Four companies control about 80 percent of the U.S. beef market, and there is no reason to believe that any of them are satisfied with their share. Published: April 05, 2026, 8:00 am The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) reported that Listeria monocytogenes was the most frequent cause of outbreaks it investigated during fiscal year
Quick bites from the week The FDA added to the mystery surrounding a deadly Listeria outbreak stretching from April 2024 through June 2025 by releasing a heavily redacted report. One person died from the outbreak and another 25 were hospitalized, but it is impossible to tell from the report exactly where and how the affected patients
The United States imports as much as 20 percent of its food supply, with horticultural products, seafood, and specialty foods dominating, sourced primarily from Mexico, Canada, and the European Union. Published: March 01, 2026, 8:00 am The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared that the outbreak of infant botulism traced to ByHeart powdered formula
Food safety in America is the responsibility of 15 agencies. Two legislators want to change that. Published: December 21, 2025, 8:00 am Sponsored Content Your Support Protects Public Health Food Safety News is nonprofit and reader-funded. Your gift ensures critical coverage of outbreaks, recalls, and regulations remains free for everyone.
It's been 12 years since the Directorate of Special Operations, commonly known as the Scorpions, were disbanded by the ANC. It has hobbled South Africa's fight against corruption, perhaps permanently, writes Pieter du Toit.When Jacob Zuma was announced victorious at the ANC's divisive national conference at the Mankweng campus of the University of Limpopo in…
Overwhelmed by the demands of caregiving, Quette dialed 911 when she found her teenage son downstairs in their kitchen struggling to breathe. He had rolled his wheelchair to the oven to keep himself warm as he tried to regulate his temperature, she recalled, and was drenched in sweat from an apparent infection. In that moment
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Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I