Safety Food

Researchers have reported the food attributable portions of disease for four important pathogens in the United Kingdom. Findings will be used to support future Food Standards Agency (FSA) studies estimating the burden of foodborne disease. A literature review was conducted to […]

Two recent food testing investigations in Germany have highlighted Campylobacter contamination in chicken. In tests commissioned by German TV channel RTL, chicken products were bought from Kaufland stores in Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony, Thuringia, Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Lower Saxony,

Federal officials say the FDA will begin phasing out approval of synthetic food dyes that are petroleum based. In a media memo released on April 21, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Food and Drug

— OPINION — By Siobhan DeLancey, RVT, MPH This past week, I concluded my 21-year career with the FDA. A communicator by trade, I spent the majority of my time in the food realm (both human and animal), first in

An investigation in Singapore has been unable to find what made almost 200 people sick earlier this year. The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) and the Ministry of Health said there is no conclusive evidence linking the reported cases to the

Say the word “irradiation,” and a lot of people will shudder. Now ask them about irradiated food, and they’ll quickly say something like “definitely not.” Yet as far back as 1999, the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved  the irradiation of certain

— OPINION — The current Administration has talked a lot about “Making America Healthy Again” in the fight to reduce chronic disease. Now, the FDA has an opportunity to show that it’s serious about Americans’ health — by finalizing a

People in the Netherlands have been advised not to eat home-produced eggs because of high amounts of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) said it is not possible to tell the

Food-related complaints in Ireland in 2024 increased from the year before to almost 5,000. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland’s (FSAI) Advice Line handled 4,996 complaints from consumers, with 32 percent, or 1,597, relating to unfit food and 29 percent,

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for pork carnitas products that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically pieces of metal.  The FSIS did not request a recall because the product is