From food additive bans and obligatory food packaging changes to consumer right-to-know laws and labeling requirements, keeping abreast of the flurry of legislative and policy activity that is impacting the food industry may seem like an impossible task. This article discusses what you need to know and how best to prepare for upcoming food safety changes.
Considering the infant botulism linked to ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula, during which product was found on store shelves weeks after the recall was issued, FDA issued a letter to industry describing firms’ legal obligations in the case of a recall, as well as warning letters to four major retailers.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published guidelines for reporting whole genome sequencing (WGS) data in compliance with Regulation (EU) 2025/179, which requires Member States to conduct WGS on the isolates of five important pathogens during the investigations of foodborne illness outbreaks and sets data-sharing parameters.
Previously serving as the Surgeon General of Louisiana and a U.S. Representative for the state of Louisiana, Ralph Abraham, M.D., D.V.M. has practiced both family and veterinary medicine throughout his career.
