- FDA’s Office of Coordinated Outbreak Response, Evaluation, & Emergency Preparedness (CORE+EP) has released its 2024 Annual Report, offering stakeholders a comprehensive look at the agency’s foodborne outbreak
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FDA Issues New Produce Regulatory Program Standards
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- On February 24, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the establishment of new Produce Regulatory Program Standards (PRPS), developed in collaboration with the National Association of State Departments
WHO Updates Foodborne Disease Manuals
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- The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its manuals on strengthening surveillance of and response to foodborne diseases, which support countries in building, assessing, and strengthening national foodborne disease surveillance
New California Law Mandates Food Allergy Disclosure in Restaurants
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- On October 13, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 68 (the Allergen Disclosure for Dining Experiences Act) into law, making California the first state to require restaurant chains
EU Recognizes Brazil’s Bird Flu-Free Status
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- Following Brazil’s first outbreak in May 2025, the European Union (EU) officially recognized the country as free from bird flu, beginning negotiations to resume chicken imports to the EU. EU
FDA Releases Tool for Toxicity Screening of Chemicals in Food
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- On July 30, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its Expanded Decision Tree (EDT) chemical toxicity and risk screening tool in connection with the agency’s
FDA’s Reagan-Udall Foundation Releases Roadmap to Produce Safety
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- The Reagan-Udall Foundation (RUF) has released its Roadmap to Produce Safety: Summary of the Produce Safety Dialogue, which reflects input from produce sector stakeholders and is intended to serve as
USDA Announces Launch of a 5-Part Plan to Bolster Food Safety
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- Last week, at the opening of the USDA’s new Midwestern Food Safety Laboratory in Normandy, Missouri, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, unveiled a 5-part plan to reduce foodborne illness.
FDA Issues Warning Letters for Products Containing 7-Hydroxymitragynine
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- On July 15, 2025, FDA sent warning letters to seven different companies for the illegal marketing of products containing 7-Hydroxymitagynine (7-OH). 7-OH is a naturally occurring chemical component of Kratom
FDA Extends Comment Period for Proposed Method for Ranking Chemicals in the Food Supply
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- On July 14, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced an extension to the public comment period for its proposed method for ranking chemicals in food for post-market