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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released the names of 13 new members and 17 returning members to the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are still investigating an outbreak of Salmonella Oranienburg.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has found that levels of pesticide chemical residents tested for its FY 2019 report were usually below the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's tolerances, and do not pose a concern to public health.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service will be mounting a stronger effort to reduce Salmonella illnesses associated with poultry products.

Make sure your food safety plan is ready for a U.S. Food and Drug Administration inspection before it's too late.

It can be challenging to maintain good working relationships with federal regulators when things are going well, but how do you leverage your best efforts during an inspection/audit especially when there are issues? Let's address how handling the inspection itself can be your most important asset, along with a fundamental understanding of the science and regulations that are in play.

To improve food safety and reduce the risk of foodborne illness related to meal kits, it is important to evaluate operations with a farm-to-fork lens, ensuring not just the safety of the meal kit itself but also promoting proper handling and preparation by the customer.

In our last column, we revisited some of the testing-related topics we have covered since the inception of Food Safety Insights. This article looks at a few of the other subjects that have made an impact on our markets in these past 5 years.

While the fatal poisoning of more than 100 people with sulfanilamide sweetened with diethylene glycol occurred nearly 85 years ago, the herculean mobilization of federal, state, and local inspectors to retrieve product and prevent more deaths is as vital a lesson today as it was then.