The other day I overheard a guy at the hardware store justifying why he does not eat vegetables. He claims they are not safe anymore. Recent high-profile foodborne-illness outbreaks associated with ...

Each event carries obvious costs — scrap, rework, overtime, investigations, corrective actions, and recalls. But the larger ...

The Trump administration has officially eliminated several food safety committees, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods ...

One of the eliminated panels was working on ways to better identify pathogens including listeria, which was responsible for a deadly outbreak last year traced to Boar’s Head deli meat. (Justin ...

ST. LOUIS —Schnuck Markets here has implemented “some massive improvements” in its food safety efforts, including a wide-ranging training program, said Dianna Pasley, the chain’s director of food ...

A recently created African food safety authority is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2026. The Africa Food Safety Agency (AfFSA) will be part of the African Union (AU), tasked with ...

Codex Alimentarius Commission Chairperson Allan Azegele and Kenya Bureau of Standards Managing Director Esther Ngari address the Press in Nairobi. [Gerard Nyele, Standard] For the first time in ...

Foodborne pathogens are on the rise — and they’re making people unwell. According to the most recent data from FoodNet, the authoritative source for tracking foodborne illnesses run by the Centers for ...

The United States Food and Drug Administration has announced the suspension of its food-testing quality-control program, citing sweeping staff reductions at the Department of Health and Human Services ...

A listeria outbreak linked to chicken alfredo pasta sold at Kroger and Walmart has killed three people and hospitalized many more. We get food recalls and outbreaks like this relatively often, but ...