A molecular sample-to-answer method developed by Rheonix Inc. and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) enables low-level detection of Cyclospora in food and environmental samples.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has provided updates on its proposal to create a unified Human Foods Program (HFP), which includes a new model for the Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA).

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has posted answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) and additional tools to provide industry with more information about the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Food Traceability Final Rule, also known as FSMA 204. 

As part of an effort to reduce cases of salmonellosis attributable to poultry products, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA’s FSIS) conducted a study with the Food Emergency Response Network (FERN) laboratories to gather data on not-ready-to-eat (NRTE) breaded stuffed chicken products purchased at retail stores.

In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we are joined by Tracy Fink of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) to discuss the Institute’s research, resources, and reach, as well as what to expect from the upcoming IFT FIRST conference taking place July 16–19, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Additionally, Bob Ferguson, President of Strategic Consulting Inc., speaks about his latest Food Safety Insights column on processors’ thoughts about the proposed reorganization of FDA's Human Foods program. 

Companies UPSIDE Foods and GOOD Meat both recently announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) gave them a Grant of Inspection (GOI) and label approval to sell cultivated chicken.

Health Canada has restarted a science-based evaluation to determine acceptable increases to maximum residue limits for pesticides in foods.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a report on the occurrence of foodborne illness risk factors in fast food and full-service restaurants from 2017–2018. The study found FSMS to be the strongest predictor of compliance, with well-developed FSMSs associated with fewer out-of-compliance food safety behaviors/practice than those underdeveloped or non-existent FSMS.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA’s FSIS) has updated its Best Practices Guidance for Controlling Listeria monocytogenes in Retail Delicatessens.

2022 saw record numbers of food safety notifications transmitted through crucial EU networks, and many notifications related to noncompliances caused by pesticide residues, according to the European Commission’s Alert and Cooperation Network 2022 Annual Report.