The Food and Drug Administration has announced the availability of a final guidance for industry entitled “Inorganic Arsenic in Rice Cereals for Infants: Action Level.”
“This guidance finalizes FDA’s action level for inorganic arsenic
Continue Reading FDA announces limit on inorganic arsenic in infant rice cereals
By Brian Ronholm and Charlotte Vallaeys
Upon conducting a review of the “One Health Certified” label for meat and poultry products, Consumer Reports has determined that this label is essentially meaningless and should be
Continue Reading Consumer Reports: ‘One Health Certified’ label is meaningless, misleading
Two senior U.S. Representatives, two former Secretaries of Agriculture, a chef, and Consumer Reports have sent USDA an “action plan” to safeguard America’s food supply during the COVID-19 pandemic. They’ve sent the plan with
Continue Reading Democrat leaders in food sector and Consumer Reports hatch plan for Sonny Perdue
Consumer Reports Tuesday sent out some suggestions for USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service to ensure the safety and availability of meat, poultry and other food products during the COVID-19 pandemic.
CR’s sent the advice
Continue Reading Consumer Reports suggests USDA take action to address COVID-19 risks
Top FDA administrators say the agency’s new plan for the safety of leafy greens specifically addresses problems, but a key part of the conversation is getting little more than lip service according to some observers.
Continue Reading FDA leafy greens safety plan skimpy on details about feedlot contamination
In his welcoming remarks at the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) conference last week, Peter Freedman, managing director of the Consumer Goods Forum, which convenes the annual conference, asserted that building consumer trust is
Continue Reading Discussions on building consumer trust probably should involve consumers
Heavy metals such as arsenic, cadmium, and lead are present in most foods, whether conventional or organic, usually as the result of environmental contamination. Because heavy metals pose significant threats even at low
Continue Reading When it comes to testing heavy metals in food, the result is only as good as the lab
If you haven’t heard, a Seattle attorney is petitioning the USDA to make it illegal to sell meat and poultry that is contaminated with Salmonella.
Yep, as of right now — and who knows
Continue Reading Beach Beat: The faces behind the petition
Consumer Reports Monday announced the appointment of former USDA deputy undersecretary Brian Ronholm as director of food policy for the 80-year old non-profit organization.
“Mr. Ronholm will lead Consumer Reports’ advocacy efforts to advance a
Continue Reading Consumer Reports taps former USDA food safety official to direct food policy
Livestock operations with lettuce fields as neighbors may soon be getting visits, welcome or not, from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspectors.
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, plans to introduce the Expanded Food Safety
Continue Reading Gillibrand bill empowers FDA to chase down sources of food borne illnesses to wherever they go
Major retailers including Whole Foods Market and Costco were among those where Consumer Reports found leafy greens contaminated with the potentially deadly bacterium Listeria monocytogenes.
The pre-eminent consumer watchdog group gathered 284 samples of fresh
Continue Reading Spot check of almost 300 leafy greens samples shows serious contamination
