FoodSafetyNews
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Portuguese crackdowns target meat, supplements, and olive oil
Authorities in Portugal have seized a number of food products in recent months including meat, fish, food supplements, and olive oil. Earlier...
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FDA budget request includes scant money for food safety programs
The Food and Drug Administration has requested $7.2 billion for the fiscal year 2024. According to President Biden’s budget proposal, the...
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FDA wants infant formula manufacturers to step up work to prevent contamination
Top FDA officials are calling on manufacturers of infant formula to clean up their act. In a letter this week Robert M. Califf, FDA...
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Plea deal frees retired Blue Bell president from jail time or another jury trial
In a plea deal, government attorneys agreed to drop felony fraud charges against the retired former chief executive of Blue Bell Creameries LP...
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Publisher’s Platform: I have changed my mind – it is time to ‘GET THE F OUT OF THE FDA’
— OPINION — A few weeks ago I posted, “Putting the F – Food – back into the FDA.” I was wrong. It is time to “GET THE F OUT OF...
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Nearly 100,000 pounds of goat products recalled over lack of import inspection
Dahlia Imports, LLC, of Newark, NJ, is recalling 96,624 pounds of raw bone-in goat products imported into the United States from Australia that...
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“Product of USA” to mean something again
USDA Monday likely delighted consumers and cattlemen alike with the release of a proposed rule with new regulatory requirements to better align...
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Publisher’s Platform: It’s time to deal with hepatitis A and food service workers
— OPINION — ACIP Secretariat Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices 1600 Clifton Road, N.E., Mailstop H24-8 Atlanta, GA 30329-4027...
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Survey shows Germans underestimate the risk of raw foods
People in Germany often eat raw or unheated food and are not fully aware of the related risks, according to a survey. Findings come from a...
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Catered food linked to school outbreak in Greece
A suspected Clostridium perfringens outbreak affected 30 people in Greece in 2021, according to a study. In May 2021, several gastroenteritis...