The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) has initiated a far-reaching project called the Salmonella Grand Challenge.
The endeavor unites a group of scientists from
Codex standards play a vital role in ensuring food safety, according to the USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety.
José Emilio Esteban said standards set in Codex are science-based
The dedication and ribbon-cutting to open the $1.25 billion National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) in Manhattan, KS, was held during the run-up to Memorial Day. But the Plum
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Several weeks ago, food safety advocate Bill Marler launched his campaign to “Get the ‘F’ out of the FDA.”
Marler proposed that Congress split the Food and Drug Administration
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Today (April 25), the USDA proposed a new food safety rule that could revolutionize the American poultry industry. The rule will affect just a sliver of products — breaded and
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced is has invested more than $43 million in meat and poultry processing research, innovation and expansion in an effort to transform the
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced it is withdrawing the 2005 proposed rule, “Food Standards; General Principles and Food Standards Modernization,” in response to comments received in
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans were last updated just as the pandemic got underway and they got very little attention. This time, it’s likely to be different when the
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This letter is in reference to a recent Letter from the Editor in Food Safety News (“An independent food safety board is far better than anything FDA Commissioner
The USDA is reminding growers of specialty crops, which includes fruits and vegetables, of a Jan. 31 deadline to apply for the agency’s Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to amend animal disease traceability regulations and require electronic identification for the interstate movement of certain cattle and bison.
For its 31st annual report on pesticide residues in food, the Agricultural Marketing Service of the USDA has good news.
“In 2021, over 99 percent of the samples tested had
