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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Costco Wholesale Corporation (Costco) as the first participant in the FDA’s Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP) under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). 

The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has released a new scientific review that includes a new estimate on the number of foodborne illnesses that occur annually in the UK.

Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Turkey were included in this installment of the Eurobarometer survey on food safety.  

This is the third and last installment of the draft guidance for the IA rule.  

CAFOs are believed to have been a potential contamination source in the 2018 outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 that was linked to romaine lettuce grown in the Yuma, AZ, growing region.

The National Consumers League (NCL) published a report last week claiming that Chipotle Mexican Grill’s management style could lead to more food safety issues for the chain of fast-casual restaurants.

A multi-country foodborne outbreak has been ongoing in Europe for 3 years.  

Purdue University researchers have come up with a bioluminescence-based assay, coupled with a portable device that works with smartphones and laptops, to perform on-site testing for harmful Escherichia coli in food samples.   

Researchers at Australia’s Flinders University have uncovered a new way to remove Salmonella contamination from the surface of eggs.  

The owner of a North Carolina-based seafood company will spend time in prison after being convicted of falsely labeling and selling certain food products.