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Maryland House Bill 97, also known as “Rudy’s Law,” would require baby food manufacturers to test products for toxic heavy metals and make the results available to consumers

In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we are joined by Natalie Dyenson, M.P.H., Chief Food Safety and Regulatory Officer for the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA), about her role at IFPA, the Association’s key priorities for produce food safety, and its global advocacy work along the fresh produce supply chain.

FDA's Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) require importers to verify that their suppliers are producing food in a way that meets domestic food safety standards. Through continuous monitoring, FDA targets high-risk products and supply chains to ensure the most impactful FSVP inspections. 

The primary role of FDA's Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation (CORE) Network is to conduct outbreak surveillance, manage the response efforts, and initiate post-outbreak activities for incidents involving FDA-regulated products. This article explores the evolution, work, and perpetual improvement of the CORE Network.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a draft guidance for industry on collecting samples for testing seafood products subject to Detention Without Physical Examination (DWPE).

The School Lunch Integrity Act of 2024, sponsored by Senators Mike Rounds (R-SD) and Jon Tester (D-MT), would ban cell-cultivated meat from use in school meals.

The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has proposed to set a limit for ethylene oxide in all food additives in line with EU regulations and is calling for stakeholder feedback, alongside a public consultation on several regulated product applications.

On March 1, 2024, the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) will host a free webinar for industry exploring Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) determinations during the product development process.

In light of USDA-FSIS’s proposed regulatory framework to reduce Salmonella illnesses attributable to poultry, a recently published report by the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) provides guidance on microbiological criteria that might be used to identify and incentivize effective intervention strategies.

In the UK, three men have been sentenced after being found guilty of chicken theft and food fraud worth more than £300,000.