The food industry in many low- and middle-income countries is dominated by the informal sector. Numerous micro and small businesses, which are not legally registered and mostly compete on the basis of ...

Each of the authors of this article serves a specific role for our respective organizations. But we are united by a belief in the importance of food safety as a critical public and personal health ...

The treat should not be consumed by people with allergies, the Food Standards Agency said, after "several" samples were found ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) landed approval to launch its long-awaited Human Foods Program, which unifies its food safety and policy oversight into one organization, marking the agency ...

California’s Food Safety Act (AB 418) bans the inclusion of four food additives—propyl paraben, brominated vegetable oil, Red Dye No. 3 and potassium bromate—in food and beverages, a landmark ...

Health Canada has released an updated version of its “Policy on Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-to-Eat Foods,” which replaces the previous version from 2011. The updated policy 2023 was created by ...

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Stakeholders have appealed to the National Assembly to expedite action on the passage of the National Food Safety and Quality Bill 2019 into law. They made the appeal in Abuja at the validation ...