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Heavy metals, including lead, mercury, cadmium, and arsenic, pose significant health risks through environmental contamination of food systems. These toxic…
Foodborne illness outbreaks have fundamentally transformed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulatory authority, driving a shift from reactive…
Madagascar ANTANANARIVO – 20 Dead from Food Poisoning The number of fatalities from a poisoning incident in a suburb of…
The United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union has triggered significant recalibrations in food safety governance, altering regulatory alignment, border…
Forensic food epidemiology employs advanced genetic analysis to trace pathogens through food supply chains, transforming how investigators solve contamination mysteries.…
Recent months have witnessed a wave of high-profile outbreaks and food recalls tied to Salmonella contamination: 1.7 million dozen eggs sickening…
The Challenge of Contamination Fresh produce can be contaminated by water, soil amendments, wildlife, or human handling during cultivation.…
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are carbon-based toxic chemicals that resist environmental degradation, bioaccumulate in living organisms, and transport globally through…
Prions, abbreviated from “proteinaceous infectious particles”, are misfolded proteins capable of transmitting their abnormal shape to normal cellular proteins, triggering…
The World Health Organization (WHO) serves as the cornerstone of international efforts to combat foodborne diseases, which sicken 600 million people…