A recent survey of Finnish municipal food inspectors has provided insight into the challenges inspectors face when trying to control food businesses that repeatedly violate food safety regulations, and suggested possible methods for motivating businesses to take corrective actions.
The United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) is investing $14 million into dozens of projects aimed at advancing food safety research, outreach, and training.
On December 18, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will hold an educational webinar for regulators and industry about food labeling and allergen labeling requirements.
The European Commission amended its regulation on the microbiological criteria for foods to revise the requirements for food business operators regarding Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat (RTE) foods.
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has opened submissions for companies to express interest in a sandbox program to help ensure the safety of cell-cultivated foods.
Following a fatal Escherichia coli outbreak linked to organic carrots that has sickened people in multiple U.S. states, the Government of Canada is warning consumers not to eat recalled products distributed by California-based Grimmway Farms.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced eight awards totaling nearly $5 million to maintain, expand, and utilize previously developed AMR dashboard tools.
This Food Safety Five Newsreel episode covers recent news updates from FDA, including the release of a supplement to the 2022 Food Code, as well as the agency’s Human Foods Program priorities for 2025, and how budget constraints might influence its chemical safety work.
In light of World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness Week 2024, USDA has highlighted trends from its most recent National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) report, covering 2021.