Safety Food

The majority of people who start a home-based business are unfamiliar with food safety regulations, according to a Dutch survey. Such operations are increasingly being allowed in the United States without any food safety oversight. The Netherlands Food and Consumer […]

The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are

More than 1,000 cases of shigellosis and other gastrointestinal infections have been detected in people returning from Cape Verde to several countries in Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States since 2022. Between September 2022 and March 2026, 766

The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a new E. coli outbreak and has closed an investigation into another. The E. coli outbreak is linked to Raw Farm LLC’s raw milk cheddar cheese. So far there are seven confirmed patients

A dozen new issues have been discussed at the latest World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting on food safety. Attendees at the March meeting of the WTO Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures addressed 76 trade concerns related to food

The FDA has just released a report on outbreak investigations for 2024 and it shows vegetables were the most frequent cause of foodborne illnesses. The annual report from the Food and Drug Administration details some of the activities of the

An additional 20 patients have been identified in an outbreak of Salmonella infections traced to moringa powder and capsules. As of March 17, there are 97 confirmed patients, up 20 from the most recent update from the Food and Drug

Researchers have suggested a move away from the aim of zero risk to an approach that acknowledges trade-offs between food safety and other areas. Scientists said food systems will be more sustainable, while continuing to protect public health, if zero-detection

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said the public health risk in the infant formula cereulide contamination incident is “moderate.” This assessment was reached because of the vulnerability of the affected infant population, global distribution of contaminated products, uncertainty on

Regulatory reforms aimed at strengthening the food safety framework have been approved in India. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said the regulatory and procedural reforms would promote the ease of doing business while ensuring robust food safety standards.