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New Study Shows Less Foodborne Risk for Bird Flu Than Previously Thought

Foodborne risk for bird flu may be less of a risk than previously thought. But there is still a risk,…

2 months ago

Reports of Legionnaires’ Disease in Baltimore Government Buildings

Concerns over Legionnaires’ disease in Baltimore grow as an inmate is diagnosed with the illness. This comes just weeks after…

2 months ago

FDA Wants Certain Nutritional Facts on the Front of Packages. Here’s Why!

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing a new change to nutritional factsrequirements. They want certain…

2 months ago

FDA Request for Information Announced from High-Protein Yogurt and Poppy Seed Industries

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a request for information from two industries. Manufacturers of high-protein yogurt…

2 months ago

Cronobacter Has Been Added to the Nationally Notifiable Conditions List

The typically foodborne illness, Cronobacter, has been added to the nationally notifiable conditions list. Largely in part due to the…

2 months ago

Recent Study Analyzes Risks Associated with Chemical Exposure from Plastics and Finds Link to Heart Disease and Stroke

Chemical exposures from plastics have taken a recent back seat to the new threat, microplastics. While each poses their own…

2 months ago

New Research Shows How Gut Pain Is Your Body’s Response to Bad Bacteria

Gut pain following a meal? It could be your immune system at work! We’ve all been there. Sushi at a…

2 months ago

CIDRAP Report Identifies Concerns of Chronic Wasting Disease in Deer That Has Spilled Into Other Species May Impact Human Food Supply

The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota recently published a report explaining that…

2 months ago

FDA Wants to Strengthen U.S. Infant Formula Market with Long-Term National Strategy

Following recent years’ infant formula market contamination events and subsequent vital product shortages, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…

2 months ago

Red Dye No. 3 Gets Axed. But What About the Other Reds?

Red Dye No. 3 officially gets the ole’ heave ho on January 15, 2025, banning the additive in foods made…

2 months ago