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Lawmakers want USDA to maintain line speeds in poultry and pork plants, citing food safety
A group of federal lawmakers has asked the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service to stop efforts to raise line speed limits at some poultry-processing facilities and remove maximum
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FDA warns four firms in California and Oregon over Listeria, HACCP and sanitation failures
As part of its enforcement activities, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until
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Early outbreak detection minimizes impact, says WHO
Scientists have stressed the importance of detecting outbreaks early to reduce the chance of contamination spreading and becoming a wider threat to public health. Comments were made during a webinar
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Irish survey reveals kitchen hygiene overconfidence
A survey in Ireland has revealed a gap between confidence and behavior in the kitchen across Ireland, which could increase the risk of food poisoning. While nine in 10 adults
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Authorities meet in Korea to discuss food regulation
Regulators from 14 countries, including the United States and Canada, met in South Korea recently to discuss issues ranging from digitalization to food safety management. The Asia-Pacific Food Regulatory Authority
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The Sunday Edition: Food fraud
Food fraud losses range from $10 to $40 billion a year, affecting as much as 10 percent of food.
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Veterinarian tapped to temporarily lead FDA's human foods program
Veterinarian Donald Prater, the FDA’s deputy associate commissioner for human foods, will become the acting commissioner for the food side of the agency, according to news reports. The move
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Allergen risks dominate Australian recalls
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) published more than 90 food recalls in 2025, according to a recent report. FSANZ coordinated 92 recalls in 2025 compared to 95 alerts in
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IQ Produce recalling enoki mushrooms because of Listeria contamination
IQ Produce of Vernon, CA, is recalling 528 CASES of enoki mushrooms in 150-gram packages because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The mushrooms were distributed
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California wild mushroom outbreak has killed four
Officials say it is the largest wild mushroom outbreak in U.S. history.
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Publisher’s Platform: After over 30 years suing food companies, here’s what I won’t eat
After all of those cases, after all of those depositions and funerals, you stop thinking of food safety as an abstraction.
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Lawmakers want USDA to maintain line speeds in poultry and pork plants, citing food safety
A group of federal lawmakers has asked the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service to stop efforts to raise line speed limits at some poultry-processing facilities and remove maximum
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Coral Beach
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Early outbreak detection minimizes impact, says WHO
Scientists have stressed the importance of detecting outbreaks early to reduce the chance of contamination spreading and becoming a wider threat to public health. Comments were made during a webinar
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