The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has signed a domestic mutual reliance partnership (DMR) agreement with Minnesota, the first such partnership to encompass both human and animal food.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) introduced Menu Labeling Requirements in December 2014 to help restaurant operators ensure that the nutritional quality and composition of their menu items are verified. When calculating nutritional values, foodservice operators must ensure that all relevant information about menu items are taken into account, as incorrect nutritional information can lead to enforcement actions.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a conclusion on slick-hair cattle, its first enforcement discretion decision for an intentional genomic alteration in an animal for food use.

USDA-FSIS and FDA have started to share information on whole genome sequencing. Also, FSIS and CDC are working to enhance data sharing on critically important public health activities.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating cases concerning powdered infant formula, as it may have caused Cronobacter sakazakii and Salmonella Newport infections.

Today's food laboratories remain largely free of regulatory oversight. That is about to change with the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) issuance of a final rule establishing a program for the testing of food, in certain circumstances, by accredited laboratories. Not only does this final rule provide specific quality standards and assurances to a segment of food testing, but it also opens the door for all laboratories to adhere to these essential elements.

This column will expand on the findings of the FDA study of the economic evaluation of the GenomeTrakr whole genome sequencing (WGS) program, adding data on the use of sequencing and how it will continue to change food safety practices and markets. It will also discuss what FDA is doing with GenomeTrackr to uncover previously unseen outbreaks and how this is keeping pressure on processors to expand environmental monitoring and controls.

On February 15, the U.S. Senate voted to narrowly confirm Dr. Robert Califf as Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released guidance intended to help food producers and processors who handle foods that may contain residues of the pesticide chemical chlorpyrifos.

Food Safety Matters welcomes Erik Mettler and Michael Rogers with FDA's Office of Regulatory Affairs and Travis Waller with the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food to discuss the Domestic Mutual Reliance program and the many benefits of formal agreements between FDA and state partners.