Food Safety

Review Examines Strategies for Reducing Nitrites, Nitrates in Processed Meats While Ensuring Microbial Safety

The researchers concluded that no single alternative currently fulfills all of the antimicrobial and technological functions ...
Food Safety

Closing the Knowing–Doing Gap: Informal Training and Food Safety Outcomes

Formal food safety training builds essential knowledge, but informal, on-the-job learning may be key to turning that ...
Food Safety

With Cyclospora Lettuce Outbreak Over, Taylor Farms Speaks Up as FDA is Questioned

Taylor Farms outlined actions it is taking to enhance food safety following the historic cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to ...
Food Safety

FAO Responds to Cyclospora Outbreak With Agrifood Water Safety Resource

Following the historically large cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to lettuce that swept the U.S. this summer, FAO highlighted ...
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After 2025 ‘Radioactive Shrimp’ Incident, FDA Reports Indonesian Import Certification Program Now Up to Par

FDA found Indonesia’s Cs-137 import certification program for shrimp and spices, launched because cesium-contaminated ...
Food Safety

Gallup Poll Shows Americans’ Confidence in Food Safety, Federal Oversight Hits Record Lows

Only 65 percent of U.S. adults said they were very or somewhat confident that food sold at most grocery stores is safe to eat ...
Food Safety

FDA Closes Taylor Farms Lettuce Investigation, Announces Action Plan to Prevent Future Cyclospora Outbreaks

Positive environmental samples were found on a farm and at a Taylor Farms of Mexico processing facility, which supplied the ...
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FDA Responded to 26 Foodborne Illness Outbreaks in 2025

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Office of Coordinated Outbreak Response, Evaluation, and Emergency Preparedness (CORE+EP) has published its 2025 Annual Report, summarizing CORE+EP’s ...
Food Safety

EU-Funded Project to Develop Novel Technologies for Continuous Microbial Monitoring in Poultry Supply Chain

The Sensor4Food research project will develop five photonic sensing technologies intended to identify pathogenic contamination, animal disease, and meat quality issues at critical points in poultry ...
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IFCO Launches Reusable Hybrid Pallet for North American Supply Chains

IFCO has announced the launch of Atlas, a reusable hybrid pallet designed for automated supply chains in North America. Manufactured in the U.S., Atlas features a patented design that combines a ...