— OPINION — Editor’s note: This article was first published in The Regulatory Review and is reprinted here with permission. Foodborne illness caused by contaminated agricultural water is a significant problem. Although Congress has mandated that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) specifically address the issue, the agency has struggled to find a sufficient scientific basis to

Finland’s pig Salmonella control program helps to protect consumers but there is room for improvement, according to an assessment. Ruokavirasto (The Finnish Food Authority) evaluated the public health and cost effects of the national Salmonella control program for pigs. Salmonella in domestic pork was estimated to cause occasional cases of salmonellosis annually. If Salmonella-infected pigs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) has joined forces with North Carolina State University and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) to introduce a groundbreaking food safety educational initiative. The “Introduction to Public Health Food Inspections” course, the first of its kind in the nation, is now

Five Star Shellfish Inc. is recalling Malpeque brand Large Standard Oysters because of generic E. coli contamination. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the recalled product was distributed in Prince Edward Island, Canada. About E. coli infectionsAnyone who has consumed any of the recalled product and developed symptoms of E. coli infection should

One of its latest launches was a fermented drink containing its flagship human-residential Bifidobacterium ​probiotic strain Bifidobacteria longum ​BB 536.Launched in April, the fermented drink marketed under the name Puresu also contains acetic acid which is produced when fermenting whey and other ingredients with BB536.  Said to be the first-of-its-kind product in Japan, the Food