Taylor Farms Outbreaks Show Limits of US Ability to Safeguard Mexican Produce August 13, 2026 By Cassandra Garrison Two foodborne illness outbreaks linked to Taylor Farms have exposed a weakness at the heart of North America’s food system:...
FDA Urges Sanitation, Supplier Checks to Curb Fresh-Cut Produce Contamination August 12, 2026 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday finalized guidance for preparation and packaging of fresh-cut produce, recommending measures such...
US FDA Moves to Increase Oversight of Food Additives August 11, 2026 By Leah Douglas The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday took steps to increase oversight of food additives as part of the...
As Parasite Spawned Chaos, Taylor Farms Slow-Walked Response July 22, 2026 By Jessica Nix and Kristina Peterson The US Food and Drug Administration had apologized, Taylor Farms said in a post on X. An agency lab test...
FDA to Review Decades-Old Food Preservative in Safety Overhaul February 11, 2026 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday launched a broad review of a long-used synthetic preservative used in packaged...
Top FDA Drug Regulator Leaves, Agency Cites Personal Conduct November 5, 2025 By Robert Langreth The US Food and Drug Administration’s lead drug regulator George Tidmarsh resigned two days after being placed on administrative leave...
Big Food Readies New Strategy Against RFK Jr. Push in States October 23, 2025 By Kristina Peterson Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spent months criss-crossing the country, cheering on Republican governors who have signed laws...
Will Boar’s Head Virginia Plant Tied to Deadly Listeria Outbreak Reopen? September 17, 2025 By Jonel Aleccia Democratic lawmakers are questioning whether a Boar’s Head deli meat plant at the center of last year’s deadly listeria outbreak...
Kraft, Other Companies Beat Test Lawsuit Over Ultra-Processed Foods August 26, 2025 By Diana Novak Jones Kraft, Mondelez, Coca-Cola and several other major food companies on Monday succeeded in winning the dismissal of a lawsuit that...
Many Ice Cream Producers to Phase Out Artificial Food Dyes by 2028 July 15, 2025 By Leah Douglas Dozens of U.S. ice cream producers are planning to remove artificial colors from their products by 2028, a dairy industry...