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The American Beverage Association, the Consumer Brands Association, the National Confectioners Association, and FMI—the Food Industry Association have filed a federal lawsuit challenging Texas Senate Bill 25 (SB 25).

This article explores how supplier preventive controls are a key element of food safety assurance in the end-to-end supply chain of food manufacturing to retail foodservice and sales.

To close significant knowledge gaps and inform measures to protect consumers, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has been requested by Parliament to deliver a scientific opinion on the potential health risks posed by microplastics in food, water, and air.

The newly published 2024 FDA Food Code Adoption Report outlines Food Code adoption status in U.S. states, territories, and tribes.

The Safe Food Coalition, comprising seven influential stakeholder groups, has written a letter to FDA, CDC, and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urging the agencies to take immediate action to protect infant formula, in light of the ongoing ByHeart infant botulism outbreak.

The European Commission has announced several new measures to significantly expand and strengthen its controls for food and feed products entering the EU, including increased audits in third countries and at EU borders, additional checks for frequently non-compliant countries and commodities, a dedicated task force, and other changes.

In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to legal expert Brian P. Sylvester, J.D. about the rapidly evolving U.S. food regulatory landscape under the MAHA movement, and how food companies can prepare for state and federal policy changes regarding food dyes, GRAS ingredients, ultra-processed foods, and other areas.

Lacprodan MFGM-10 is part of Arla Foods Ingredients’ range of milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) products, which occur naturally in breast milk. It is now approved in Brazil for use in food and beverages in which whey protein concentrate is permitted.

With support from FAO, ten African Union (AU) countries completed assessments of their national food control systems, culminating in a report that outlines strengths, opportunities, and strategic actions.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has published the latest National Microbiological Monitoring Program Annual Report for 2023–2024, which assesses domestic and imported food samples and industry environmental samples.