On February 4, 2021, a congressional report exposing four major baby food companies for allowing dangerous contents of heavy metals in their products was made public. Naturally, parents of infants and toddlers nationwide were outraged. 

Driven by stringent safety testing norms and manufacturing regulations, the food safety testing market size will exceed $29.5 billion by 2027, as per Global Market Insights Inc.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that the U.S. Marshals Service conducted a mass seizure of FDA-regulated spices and food additive products held for sale under insanitary conditions. Specifically, the food products were exposed to widespread rodent infestation as well as other pests.