Thursday morning at the 2024 Food Safety Summit (FSS), top U.S. food safety regulators and public health officials took the stage for an interactive Town Hall discussion.

A recent study found high levels of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) among Escherichia coli on raw chicken meat sold at retail in the UK, as well as in chicken-based raw dog food samples—with almost half of samples resistant to critically important antibiotics.

The Keynote presentation at the 2024 Food Safety Summit (FSS), titled, “Being Right is Not Enough: Leading Food Safety in a Corporate and Global Environment,” took place on Wednesday morning, presented by Mary Weaver Gertz, Chief Food Safety and Quality Assurance (FSQA) Officer at Yum! Brands Inc.

A recent study comparing the presence of chemical contaminants in conventionally and hydroponically grown produce found pesticide residues and toxic heavy metals in a larger number of conventional samples than in hydroponic samples. Phthalate levels were consistent between conventional and hydroponic samples.

On May 20, 2024 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will hold an informational webinar about the recently published Agricultural Water Final Rule.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed Senate Bill 1084 into law, becoming the first U.S. state to ban the sale of cell-based meat (also known as “cultivated” or “lab-grown” meat).

At the 2024 Food Safety Summit, a panel of regulatory and industry experts discussed compliance with FSMA 204 and how the design and management of traceability programs has represented challenges and opportunities for companies across the supply chain.

An EU project that monitors contaminants in important Mediterranean fishing regions/seafood species has discovered concerning levels of microplastics in the guts and stomachs of some fish.

Researchers at NC State University compared poultry broiler farms of various sizes and found higher rates of Salmonella at large commercial operations than at small backyard farms; however, multidrug-resistant Salmonella were found in samples from both types of farm.

The EU Court of Justice has made three rulings that set a precedent requiring Member States to consider more modern, comprehensive scientific literature in their pesticide safety assessments.