A multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O121:H19 infections linked to organic carrots has sickened 39 people, resulting in 15 hospitalizations and one death.
Effective immediately, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revised the Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP) and released corresponding guidance for industry.
The number of patients reported in the ongoing Escherichia coli outbreak linked to onions served at McDonald’s restaurants has grown to 104 people across 14 states. A patient has recently been reported in North Carolina.
To inform resourcing changes and program improvements, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking public input on its current approach to managing certification for the export of human food products regulated by the agency.
Setting a new a new precedent for preharvest food safety interventions, the first-ever registration of an antimicrobial treatment for foodborne pathogens in preharvest agricultural water has been approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a new final Compliance Policy Guide on scombrotoxin (histamine) adulteration in fish and fishery products, and has lowered the acceptable levels for histamine in fish.
In an October 31 webinar, Jim Jones, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods, provided insight into the work of the Human Foods Program and how budgetary constraints are affecting its work.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Human Foods Program has published a list of priority work it intends to deliver upon in Fiscal Year 2025, spanning microbiological food safety, food chemical safety, and nutrition.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has answered objections to a 2022 final rule revoking food contact uses of most phthalates, as well as objections to another petition urging FDA to revoke authorizations for all phthalate uses. The agency stands by its original decisions on both petitions, but reminds that phthalates are undergoing a safety reassessment by FDA.
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