The monitoring initiative set forth in Recommendation (EU) 2026/2335 is intended to improve data availability on the occurrence and distribution of the industrial chemicals in food, supporting more robust assessments of human dietary exposure.
A study conducted by researchers at the University of Gothenburg in collaboration with the Swedish Food Agency raised questions about the reliability of the “ultra-processed foods” definition for dietary research and nutrition policymaking.
Less than a month after a targeted refrigerator cyberattack hit hundreds of grocery stores in France, causing temperatures to be cranked up overnight, another similar incident has impacted additional food retailers across Europe.
Developed in collaboration with Fed UP!, the Food Policy Accelerator will offer scientific research, food supply data, and legal expertise to support the development of ultra-processed food (UPF) regulations at a time when the U.S. is considering a federal UPF definition.
Based on 25 years of sampling data, USDA-FSIS researchers found that seasonal patterns of Salmonella contamination in raw meat and poultry products have changed significantly, with ground beef being the only commodity to maintain a strong peak in warmer months.
The U.S. Pentagon is investigating whether a series of refrigerator malfunctions at military base commissaries could have been the result of targeted cyberattacks, similar to what occurred at hundreds of French grocery stores earlier in October.
Yersiniosis is the second most frequently notified foodborne illness in New Zealand. While Y. enterocolitica BT 1A accounts for approximately 20–30 percent of annual notifications, it lacks several recognized virulence genes, which has historically raised questions about its ability to cause illness.
Although EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said the new strategy exemplifies how “the Trump EPA is laser-focused on Making America Healthy Again [MAHA],” the announcement comes as the agency continues to receive criticisms for the Administration’s history of decisions to back off PFAS regulation.
Researchers found that EPA’s interpretation of drinking water contaminant monitoring data, in which PFAS measurements that fall below laboratory reporting limits are treated as “zero,” could underestimate “forever chemical” occurrence by as much as 56 percent.
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