Published: Jun 21, 2016

The summer heat means heading outdoors for barbecues, picnics and patios. Having meals outdoors is one of the best parts of summer, but improperly prepared foods can affect our health.

Published: Jun 21, 2016

One day in 1969, retired businessman John van Hengel met a desperate mother rummaging through grocery store garbage bins to find food for her children.

Published: Jun 20, 2016

On Wednesday 15 June, Senasa Argentina confirmed that, as a result of contingency tasks implemented by this organism, a number of new positive cases of Huanglongbing (HLB) were detected.

Published: Jun 17, 2016

The news about the General Mills flour E. coli O121 outbreak and the massive recall of their products has tapered off recently, with the exception of information that the FDA found E. coli O121 bacteria in an open bag of General Mills flour in the home of

Published: Jun 14, 2016

The availability of grafted vegetables seedling is set to be increased in Kerala, as grafting technology, which was previously restricted to a few Kerala Agriculture University scientists, has been passed on to field officers of the VFPCK (Vegetable and F

Published: Jun 06, 2016

Food is important at wedding celebrations but equally crucial is food safety. Dr Saurabh Arora highlights the essential do’s and dont’s for the wedding caterer.

Published: Jun 03, 2016

The recall of Gold Medal flour for possible E. coli O121 contamination and the outbreak that is associated with those products reminded me of my food safety classes at the University of Minnesota.

Published: Jun 03, 2016

The US Food and Drug Administration has issued draft guidance for public comment that provides practical, voluntary sodium reduction targets for the food industry.

Published: Jun 02, 2016

FDA finalizes anti-terrorism food safety rule on Thursday that aims to prevent wide-scale harm to public health by requiring domestic and foreign companies to work to prevent intentional tempering with the U.S. food supply.

Published: Jun 01, 2016

Food safety and health inspections have been carried out this week in Romania to check the pesticide residue levels in fruit and vegetables imported from non-EU countries.

Published: May 30, 2016

In an effort to combat the intentional adulteration of food, FDA on Thursday finalized the last of seven major rules under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). For the first time, U.S. and domestic foreign food facilities must complete and mai

Published: May 24, 2016

Ultimate Nutrition Inc. of Farmington, CT, is recalling its dietary supplement, Amino Gold, because they may contain undeclared milk in the form of hydrolyzed whey protein. People who have allergies to milk run the risk of a serious or life-threatening al

Published: May 24, 2016

Widely reported findings released this week by a venerated U.S. research institution, affirming the safety of genetically engineered (GE) foods, has not settled a nationwide food-labeling debate.

Published: May 23, 2016

Fresh eggs, even those with clean, uncracked shells, may contain bacteria called Salmonella that can cause foodborne illness, often called “food poisoning.”

Published: May 23, 2016

The EU's food safety policy covers food from farm to fork.

Published: May 20, 2016

A scientific collaboration aimed at protecting and enhancing New Zealand's $50 billion-plus food sector was officially launched today, Wednesday 18th May. The New Zealand Food Safety Science and Research Centre joins seven science research partners to

Published: May 20, 2016

Children who had a diet that included cow's milk products, egg and peanut before age one were less likely to develop sensitization to the corresponding foods, according to new research. Early introduction of eggs appeared to be especially beneficial, as i

Published: May 19, 2016

When the topic is food safety, the first things that might come to mind for many are the farmers growing the food, the stores selling the food, and even the public health scientists who are testing the food to make sure it doesn’t contain any pathogens th

Published: May 10, 2016

FDA’s Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) has been reportedly looking into complaints that marketers of sports supplements have sold Ostarine in their products, a substance that a biopharmaceutical company has been studying in clinical drug trials for

Published: May 10, 2016

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has determined glycerol-based process contaminants in palm oil, as well as other vegetable oils, margarines and some processed foods, raise potential health concerns for average consumers of these foods.