Science & Research

Treating virulent strain of Salmonella as adulterant in largest beef recall in history

Yesterday’s big beef recall is the largest in history for possible Salmonella contamination, according to an online discussion involving retired USDA microbiologist Carl Custer. Custer responded to comments to

By Dan Flynn

/ 5 Oct 2018

Treating virulent strain of Salmonella as adulterant in largest beef recall in history

More data published from BPA study; results ‘support the safety of BPA’

More research has been released by the United States National Toxicology Program (NTP) as part of a landmark study on the safety of bisphenol A (BPA). The Consortium Linking Academic

By News Desk

/ 3 Oct 2018

More data published from BPA study; results ‘support the safety of BPA’

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.

By Dan Flynn

/ 2 Oct 2018

New U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal maintains status quo on food safety

FDA says pesticide/herbicide levels OK in most food; glyphosate within legal limits

A special testing program showed more than 60 percent of corn and soybeans sampled by the Food and Drug Administration were positive for glyphosate and glufosinate residues in FY 2016,

By Coral Beach

/ 2 Oct 2018

FDA says pesticide/herbicide levels OK in most food; glyphosate within legal limits

Researchers detail rare outbreak of paralytic shellfish poisoning

Australian researchers have examined an outbreak of paralytic shellfish poisoning in 2015 that caused at least four cases in Tasmania. Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) is a rare illness caused by

By News Desk

/ 2 Oct 2018

Researchers detail rare outbreak of paralytic shellfish poisoning

Dave Theno Fellow: Emily Forauer pursues food safety advances in the lab

Opinion Editor’s note: This is the final piece in a series of articles and opinion columns we have published in recognition of September as Food Safety Education Month. A

By Guest Contributor

/ 1 Oct 2018

Dave Theno Fellow: Emily Forauer pursues food safety advances in the lab

Hepatitis A database has potential to improve outbreak detection

A Hepatitis A database has shown promise, and with improvements could be used at earlier stages of international outbreaks, according to researchers. The team assessed usefulness of the dataset for

By News Desk

/ 27 Sep 2018

Hepatitis A database has potential to improve outbreak detection

Scientists seek to build global confidence in analytical solutions for food safety

Opinion Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of articles and opinion columns we are publishing in recognition of Food Safety Education Month. Since its founding as

By Guest Contributor

/ 26 Sep 2018

There’s room on the hamburger bun for cell-cultured meat and politics

Opinion During the recent Good Food Institute conference on cell-cultured meat, an industry executive remarked that he tries to stay away from politics and focus on his company and developing

By Brian Ronholm

/ 25 Sep 2018

There’s room on the hamburger bun for cell-cultured meat and politics

Robotics, automation and the future of risk in foodservice operations

Opinion The human brain is an incredibly complex organ consisting of over 80 billion neurons with about 1 million gigabytes worth of memory storage. With so much hardware, it’s

By Jeff Clark

/ 21 Sep 2018

Robotics, automation and the future of risk in foodservice operations

FDA commissioner says science will answer Cyclospora questions

Citing the discovery of an infectious parasite in domestic produce this summer, the head of the FDA yesterday committed to using science to address foodborne pathogens. A special government testing

By Coral Beach

/ 19 Sep 2018

FDA commissioner says science will answer Cyclospora questions

Researchers describe non-O157 STEC outbreak traced to salad

Researchers in Finland have detailed an E. coli outbreak in 2016 with more than 230 cases linked to rocket salad, known as arugula salad by U.S. consumers. In August

By Joe Whitworth

/ 19 Sep 2018

Researchers describe non-O157 STEC outbreak traced to salad

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Science & Research

Treating virulent strain of Salmonella as adulterant in largest beef recall in history

More data published from BPA study; results ‘support the safety of BPA’

New U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal maintains status quo on food safety

FDA says pesticide/herbicide levels OK in most food; glyphosate within legal limits

Researchers detail rare outbreak of paralytic shellfish poisoning

Dave Theno Fellow: Emily Forauer pursues food safety advances in the lab

Hepatitis A database has potential to improve outbreak detection

Scientists seek to build global confidence in analytical solutions for food safety

There’s room on the hamburger bun for cell-cultured meat and politics

Robotics, automation and the future of risk in foodservice operations

FDA commissioner says science will answer Cyclospora questions

Researchers describe non-O157 STEC outbreak traced to salad

Your Support Protects Public Health