- Vietnam Orders Stronger Food Safety Enforcement After Rise in Foodborne Illnesson July 20, 2026The country has seen a 66 percent increase in food poisoning incidents during the first half of 2026, compared to the same period in 2025, including […]
- USDA Expands Metals Testing Program to Include Processed Meat, Poultry Productson July 20, 2026The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will expand its metals testing program beginning July 20, adding processed meat and poultry […]
- FDA warns three importers about food safety failureson July 20, 2026As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are […]
- FDA Calls on Infant Formula Industry to Better Safeguard Against Contaminants Introduced through…on July 17, 2026On July 13, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on their website that the Agency sent a letter to the infant formula industry and […]
- Senator Klobuchar Urges CDC, FDA to Restore Food Safety Programs Amid Cyclosporiasis Outbreakon July 17, 2026In a letter, Senator Amy Klobuchar urged CDC and FDA to fully restore food safety programs that have been affected under the Trump Administration […]
- FDA Outlines Four Public Health Pillars, Reaffirms Food Prioritieson July 17, 2026Food-related priorities under the four pillars include post-market ingredient safety reviews, GRAS reform, food labeling modernization, and reducing […]
- FAO/WHO Experts Recommend Updating Codex Powdered Infant Formula Guidance to Consider Clostridia,…on July 17, 2026JEMRA convened in June to review the latest scientific evidence on microbiological hazards that have recently been associated with public health […]
- Publisher’s Platform: Sen. Klobuchar wants food safety programs the Administration cut put backon July 16, 2026— OPINION —On July 14, Sen. Amy Klobuchar sent a letter to the acting heads of the CDC and FDA asking them to restore the food safety programs […]
- U.S. Physicians Urge Regulatory Reform of FDA Dietary Supplement Oversighton July 16, 2026Because dietary supplements are regulated by FDA as a subcategory of food, manufacturers are generally not required to demonstrate their safety or […]
- Agencies agree to expand testing with updated food safety oversighton July 14, 2026Federal regulators broaden oversight of contaminants with expanded monitoring and new lab methods.
- FDA Calls on Infant Formula Industry to Strengthen Supplier Oversighton July 14, 2026The letter highlights recent infant botulism and cereulide contamination cases and calls for increased vigilance by industry to ensure the safety of […]
- FSIS Expands Metals Testing to Processed Meat and Poultry Productson July 14, 2026The new method also detects mercury, which will be routinely reported for samples collected on or after July 20.
- USDA, HHS and EPA collaborate to bolster consumer protections from heavy metals and other food…on July 14, 2026As part of this effort, USDA-FSIS modernizes monitoring for heavy metals in foods by implementing a streamlined laboratory method to measure the […]
- Following Infant Formula Incidents, FDA Urges Manufacturers to Implement Stronger,…on July 14, 2026The letter to industry was issued in response to the botulism outbreaks linked to Nara Organics and ByHeart formulas, which identified Clostridia in […]
- FDA cracks down on food safety violations – Brighter Kashmiron July 14, 2026FDA cracks down on food safety violations Brighter Kashmir
- FDA letter reinforces responsibilities of infant formula supply chainon July 14, 2026The FDA has put the entire infant formula supply chain on notice to improve monitoring and production practices.The decree comes amid a second […]
- USDA, HHS, EPA Reaffirm Collaboration to Tackle Chemical Contaminants in Foodon July 14, 2026The Memorandum of Understanding expands interagency collaboration on food contaminant monitoring, including for toxic heavy metals and per- and […]
- FDA names produce safety directoron July 10, 2026The Food and Drug Administration has named Donna Garren as the new director for its office of produce safety.The office is housed in the FDA’s […]
- FDA Announces August Public Meeting on Foodborne Listeria monocytogenes Preventionon July 9, 2026L. monocytogenes is the fourth-leading foodborne illness-related cause of death in the U.S. Despite continued efforts, listeriosis incidence rates […]
- FDA to Hold Public Meeting on Listeria Preventionon July 9, 2026The meeting is scheduled for Aug. 18-19, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET, in the auditorium at the Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building in College Park, […]
- USDA to Rescind 3 Key Biden-era Meat Regulationson July 8, 2026The Trump administration’s USDA intends to rescind three of the most significant Biden-era regulations of meat processing in the U.S. First […]
- FDA Shares Recording of Traceability Public Meetingon July 8, 2026The June 15 meeting gave the public an opportunity to share information on continued implementation of the Food Traceability Rule and areas of […]
- California law first in country to address date labelson July 8, 2026California has become the first state to standardize sell-by dates on food labels.The law was touted as a way to decrease food waste in the state, […]
- FSIS Announces Pilot Project to Measure Salmonella in Raw Poultryon July 7, 2026The pilot will be open to chicken and turkey slaughter or processing establishments subject to one or more of the current poultry Salmonella […]
- FSA research targets Campylobacter reductionon July 7, 2026The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published six pieces of research relating to efforts to reduce Campylobacter in chicken meat.The papers cover […]
- FDA steps up import enforcement action on infant formula, cantaloupes and seafoodon July 6, 2026The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and […]
- FDA warns six importers in five states for food safety failures tied to tea, produce and sauceson July 6, 2026As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are […]
- FDA warns four importers about safety verification failureson June 29, 2026As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are […]
- USDA-FSIS Announces Pilot Program to Evaluate Salmonella Control Strategies in Raw Poultry…on June 29, 2026As part of the pilot, FSIS plans to evaluate a shortened moving window for Salmonella performance standards.