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After more than a decade, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is using the Rapid Response Team model to support the Domestic Mutual Reliance program.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal Plant Health Inspection Service wants to soon require radio frequency identification (RFID) ear tags for tracking animals in the United States.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has extended deregulation to a potato variety that was developed using genetic engineering.

Acting U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock recently talked to the Alliance for a Stronger FDA about if budgets for food safety would be neglected during the COVID-19 pandemic.

On Thursday, April 29, U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) will be launching the first episode in a new quarterly podcast series.

The Moroccan government has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to authorize the importation of fresh eggplant for consumption into the U.S., but first it must analyze the pest risks. 

Everyone is using a lot of resources during the coronavirus pandemic to solve the same problems. There must be a better way.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have developed a collaborative approach to improve the coordination of multistate outbreak investigations.

The European Union (EU) is currently evaluating its legislation on food contact materials (FCMs), which has identified safety concerns due to the lack of specific EU rules for most FCM types. This article takes a closer look at the status of these regulatory updates.

Opportunities exist for the use of data science in preventing and mitigating foodborne disease outbreaks, often using publicly accessible data. This article examines machine learning/data science approaches, including whole-genome sequencing, to enhance food safety.