The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have developed a collaborative approach to improve the coordination of multistate outbreak investigations.
The European Union (EU) is currently evaluating its legislation on food contact materials (FCMs), which has identified safety concerns due to the lack of specific EU rules for most FCM types. This article takes a closer look at the status of these regulatory updates.
Opportunities exist for the use of data science in preventing and mitigating foodborne disease outbreaks, often using publicly accessible data. This article examines machine learning/data science approaches, including whole-genome sequencing, to enhance food safety.
It may be time for the leading third-party food delivery platforms to establish a single, reasonable food safety standard, as current rules largely exclude these services from regulation.