In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to Thomas Gremillion, Director of Food Policy at the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and the coordinator of the Safe Food Coalition, about CFA’s advocacy for stronger federal food safety regulation. We also discuss CFA’s perspectives on current food safety regulatory hot topics.
After a second Listeria monocytogenes strain related to clinical isolates was discovered through environmental and product testing, the patient count in the foodborne illness outbreak linked to Yu Shang ready-to-eat meat and poultry products has risen to 19, including an additional infant death.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched its five-part National Milk Testing Strategy to monitor and address Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 (HPAI H5N1) in milk and dairy herds. A new Federal Order and accompanying guidance has been issued.
In an effort to reduce food waste caused by consumer confusion, and following new legislation passed in California standardizing the use of “Best By” dates on food, USDA and FDA have issued a joint request for information about industry practices, consumer perceptions, and impacts related to food date labeling.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) has announced changes to its leadership team with a new Agency Administrator and Assistant Administrator in the Office of Investigation, Enforcement, and Audit.
A multistate foodborne outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections spanning more than two years has sickened 11 people and resulted in the death of an infant. The outbreak is linked to ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products from Yu Shang Food Inc.
The United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) is investing $14 million into dozens of projects aimed at advancing food safety research, outreach, and training.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced eight awards totaling nearly $5 million to maintain, expand, and utilize previously developed AMR dashboard tools.
In light of World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness Week 2024, USDA has highlighted trends from its most recent National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) report, covering 2021.
After consumer groups petitioned the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to remove Lunchables from the National School Lunch Program due to toxic contaminants in September 2024, Kraft Heinz, the makers of Lunchables, voluntarily decided to pull its meal kits from the program.
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