A recent study found that the risk of aflatoxin contamination of U.S. corn crops may increase due to climate change. 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a webinar to clarify its recent Guidance for Industry on Infant Formula Enforcement Discretion Policy, which is part of FDA’s efforts to mitigate the infant formula shortage in the U.S.

Safe Food for Infants in the EU and China (SAFFI) recently published three papers that lay new groundwork for advancing global infant food safety.

A recent study has demonstrated the potential of competitive exclusion cultures in controlling Campylobacter jejuni in broiler chickens.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Stop Foodborne Illness joined forces to present a webinar, titled, “Building a Coalition of Food Safety Culture Champions Across Your Organization.”

Researchers from the University of Georgia received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to study how antimicrobial blue light can be used in food processing facilities to combat pathogenic biofilms and viruses.

Colorado School of Public Health researchers found that investments in state public health programs significantly affect states’ levels of foodborne illness outbreak reporting.

In light of the current infant formula supply shortage, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will enter a consent decree with Abbott Nutrition that will allow the company to resume production of formula products at its Sturgis, Michigan facility. FDA also released a guidance that will allow formula manufacturers and importers greater flexibility.

The closing session of the 2022 Food Safety Summit focused on the realities and challenges of sanitation in food processing facilities, as well as how facilities can use sanitation verification data and analysis as tools to drive hygienic improvements.

On Thursday afternoon of the 2022 Food Safety Summit, industry and regulatory representatives engaged in a panel discussion about how food safety culture and behavior can contribute to modernization of the inspection process.