years. The outbreak of Cryptosporidium parvum was associated with a multi-day lamb petting event in

By Joe Whitworth

/ 22 Aug 2024

Animal contact linked to large Cryptosporidium outbreak

The deadline for comments on the Salmonella in poultry rule has been extended to Nov. 7

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is extending the deadline for comments on a proposed rule preventing poultry producers from selling chicken and turkey contaminated with high

By News Desk

/ 21 Aug 2024

The deadline for comments on the Salmonella in poultry rule has been extended to Nov. 7

FDA works to push down sodium levels

Sodium is not a pathogen, but it, too, kills. Just ask the World Health Organization (WHO), which reports that two million of the eight million poor diet deaths can be

By News Desk

/ 19 Aug 2024

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Consumer Reports says USDA should remove food kits from National School Lunch Program

Food processing aid against Listeria gets approval for use in the U.S. market

More states lining up to ban cell-grown meat

Publisher’s Platform: What you need to know about the Boar’s Head Listeria Outbreak

USDA begins field trials for bird flu vaccines for cattle

Regulating agricultural water quality

‘Healing centers’ promise to be a safe way to ‘fly’ when consuming psychedelic mushrooms

The 2025 edition of Dietary Guidelines for Americans is nearing the finish line

Letters question whether Federal Avian flu response is enough

Animal contact linked to large Cryptosporidium outbreak

The deadline for comments on the Salmonella in poultry rule has been extended to Nov. 7

FDA works to push down sodium levels