Nutrition is one of the largest priorities at FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), “given the real opportunity to significantly improve public health,” CFSAN Director Susan Mayne, Ph.D., said this month...
FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are among the agencies in North America investigating a multistate outbreak of norovirus illnesses linked to raw oysters from British Columbia, Canada...
A federal court has ruled that a food labeling law in the state of Louisiana is unconstitutional, in response to a 2020 lawsuit filed by Tofurky, a producer of plant-based meat products...
Snacks and sweets products are navigating consumer preference, from plant based and no added sugar to healthful but toothsome.
The Organic Trade Association (OTA) on March 29 announced Tom Chapman will be its new CEO and executive director effective April 18.
Children’s food and beverage needs to appeal to kids while also satisfying the nutritional demands of parents. The latter can mean using ingredients such as fiber, whole grains and protein; positioning around the likes of immune, bone or brain...
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on March 17 announced the agency’s commitment to advancing nutrition security, and the consistent access to safe, nutritious food that supports optimal health and well-being for all Americans.
In tossing a New York plaintiff’s lawsuit, the magistrate judge said he believed the description of a tea from Oregon Chai was merely a representation about the product's “taste profile” and not indicative of the amount of added sugar.
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a civil probe into whether poultry companies participated in anticompetitive conduct by exchanging employment practices that held down the wages of plant workers, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday...
USDA announced up to $215 million in grants and other support to expand meat and poultry processing options, strengthen the food supply chain, and create jobs and economic opportunities in rural areas.