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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has published a guidance document for the Pathogen Reduction Monitoring Program (PRMP) for Salmonella and Campylobacter in raw poultry, which provides a means to verify that overall food safety control measures are effective in reducing Salmonella and Campylobacter contamination in raw poultry and poultry products to maximum pathogen limits described by CIFA.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has released data on the risks to human health posed by the presence of grayanotoxins in honey. Grayananes are a type of chemical produced by certain flower species that can contaminate honey and affect humans.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a webinar to provide an overview of recently established action levels for lead in food intended for babies and children, as well as to answer stakeholder questions. The action levels were set out in a draft guidance, titled, Action Levels for Lead in Food Intended for Babies and Young Children, in January 2023, in support of FDA’s Closer to Zero initiative.

There are viable alternatives to antimicrobial use in aquaculture that need proper investment, according to recent research supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of The United Nations (FAO) and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad).

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has published a lexicon of commonly used words related to antimicrobial resistance (AMR). 

Recent flooding in California included many ranches in the Salinas Valley, which grow leafy greens and other crops. Floodwaters have the potential to contain various pathogens that can directly cross-contaminate future product grown in those fields, as well as nearby fields. Bringing land back into production is an area of great concern.

Scientists from the University of Hull and Hull York Medical School have discovered microplastics in vascular tissue for the first time. Two of the most prominent polymer types that were found are used in food packaging. 

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a health advisory regarding extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Shigella infections in the U.S.

A recent study suggests that exposure to a mixture of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) may alter several critical biological processes, including the metabolism of fats and amino acids, as well as thyroid hormone dysfunction.

Residues of veterinary drugs and other substances found in animals and animal-derived food continue to decline in the EU and compliance levels are on the rise, the latest data from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reveals.