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On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a statement regarding its current, science-based stance on the use of cannabis or cannabis-derived compounds, including cannabidiol (CBD), in various products including food.

Fresh Express—a subsidiary of Chiquita Brands—has released an interim report and fact sheet explaining a Cyclospora outbreak that was linked to their packaged leafy greens.

There are no genetically modified wheat varieties for sale or in commercial production in the U.S. at this time, as APHIS has not deregulated any GM wheat varieties.

A newly proposed amendment would not allow pending swine inspection changes to become law unless approved by the Senate and signed by President Trump.

A multi-country foodborne outbreak in Europe finally has a confirmed source: cold-smoked trout and salmon.

Food Safety Magazine has recently announced that Theodora Morille-Hinds, M.Sc., will receive the magazine’s Distinguished Service Award at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP), July 21–24, in Louisville, KY.

June 7, 2019, will be the first-ever observance of World Food Safety Day. This year, the theme will be “Food safety, everyone’s business.”

The Government of Canada has launched a public consultation on labeling guidelines for “Product of Canada” and Made in Canada.”

The colloquia sessions will focus on aspects of chemistry, including the area of flavor modifiers, manufacturing processes, specifications, and analytical methods.  

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Americans (including consumers and the food industry itself) throws out $161 billion worth of food every year. Part of the problem, says the agency, is confusion over the meaning of dates on packaged foods.