On July 29, the Senate confirmed Trump Nominee Susan Monarez, Ph.D. as the new director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She is an immunologist and microbiologist, and the agency’s first non-physician Director in more than 70 years.
Western Growers and FDA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to improve fresh produce safety and prevent foodborne illnesses through a new data-sharing framework. The MOU is aligned with the Reagan-Udall Foundation’s recently published Roadmap to Produce Safety report.
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) have put out a call for data on the presence of acrylamide in food to better understand the health risks of dietary exposure and support policymaking decisions.
In support of the development of a systematic post-market review process for chemicals in the U.S. food supply, FDA has published a new Expanded Decision Tree (EDT) chemical toxicity and risk screening tool, which will help prioritize chemicals for safety evaluation based on their structure and estimated toxicity.
Trump Administration appointee Trey Forsyth has been named Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety at USDA, a role in which he will oversee USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS). He has expertise in agricultural policy, trade, and sustainability.
Despite a lack of scientific support to justify a carcinogenic risk determination, hundreds of companies have been sued under California's Prop 65 for failing to provide a "clear and reasonable" warning on food products containing acrylamide.
Effective August 4, 2025, FDA is changing its import entry review process for regulated goods from a geographic-based system to a national-based system. Industry must be aware of new communication protocols for the Nationalized Entry Review (NER) program.
USDA-FSIS and AOAC International have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding the development, validation, and recognition of methods used by FSIS labs and regulated establishments for the verification of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) -based food safety systems.
FDA and CDC have closed their investigation into a Listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat products produced by Fresh and Ready Foods of San Fernando, California, announcing that one of the ten people who fell ill has died.
In the third case involving the illegal sale of “smokie” meat in the UK within the last year alone, the UK Food Standards Agency’s National Food Crime Unit (FSA’s NFCU) has secured a confiscation order of more than £30,000 for the placing of unsafe food on the market.
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