The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently released its final guidance, which provides recommendations to the sprout seed industry to prevent pathogen contamination throughout the production chain o [...]
Latest news from Public Health France (Santé Publique France) reported a total of 59 salmonellosis cases in France as of April 27, linked to the recent infamous outbreak of Salmonella typhimurium in Euro [...]
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has recently published its scientific opinion on the efficacy and safety of high-pressure processing (HPP) of food. EFSA’s experts concluded that the HPP method i [...]
The Italian Ministry of Health has recently issued a circular, emphasizing the need to dispose of chicken and turkey meat in which traces of non-typhoid Salmonella have been found. Among various variants [...]
The FDA has announced its Foodborne Outbreak Response Improvement Plan ("Improvement Plan") as part of its effort to execute the Food Safety Modernization Act and the New Era of Smarter Food Safety program. The [...]
According to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) results based on the annual EU One Health zoonosis report, notifications for all zoonoses [...]
The Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC, formed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - CDC -, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration - FDA -, and the Food Safety and Inspection Se [...]
The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) had another year of development in 2020 given that The Information Management System for Official Control (IMSOC) was implemented by Regulation (EU) 2019/1715, w [...]
Foodborne illnesses caused by food have not decreased for several years prior to 2020. According to new data published in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveilla [...]
New guideline papers for reducing pathogens in beef and raw poultry have been issued by the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The availability of four revised FSIS Guidelines for pathogen contro [...]
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