Federal officials say the FDA will begin phasing out approval of synthetic food dyes that are petroleum based.
In a media memo released on April 21, Secretary of Health and
Recent media stories about the status of cruise ship health inspections have confused companies and consumers because of staff reductions at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
However, the
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is delaying a testing program that will determine whether certain raw chicken products are contaminated with Salmonella.
The verification and sampling program
New U.S. tariffs, particularly on Chinese imports like soy sauce, are driving up costs at specialty stores, raising fears that smaller importers could face pressures challenging their ability to
A research team at New York University has come up with a way to fund FDA food programs, including food safety, without using government money.
The team suggests that user
Both the FDA and the CDC know what romaine lettuce grower is responsible for a deadly outbreak of E. coli O157 infections in late 2024, but the agencies won’t
This week, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) sent layoff and separation notices to 170 employees whose positions were funded by recently terminated federal grants.
Additionally, “at risk” notices will
The U.S. Department of Agriculture paused funding for certain Maine educational programs on Wednesday, citing the state’s noncompliance with Title IX over its student sports participation rules.
The
Two former FDA leaders have taken to social media to say that the agency as we know it no longer exists.
Robert Califf, who stepped down from his post as
President Trump plans to nominate Susan Monarez to be director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a post on his social media platform.
Monarez is not
The FDA is delaying enforcement of the Food Traceability Rule, which has been in the works for 14 years, by another 30 months.
In an announcement on March 20, the
— OPINION —
Thirty years ago, I wrote a New York Times op-ed titled “Tragedy Wasn’t Enough”, in the wake of the 1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak that
