The FDA and CDC investigated a multistate outbreak of Eschericia coli O157:H7 infections in fall 2020, and have determined that the outbreak was linked to leafy greens.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has announced a significant step in modernizing regulations of agricultural animals modified or produced by genetic engineering.
The Global Harmonization Initiative (GHI) is a supporting partner of the new Horizon2020 project FOODSAFETY4EU, which starts on January 1, 2021 and will run for 3 years. The multi-actor consortium consists of 23 partners from 12 countries and 44 supporting partners.
In an ongoing effort to understand sources of foodborne illness in the United States, the Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC) collects and analyzes foodborne-illness outbreak data for four pathogens and specific foods and food categories that are responsible for foodborne illnesses in the United States.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule entitled “Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods."
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced key achievements for fiscal year (FY) 2020 and highlighted progress on its goal of modernizing the agency and fulfilling its mission to prevent foodborne illness and protect public health.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Panel on Biological Hazards has issued guidelines on food information targeting consumers as part of a company’s food safety management system.
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