The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has signed a domestic mutual reliance partnership (DMR) agreement with Minnesota, the first such partnership to encompass both human and animal food.
High-pressure processing of food is effective at destroying harmful microorganisms and poses no more food safety concerns than other treatments, says the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a conclusion on slick-hair cattle, its first enforcement discretion decision for an intentional genomic alteration in an animal for food use.
USDA-FSIS and FDA have started to share information on whole genome sequencing. Also, FSIS and CDC are working to enhance data sharing on critically important public health activities.
A team at the Unversity of Tennessee is using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to more easily detect Cyclospora cayetanensis inactivation.