Articles Tagged with ''food security''

 The event seeks to bring together individuals from the entire food supply chain of custody, including food industry, pest management and environmental health professionals. 

A new study from researchers at Kansas State University found that in future decades, at least one-quarter of the global wheat productions will be lost because of extreme weather if no adaptive measures are taken.

USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) revealed more than $160 million was made available to fund research, education and extension of projects that address current challenges affecting food production.

FDA is advising consumers who are allergic to peanuts to consider avoiding products that contain ground cumin or cumin powder, after some shipments of these products tested positive for undeclared peanut protein, initiating a number of recalls

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the California consumer health group As You Sow has filed legal notices against large chocolate manufacturers alleging the companies violated California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act for not warning consumers about high levels of lead and cadmium in company products.

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, in collaboration with FDA and CDC will host a public meeting to update stakeholders on the Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration’s (IFSAC) work to improve foodborne illness source attribution.

Scientists from IBM Research and Mars, Inc. established the Consortium for Sequencing the Food Supply Chain to advance food safety by using genetic data to better understand the supply chain.

 However, there is considerable uncertainty regarding exposure safety from non-dietary sources.  

 FSIS estimates an average of 50,000 illnesses will be prevented annually in the US after the standards are implemented. 

A recent article published by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) has dissected and analyzed the levels of arsenic in food consumed by US residents.