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WHO Appoints Director of Department of Nutrition and Food Safety

Dr. Luz María De Regil is an epidemiologist with 20 years of experience in the public, private, non-for-profit and intergovernmental sectors.

WHO, Nanyang Technological University Singapore to Host Food Safety Risk Assessment Workshop

The workshop, New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in Future Food Safety Risk Assessment, will be held June 18-20 in Singapore.

New CDC Report Says Bird Flu Spread Undetected in Veterinarians

A September 2024 serosurvey of 150 bovine veterinary practitioners in the U.S. and Canada revealed that three had unknowingly contracted highly pathogenic avian influenza without developing any symptoms, according to the CDC.

TAG Opens Registration for Preventive Controls for Human Food Qualified Individual Version 2 Training Courses

FSMA requires that facilities subject to the PCHF rule have a Preventive Controls Qualified Individual.

Ohio Reports First Human Case of Bird Flu

An adult male Mercer County farm worker who was in contact with deceased commercial poultry was infected with the virus.

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Meat and Poultry Pasties Due to Misbranding, Undeclared Allergen

The products were produced using an egg wash that is not declared on the product label.

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The Pulse: Upcoming Food Safety Industry Events

From next week's Food Safety Summit, to IAFP and IFT First later in the summer, industry events are gearing up. But readers have mixed feelings about attending in person, and most would prefer a virtual option.

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Foreign Object Recalls Climb. Here's How to Help Them Decline.

Foreign material presence can occur at any step of the food chain due to a variety of reasons.

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Famoso Nut Company Cracks the Code on Food Safety

At Famoso Nut Company in McFarland, Calif., the quantity of almonds processed each year is high — and so is the quality. The hulling, shelling and packing facility has cracked the code on running 40 million pounds of almonds through its system annually while keeping food safety and quality at the forefront of its procedures.