RFK Jr. and the Make America Healthy Again agenda could impact food safety
RFK Jr., a lawyer-politician, could replace lawyer-politician Xavier Becerra as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Or RFK Jr could
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10:19
Human bird flu leaps into Canada
Human bird flu has hospitalized a Canadian teenager at British Columbia Children’s Hospital. He is the first person in Canada
Dan Flynn
16:22
A petition seeks small poultry operations under multiple exemptions
The Russell County Butchery submitted a petition that USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) took in on Sept. 5.
Dan Flynn
16:21
The final meeting of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is next week
The 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, which was appointed by the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture
Dan Flynn
09:31
Time runs out for the Farm Bill
The Farm Bill is kaput. Congress has failed to extend or replace the 2018 Farm Bill by the Sept. 30
Dan Flynn
00:30
Three years in the making, FDA’s new Human Foods Program kicks off on Oct. 1
The FDA reached a significant milestone when it approved its reorganization and created its new unified Human Foods Program (HFP).
Dan Flynn
10:04
11th Circuit is ready to hear oral arguments from Parnells in peanut butter case
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit is ready to hear the back-to-back oral arguments on behalf of
Dan Flynn
19:53
The case for Kratom is going to the movies
“The Mysteries of Kratom,” a documentary exploring the potential of kratom in addressing America’s opioid epidemic, will become available for
Dan Flynn
21:23
FSIS delivers the final word on four food safety petitions
Four petitions for policy changes — one from 2016 — have received final rulings from USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection
Dan Flynn
16:03
USDA begins field trials for bird flu vaccines for cattle
A letter, sent last week to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack from major representatives of the U.S. dairy, turkey, and
