The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the European Commission today released the first progress report of the Transatlantic Taskforce on Antimicrobial Resistance (TATFAR). The report touts the organization's successes and "renews the commitment of U.S. and European Union (EU) health authorities to pursue specific goals in their joint battle against antimicrobial resistance, a complex, dynamic and multi-faceted concern not bound by borders."
Following Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin's signing of a law requiring mandatory labeling of foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on May 8, the Grocery Manufacturers Association immediately declared that it will fight the law in court.
The FSIS, FDA and CDC have posted a recording of their most recent webinar, which detailed progress toward attributing foodborne illnesses to food sources.
Unannounced food safety inspections of businesses that manufacture and sell marijuana edibles in Denver have found code violations that have led to three product recalls and the destruction of tens of thousands of dollars' worth of products.
In studies of poultry inoculated with S. Enteriditis and C. jejuni, researchers at Purdue and Auburn Universities have sought to identify both an ideal rinse volume and a ideal sampling method to reduce pathogen counts.
FDA and USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) have established a Memorandum of Understanding to help transfer primary regulatory oversight over Siluriformes fish and fish products — including commercial catfish, basa, pangasius, and swai/tra — from FDA to FSIS.
The former manager of a peanut processing plant in Georgia that was linked to a deadly salmonella outbreak five years ago pleaded guilty Wednesday to seven criminal counts, including fraud.
UK researchers studying Salmonella Typhimurium have found that the bacteria strain uses glucose as its energy source when it invades the epithelial cells that line the human gut. They also learned that disrupting a key enzyme during glycolysis severely reduced S. Typhimurium's ability to reproduce in epithelial cells.
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization, based in Geneva, Switzerland) today invited stakeholders involved in the food chain who use, implement, or make reference to ISO 22000 — the International Standard on food safety management systems — to submit comments and feedback on the standard.
The FDA today made available the 4th Annual Reportable Food Registry (RFR) Report, which summarizes the Registry’s fourth year of operation (Sept. 8, 2012 – Sept. 7, 2013). The report found that the RFR logged in 1269 reports, underscoring RFR's importance in tracking patterns of food adulteration and helping to remove dangerous products from the marketplace.
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