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Life stages and dietary patterns are major themes of science report from diet advisory panel

The 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee has submitted its 845-page “Scientific Report” to the Secretaries of the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS)

By Dan Flynn

/ 16 Jul 2020

Life stages and dietary patterns are major themes of science report from diet advisory panel

Michigan school gets almost $10 million for low-moisture food pathogen research

A Michigan State University researcher has received a $9.8-million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) for

By Jonan Pilet

/ 15 Jul 2020

Michigan school gets almost $10 million for low-moisture food pathogen research

Researchers report impact of safety video on use of food thermometers

You can show consumers a food safety video, and give them food safety tools, but you can’t make them use food thermometers all of the time. Study results just

By Coral Beach

/ 10 Jul 2020

Researchers report impact of safety video on use of food thermometers

Fauci says nothing to fear so far from new G4 Swine flu virus

“Pandemic potential” or “pandemic-on-pandemic” are scary concepts these days and Chinese and British scientists are using those very terms to describe the threat from a new swine flu

By Dan Flynn

/ 3 Jul 2020

Fauci says nothing to fear so far from new G4 Swine flu virus

More than 40 tons of beef recalled because of re-inspection problem

More than 83,000 pounds of raw beef products from a Nicaraguan company are under recall by a Texas company because they were not presented for import re-inspection into

By News Desk

/ 17 Jun 2020

More than 40 tons of beef recalled because of re-inspection problem

Oil slick off coast of Labrador threatens food chain

A food chain important to Inuit in Northeastern Canada has been poisoned by a fuel slick off the coast of Labrador, potentially causing short and long-term food safety concerns.

By News Desk

/ 11 Jun 2020

Oil slick off coast of Labrador threatens food chain

University of Nebraska-Lincoln sends hand sanitizer to USDA as COVID-19 cases soar in meat industry

Demand for fresh meat and poultry has not diminished but, because of COVID-19 outbreaks in facilities across the U.S., meat processing plants are struggling to keep up. In

By News Desk

/ 10 Jun 2020

University of Nebraska-Lincoln sends hand sanitizer to USDA as COVID-19 cases soar in meat industry

Herbicides purchased for this planting season and ready for the field are now illegal

Just as it was looking like American agriculture was going to survive the pandemic and planting was turning out successful, rural areas learned they were losing the weedkiller dicamba to

By Dan Flynn

/ 9 Jun 2020

Herbicides purchased for this planting season and ready for the field are now illegal

Letter to The Editor: Is contributing author HACCP trained?

Opinion Editor’s note: We want to hear from our readers. Letters to the Editor can be submitted via the Contact Us link on our website. Dear Editor, I am

By John Munsell

/ 28 May 2020

Letter to The Editor: Is contributing author HACCP trained?

Me thinks the lady doth protest too much — and is a Vegan

Opinion On May 26, Food Safety News published an article written by law student Brianna Leach titled “The meat industry’s grip on government—time for an overhaul?” If this

By Dr. Richard Raymond

/ 27 May 2020

Me thinks the lady doth protest too much — and is a Vegan

The meat industry’s grip on government — time for an overhaul?

Opinion Editor’s note: Each Spring, attorneys Bill Marler and Denis Stearns teach a Food Safety Litigation course in the LL.M. Program in Agricultural and Food Law at the

By Guest Contributor

/ 26 May 2020

The meat industry’s grip on government — time for an overhaul?

Continuing consumer complaints spur Conagra to recall more Healthy Choice meals

Conagra Brands is recalling more than 270,000 pounds of Healthy Choice brand chicken and turkey bowl products because of consumer complaints about rocks in the products. The recall follows

By News Desk

/ 23 May 2020

Continuing consumer complaints spur Conagra to recall more Healthy Choice meals

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Life stages and dietary patterns are major themes of science report from diet advisory panel

Michigan school gets almost $10 million for low-moisture food pathogen research

Researchers report impact of safety video on use of food thermometers

Fauci says nothing to fear so far from new G4 Swine flu virus

More than 40 tons of beef recalled because of re-inspection problem

Oil slick off coast of Labrador threatens food chain

University of Nebraska-Lincoln sends hand sanitizer to USDA as COVID-19 cases soar in meat industry

Herbicides purchased for this planting season and ready for the field are now illegal

Letter to The Editor: Is contributing author HACCP trained?

Me thinks the lady doth protest too much — and is a Vegan

The meat industry’s grip on government — time for an overhaul?

Continuing consumer complaints spur Conagra to recall more Healthy Choice meals

Your Support Protects Public Health