FDA’s fiscal year 2025 priority deliverables for the Human Foods Program emphasize transparency and accountability amid state funding cuts and resource constraints. With the establishment of the new ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has backed European plans to use whole genome sequencing (WGS) to help solve outbreaks. The European Commission recently asked for comments on potential ...

On March 10, 2025, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. initiated a significant shift in the regulation of ultra-processed foods by directing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to revise the ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is directing the Food and Drug Administration to eliminate a food safety loophole. The rule known as "Generally Recognized as Safe" — or GRAS ...

Two U.S. legislators have introduced a bill that would give the FDA the ability to collect microbial samples at feed lots during foodborne illness outbreaks. Representative Rosa DeLauro, D-CT, and Sen ...

As the nation grapples with the COVID-19 public health emergency, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is grateful for all that the food and agricultural sector is doing to provide safe and available ...

Following sweeping layoffs at the FDA and CDC, many questions have risen regarding the impact on the safety of the nation's food supply. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been ...

A pause in checking milk-testing labs. A withdrawn proposal to reduce Salmonella bacteria in raw chicken. A dearth of information about an E. coli outbreak in lettuce. All have made recent headlines, ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on April 10, 2025, announced a significant policy shift aimed at reducing its reliance on animal testing for drug development and incorporating new approach ...