Food Safety
On January 1, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will open the Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP) application portal for fiscal year (FY) 2023.
Food recall warning: Certain Dole and President’s Choice brand salad products recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes
According to the CDC, 10 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli have been reported from four states.
The Center for Produce Safety (CPS) ¬has funded 12 new research projects, valued at just over $3.9 million, to help answer the industry’s most urgent produce food safety questions.
The FDA has published a new, interactive public data dashboard that allows anyone to view historical data from the Reportable Food Registry.
These public meetings are intended to facilitate and support the public’s evaluation and commenting process on the proposed rule.
Veg Pak Produce is recalling Harvest Fresh brand Zucchini Spirals and Teriyaki Vegetable Spiral Stir Fry Kit from the marketplace due to Listeria monocytogenes.
At its last meeting, the LGMA board voted unanimously to require its members to conduct preharvest testing of product grown in fields where elevated risk factors may be present.
A Center for Produce Safety web seminar on Aug. 11 will take a close looking at agricultural water treatment in the U.S. Southwest.
BrightFarms today (July 28) initiated a voluntary recall expansion of additional packaged salad greens that are past expiration date and were produced in its Rochelle, Illinois (Ogle County) greenhouse farm.
Investing in the food safety of fresh produce comes down to pride, potential, partnership and priorities, say the latest major contributors to Center for Produce Safety’s (CPS) research program.
Freshline Foods Ltd. is recalling Veggie Foodle brand green zucchini whole vegetable noodles from the marketplace due to Listeria monocytogenes.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will stop the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos on all food to better protect human health, particularly that of children and farmworkers.
The food recall warning issued on August 26 has been updated to include additional product information.
WASHINGTON D.C. - Traceability regulations, agricultural water rules and Cyclospora research were a few of the issues explored during a Sept. 21 food safety session at the United Fresh Washington Conference.
Organic food processors and food handlers in need of a surface sanitizer without quaternary ammonium (quat), now have an effective product for cleaning and sanitizing food contact and non-food contact surfaces.
The Alliance for Food and Farming (AFF) hosted its fourth “Facts, Not Fear” Produce Safety Media Tour for registered dietitians, health and nutrition writers and bloggers featuring crops in the Pacific Northwest.
Watch an interview by The Packer’s editor Tom Karst and retail editor Amy Sowder with Paul Lightfoot, founder of BrightFarms and the CEA Food Safety Coalition on what he calls “negative foods.”
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that California, Florida, Utah and Wisconsin have entered into domestic mutual reliance agreements with the agency.
A new ultrasensitive detector harnesses light particles to spot the tiniest traces of pesticide or bacteria in minutes – 50 to 100 times quicker than existing technologies.
The U.S. FDA published a study on the effectiveness of the GenomeTrakr Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) Network, a tool that helps the FDA detect, investigate and limit the spread of foodborne illness outbreaks.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued its annual Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program Report for FY 2019.
The FDA and Stop Foodborne Illness, a non-profit public health organization, are collaborating on a webinar series that explores food safety culture.
The food recall warning issued on September 29, 2021 has been updated to include additional product information.
Max Teplitski, chief science officer of the Produce Marketing Association, is one of 13 new members appointed to the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods.
A new report from the Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration provides an analysis of foodborne illnesses in the calendar year 2019.
Pier-C Produce Inc. of Leamington, Ontario Canada is voluntarily recalling Mexican Origin, whole 2 lb White Onions supplied from Keeler Family Farms and sold as Pier-C 2lb white onions of Mexican origin.
Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. is voluntarily recalling a limited number of cases of garden salad due to a possible health risk from Listeria monocytogenes.
One failure, one company or one person can have significant (negative) impact across an entire industry. Each of us has a responsibility to ensure safe food. And this responsibility can have far-reaching consequences.
The Food and Drug Administration is offering presentations from its Oct. 19-21 web seminar on the New Era of Smarter Food Safety Summit on E-Commerce.