The plant-based market has boomed in the last decade, with projections it will double in value by 2030. But the recent dramatic slowdown suggests the category is not hitting the mark with shoppers.With health a major driver behind decisions to reduce meat and dairy intake, is the plant-based category’s associations with overprocessing and ‘unclean’ ingredients

The two non-governmental organizations, with a joint project to trim the number of food additives in candy, soda, and other food items, are moving into a second year in a second state. The two nationally-known consumer and environmental organizations, Consumer Reports (CR) and the Environmental Working Group (EWG), in 2023 guided Assembly Bill 418 to become

According to two UK food agencies, the likelihood of vulnerable people contracting listeriosis from blue cheese is very low. A Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) risk assessment found the severity of Listeria monocytogenes infection in vulnerable people is high. However, the frequency of listeriosis in these groups from consumption of blue cheese is considered very

Without naming his company or town, Mr. Chris Jenkins became the first to ask USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service to “strike down” Petition 23-07 from Animal Partisan last week. “I feel these requests would only add greater confusion to an industry that has become riddled with gray areas and misinterpretations due to these requests,”

— COMMENTARY — Three weeks ago, I introduced my column, “The Litigated Dish,” to answer the internet’s most frequently asked food safety questions. One particularly popular question, according to AnswerThePublic.com (a website that tracks the top Google searches), is “What are the symptoms of food poisoning?” Much like my answer to last week’s question, this

A food safety barometer in Belgium has found improvements in the country during the past decade. The purpose is to measure food safety and enable evidence-based risk management and policy decisions. It consists of 30 indicators that cover various aspects of food safety from farm to fork. It relies on data collected from the Belgian

Researchers in Denmark have shared lessons learned as part of work on national burden of disease estimates. The Danish burden of foodborne disease study ranks pathogens and chemicals. Results from 2019 showed the top hazards were Campylobacter, lead, peanut allergy, methylmercury, and Salmonella. National studies are helpful for risk ranking and identifying priorities for food safety resource

Broth has been consumed by humans for thousands of years. But an old food can find new meaning in new markets. Now, it is popular for a new reason – its health benefits.UK start-up Freja, which recently received a new £2m (€2.3m) investment which includes input from figures such as English footballer Harry Kane, hopes

Children and adolescents with food allergies have an improved tolerance to various foods when taking the drug, omalizumab. That’s according to the planned interim analysis of an advanced clinical trial, testing the drug’s impact on food allergies. The results of the study, sponsored and funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

The 9-day closure of a popular Lewiston, ME, restaurant has created such a kerfuffle that Food Safety News has looked deeper into what happened.  Dialing back to last year, it seems an emerging cockroach infestation concerned restaurant staff who tried working with their pest control contractor but found it necessary to report the health hazard