Reforms made to the market authorization process for products regulated by the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) took effect on April 1, 2025, with two notable changes.
The Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences (IAFNS) has announced Dr. Byron Chaves, Associate Professor and Food Safety Extension Specialist at the University of Nebraska—Lincoln, as the 2025 winner of its Emerging Leaders Award for Food Safety.
The Singapore Food Agency recently published an updated guidance document for industry on the requirements for the safety assessment of novel foods and novel food ingredients.
FAO recently published a report on the food safety aspects of precision fermentation, covering nomenclature issues, the production process, and regulatory frameworks.
Supporting food businesses, grocers, distributors, and other industries handling perishables, SeaCube Cold Solutions gives businesses across the U.S. the option to rent or purchase refrigerated containers, also known as “reefers,” for temperature-sensitive goods.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand has opened a call for comment on revised egg food safety and primary production requirements in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.
With the passage of House Bill 81, Utah will ban the addition of fluoride to public drinking water systems beginning May 7, 2025. Community water fluoridation has come under scrutiny in recent years due to concerns about its affect on children’s IQ.
A project funded by the Center for Produce Safety is developing an identification and deterrent system for high-risk birds in produce fields based on sound surveillance and artificial intelligence (AI). The tool would automatically deploy interventions to drive away birds that are more likely to spread foodborne pathogens.
The European Commission published a FAQ document to clarify the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2025/179, which mandates whole genome sequencing (WGS) testing and data reporting for important foodborne pathogens when suspected to be associated with a foodborne illness outbreak.
