Food Safety
Purdue: Don’t fear eating your fruits, veggies as virus concerns grip nation
Modern supermarkets with their many open displays of fruits and vegetables are truly a marvel and a reminder that our nation enjoys the safest and most abundant food supply in the world. However, in the... more »
Farmers’ markets respond to COVID-19 with a number of approaches
As concerns about the spread of COVID-19 grow, farmers' market operators are wondering how best to respond. Markets are grappling with their role as public gatherings that are vital to food access for consumers and... more »
FDA updates status of foreign inspections amid COVID-19
The following announcement was made March 10. "Today, we are providing an update on the status of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspections outside of the U.S. in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. After careful consideration,... more »
Bill to protect domestic food supply, ag industry signed into law
President Donald Trump has signed into law U.S. Senator Gary Peters', D-Mich., Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, bipartisan legislation to address the shortage of agricultural inspectors who protect the... more »
Agencies continue investigation of hepatitis A link in blackberries
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local partners, investigated a multistate outbreak of hepatitis A illnesses in Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska,... more »
Bill passed to beef up borders’ agriculture inspector staff
New legislation sent to the president would beef-up agriculture inspectors across the country. The Protecting America’s Food & Agriculture Act is on President Donald Trump’s desk after being passed by the U.S. House Feb. 10.... more »
Portable device for on-site E. coli tests created
Foodborne illness hits about one-in-six people in the United States every year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 48 million people in the U.S. get sick due to one or more of 31 recognized... more »
FDA: Outbreaks show value of implementing produce safety standards
Fresh produce plays an important part of an overall healthy diet. While millions of servings of fresh produce are consumed safely every day, recent outbreaks of foodborne illness have once again placed produce safety in... more »