CSPI says public has lost out to politics of special interestsSeveral weeks ago, the Food and Drug Administration announced its intent to change, by summer 2011, its policy regarding the

Traceability Institute will hold its first executive summitThe Traceability Institute will hold its first executive summit to initiate consensus in achieving multi-system interoperability with the goal of accomplishing a more

FDA has released guidelines on produce safetyThe Produce Safety Project, an initiative of the Pew Charitable Trusts at Georgetown University, recently received assurances from Dr. Margaret Hamburg, commissioner of the

GAO says Federal agencies must refocus their efforts on high-risk foodsImported food makes up a substantial and growing portion of the US food supply. To ensure imported food safety, federal

Will the bill pass Senate muster?Originally intended to improve food safety in the US, the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009, as approved by the House of Representatives before summer

The California Department of Health published a ten-page list of affected retail outletsBeef Packers, Inc. (Fresno, CA) recalled approximately 825,769 pounds of ground beef products that may be linked to

CIFOR's Guidelines for Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response. Guidelines are targeted to local, state and federal agenciesThe Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) released its Guidelines for Foodborne Disease Outbreak

Oysters often are contaminated Vibrio vulnificus bacteriaThe Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has called upon the nation’s governors to ban the sale of untreated oysters from the

Iowa State University's Discovery Lab tests antimicrobials against pathogens. Source: ISU. Tests include Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes and SalmonellaA new lab at Iowa State University that enables

No GE until an environmental impact statement is releasedIn a decision handed down in San Francisco, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has re-affirmed its previous decision