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The 22nd Annual Food Safety Summit event was previously scheduled to take place May 4-7, 2020. 

A recording will be posted after the meeting.

FDA has provided an update on the status of inspections outside of the U.S. in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

The 2020 Leafy Greens STEC Action Plan outlines steps the agency plans to take this year to advance the safety of leafy greens. 

The campaign features new web content, fact-sheets, and videos using common language, engaging graphics, and stories to provide information about genetically engineered foods, including information about the history of genetic modifications in agriculture.  

Paul Kiecker will now serve as Administrator of USDA FSIS.  

According to FDA, Jimmy John's has been "engaging in a pattern of receiving and offering for sale adulterated fresh produce, specifically clover sprouts and cucumbers."

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that previously banned beef products from Brazil will now be approved for export to the U.S.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Costco Wholesale Corporation (Costco) as the first participant in the FDA’s Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP) under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). 

The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has released a new scientific review that includes a new estimate on the number of foodborne illnesses that occur annually in the UK.