With the approach of Easter, the SENASA released a set of guidelines to avoid eating shellfish exposed to red tide episodes and prevent gastrointestin

Earlier this month Representative Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts and five other Representatives introduced a bill on seafood label in Congress to protect

Concerned Georgia farmers gathered in Atlanta, Macon and Tifton on Wednesday, March 20 to hear a summary of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s ne

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA has issued draft guidance adding two species of lionfish to its list of reef fish that are at risk of cont

In the past few years, city-dwelling Russians have developed a strong interest in healthier and organic food, according to Emily Balsamo from the Mosc

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS , a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA , has agreed to reverse existing regulations tha

Hong Kong has announced stringent surveillance on poultry and meat imports from China, in response to three confirmed human cases of influenza A (H7N9

Umami is a taste most people enjoy and it is elicited mainly by a salt called monosodium glutamate or MSG which is commonly used in restaurants as a s

The Thai ministry of public health is targeting to reduce cases of food poisoning and diarrhoea at schools and childcare centres by at least 30 per ce

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO recently said responding to the occurrence of the A(H7N9 influenza virus in China requires strong biosecu