An inquiry into bottled water manufacturers in France has criticized authorities for allowing Nestlé to use prohibited treatments.
A total of 28 recommendations were made, aimed at securing the quality of mineral and spring water.
Between December 2024 and May 2025, the inquiry committee held 73 hearings with ministers, business
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A group of meat processing companies, directors, and managers have been fined for illegally altering exported tallow for profit, following an investigation by New Zealand Food Safety.
Tuakau Proteins, Taranaki By-Products, Wallace Proteins, Stephen Dahlenburg, Paul Drake, Glenn Smith, Glenninburg Holdings, and SBT Group, were sentenced on various charges under
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A new report adds the Inspector General’s voice to the autopsy of America’s recent infant formula shortage.
The Inspector General’s Office for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has found the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had inadequate policies and procedures, or lacked policies and procedures, to identify
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A whistle blower document regarding product safety at a plant that manufactured infant formula linked to a deadly, ongoing outbreak provides damning information against Abbott Nutrition, the maker of Similac and other popular formulas that have been recalled in relation to the outbreak.
The document, sent to top officials at
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The Global Harmonization Initiative (GHI) has launched a place for whistleblowers to report food safety incidents.
The international non-profit network of scientists said the anonymous platform was for anyone who works in the food and beverage industry and is concerned about the safety of a product or process at a
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Food industry employees have been using the whistleblower protections provided under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) ever since it was signed into law, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). 
OSHA reports that it has received 144 whistleblower complaints under FSMA, beginning with
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Employment and labor law firm Littler Mendelson is advising food manufacturers to be prepared for new whistleblower protections under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The San Francisco, CA-based firm issued a client alert last month after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its interim final rule regarding
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On Wednesday, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) posted its interim final rule regarding the employee protection (whistleblower) provision of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) to the Federal Register. Section 402 of the act ensures that employees of an “entity engaged in the manufacture, processing, packing, transporting,
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A new bill on its way to President Obama’s desk for approval aims to improve protections for whistleblowers working in the federal government, including those in food-related areas such as veterinarians, U.S. Department of Agriculture inspectors and U.S. Food and Drug Administration employees. On Tuesday, Congress passed the Whislteblower Protection
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has sued Whole Foods Market Group to reinstate a former employee who was allegedly fired for reporting health concerns regarding a raw sewage spillage at its Miami Beach store.
The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern
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