The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a major restructuring today, consolidating multiple agencies into a new Administration for Healthy America (AHA) and reducing its workforce by
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Martin Makary to head the Food and Drug Administration.
The chamber voted to approve President Trump’s nomination largely along party lines, voting 56-44
More than 5,200 consumer complaints about food safety were submitted to a dedicated service in Belgium in 2024.
The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC)
Suspected food fraud and non-compliance cases discussed by European countries have continued to fall.
The number of notifications reported was 214 in February 2025 which is down from 220 in
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
An audit in Norway has revealed progress in the system for import checks of products of animal origin but some areas still need further attention.
Norway is part of the
Marty Makary is one step closer to becoming the head of the Food and Drug Administration.
On March 13, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted to advance
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took aim at a long-criticized food safety loophole on March 10, directing the Food and Drug Administration to explore rulemaking that
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has started work on assessing the safety of lab-grown meat but only a minority of consumers seem to be willing to consume it.
A team
Rising temperatures because of climate change are increasing the risk of human exposure to mycotoxins, according to the European Environment Agency (EEA).
A briefing published by the agency looked at
A seafood sampling survey has revealed some non-compliances but an overall low risk to public health.
In England and Wales, 152 samples of wild caught fish, crustaceans and cephalopods were
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Many critical functions of the food division of the Food and Drug Administration have been drastically slowed or entirely stopped since late January, potentially making Americans less safe, current
