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Study Calls for Broader Food Additive Safety Assessments After Showing Emulsifiers Affect Gut Barrier
13+ hour, 47+ min ago (556+ words) A new study has raised questions about whether conventional food additive safety assessments adequately account for effects on the intestinal barrier and immune system, after researchers found that two emulsifiers damaged the gut barrier and promoted inflammatory responses in experimental…...
China Investigates Illegal Use of Formaldehyde to Preserve Cabbage
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (412+ words) Chinese authorities have ordered investigations and market inspections after officials in Hebei Province confirmed the illegal use of formaldehyde solution to preserve cabbage during transportation. First reported by Chinese media outlet The Global Times, the State Council Food Safety Commission…...
Happening in September: FDA, Stop Foodborne Illness Final Food Safety Culture Series 2 Webinar
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (204+ words) On Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 12:00 P.M. ET, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Stop Foodborne Illness will host the eighth and final webinar of their joint Food Safety Culture Webinar Series 2. The webinar is free and open to the public. Registration…...
Learnings From a 2025 UK Listeriosis Outbreak Linked to Home-Delivered Cook-Chill Meals
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (406+ words) The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has published a post-incident analysis of a 2025 outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes linked to home-delivered cook-chill meals produced by a London-based food business operator (FBO), in which two people were hospitalized and one died. The…...
Alfalfa Sprouts Contaminated with Both E. coli, Salmonella Sicken 55 People in 15 States
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (352+ words) A multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and Salmonella infections linked to alfalfa sprouts has sickened 55 people in 15 states. The implicated products were distributed by Everything Sprouts LLC of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Outbreak strains include STEC serotypes O26:H11, O103:H25, and O168:H8 and…...
FDA’s Listeria Prevention Public Meeting: Experts Debate Zero Tolerance, Emphasize Environmental Monitoring and Fundamental Controls
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (814+ words) Conrad Choiniere, Ph.D., Director of FDA’s Office of Microbiological Food Safety, framed the meeting as an opportunity to reconsider existing approaches rather than assume regulation alone could solve the problem. He called for stronger collaboration between FDA, industry, academia, and…...
Italian Investigation Reveals Food Safety, Fraud Risks in Global Foods Illegally Imported into EU
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (602+ words) The investigation was detailed in a new article published in the Italian Journal of Food Safety, in which researchers from the Naples Local Health Authority and the University of Naples examined how prohibited foods may circumvent EU controls for products…...
From Audit-Ready to Food-Safe: Making Better Decisions Across the Food Supply Chain
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (1579+ words) Food safety outcomes are shaped by the quality of decisions made every day at both a strategic level and across production, warehousing, and kitchen operations. At an operational level, many of these decisions are made during production, storage, distribution, service,…...
NASDA Names New Senior Director of Public Policy
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (253+ words) The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) has named Brianna Robinson-Verloop, M.S. as Senior Director of Public Policy. She will assume the position in September. In her new role, Ms. Robinson-Verloop will advance NASDA members’ policy priorities, direct advocacy…...
USDA-FSIS Offers Easier Way to Submit Noncompliance Record Appeals as Part of Small Processors Action Plan
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (226+ words) Small and very small establishments regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) can now submit noncompliance record (NR) appeals outside of the Public Health Information System (PHIS) through a new web portal. This resource supports…...