For 24 years National Food Safety Education Month has provided 30 days for health educators at the national, state, and local levels to focus attention on the fundamentals of buying, storing, preparing, and serving food
Continue Reading September 2022 is the 24th National Food Safety Education Month
This past week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and its regulatory counterparts in Mexico — the Federal Commission for the Protection from Sanitary Risks (COFEPRIS) and the National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety and
Continue Reading Food safety talks between U.S. and Mexico focus on building partnership
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The FDA takes exposure to toxic elements in the food supply extremely seriously, especially when it comes to protecting the health and
Continue Reading FDA responds to questions about report on lead, other toxins in baby food
Among those in Hurricane Delta’s path in the Gulf Coast and the Southeast U.S. are farmers and their fields of crops grown for human consumption. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Food
Continue Reading FDA ready to help food producers hit by Hurricane Delta
September is Food Safety Education Month: Each week we will post educational material about food safety. Some is for consumers, some is for educators, all is targeted on reducing foodborne illness.
This month take an
Continue Reading Four steps to safer food at home, at school, at work and at play
Planning to enjoy a picnic, barbecue, or meal under the summer sun on this holiday weekend? In addition to food safety, remember to practice social distancing — stay 6 feet apart from others you don’t
Continue Reading Food safety goes hand-in-hand with COVID-19 safety this year
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been assuring the American public that there is no nationwide shortage of food, that local outages of certain products are the result of unprecedented demand during the
Continue Reading FDA food safety leader says all OK despite fewer inspections amid pandemic
After a series of large-scale food safety problems almost a decade ago, Congress passed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Food Safety Modernization Act, or FSMA, to shift our food safety system from
Continue Reading FDA leaders say dashboard will help reveal course of food safety
Editor’s note: Three top Food and Drug Administration officials joined to write this FDA Voices blog, which was originally posted by the agency on Feb. 7, 2019.
When the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act
Continue Reading Progress report: FDA moving forward with FSMA’s produce safety rule
Editor’s note: This consumer advice column, by FDA staff working with the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, was originally published on www.foodsafety.gov. Please remember, some premixed eggnog products sold in retailers’
Continue Reading Alcohol content doesn’t matter; raw eggs can spike your nog with Salmonella
