The Food and Drug Administration plans to employ enhanced technology using new data sources to trace food outbreaks to their source, the agency said in a Smarter Era for Food Safety Blueprint released Monday.

A Texas-based ice cream manufacturer will plead guilty to charges of distributing contaminated ice cream products and pay $19.35 million in fine, forfeiture, and civil settlement payments, which the Justice Department said is the second-highest amount ever paid to resolve a food safety matter.

Western Growers (WG) has developed a website to facilitate changes to the Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA)-approved Leafy Green Food Safety Guidelines.

Meat and poultry processors struggle to keep employees safe during the COVID-19 pandemic and worry about a possible shortage of federal meat inspectors.

Restaurant industry asks for delay in minimum wage hike * Efforts to update California’s food safety guidelines go online * Reclamation doubles water allocation for Friant

The federal government and private sector are working to overcome barriers that can prevent delivery of farm inputs and food products, but a few challenges remain.

The Food and Drug Administration is suspending routine surveillance inspections of U.S. facilities, citing concern for its staff and state contractors who conduct the plant checks.

A coordinating structure that was first established in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks is diligently working to protect US food production and avoid potential COVID-19 disruptions in the food supply chain. It’s not been easy.

CDFA assures food is safe during outbreak * CDC advises against large gatherings as Newsom calls for shutting down wineries, bars

In this opinion piece, Jack Bobo explains how our food system is the safest it has ever been, and with so many consumer choices it's important to have the right facts and information.