The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently launched a new toolkit for identifying the root causes of foodborne illness outbreaks on its Restaurant Food Safety webpage.

In the past week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published an updated list of its Human Foods Program priority guidance topics, resources to help industry comply with the Food Traceability Final Rule (FSMA 204), and a new Employee Health Policy Tool for food establishments.

June 26, 2024 commemorates 50 years since the monumental debut of the first Universal Product Code (UPC) barcode scan. While the UPC has endured for 50 years, new two-dimensional (2D) barcodes, such as QR codes powered by GS1, are emerging on product packaging with a range of benefits.

In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we are joined by Caroline Smith DeWaal, J.D. and Richard Pluke, Ph.D., who discuss their work to improve food safety in traditional markets under the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition’s (GAIN’s) five-year EatSafe Initiative.

Approximately half of raw chicken sold at Lidl stores across five European countries are contaminated with antibiotic-resistant foodborne pathogens, according to the findings of a recent sampling and testing project commissioned by Essere Animali.

The National Association of Wine Retailers (NAWR) has published a paper that provides a comprehensive overview of U.S. regulation of alcohol sales, the challenges within the current system, and possibly beneficial regulatory changes.

The African Union, with support from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), is developing new guidelines to help African governments improve food safety across the continent’s vast informal food sector.

Celebrating the sixth annual World Food Safety Day, this bonus episode of Food Safety Matters features foodservice industry leader Mark (Mick) Miklos, CP-FS, who shares his past experience building Waffle House’s renowned emergency operation protocols, and why it is critical to “Prepare for the Unexpected.”

The Food Traceability Enhancement Act, recently introduced to U.S. Congress, aims to “strengthen compliance” with FSMA 204/the Food Traceability Final Rule through several key changes to its implementation.

FDA has released its Food Code Adoption Report, which states that, as of December 31, 2023, only three U.S. states and two territories have adopted the most recent version (2022).