Health

Six more dead linked to Boar's Head listeria outbreak

Six new deaths are now linked to a multistate listeria outbreak traced to Boar's Head deli meat, as new records released by the Food Safety and Inspection Service show the agency found nearly 70 instances of "noncompliances" ...

Vaccination

EU approves Moderna's RSV vaccine for over 60s

The European Commission on Friday approved Moderna's respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for older adults—the first time the bloc has authorised an mRNA shot against a disease other than COVID-19.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Inactive bird flu virus found in 17% of US dairy foods in study

One in six dairy products in U.S. retail stores contained signs of inactive bird flu virus this summer, regulators said, slightly lower than the numbers seen in a different survey when the pathogen was first found in the ...

Health

How a legal loophole allows unsafe ingredients in US foods

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is tasked with overseeing the safety of the U.S. food supply, setting requirements for nutrition labeling, working with companies on food recalls, and responding to outbreaks of foodborne ...

Health

USDA toughens rules on salmonella in poultry

Chicken, turkey and other poultry might get a little safer after new rules to limit salmonella proposed Monday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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Food safety

Food safety is a scientific discipline describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent foodborne illness. This includes a number of routines that should be followed to avoid potentially severe health hazards. Food can transmit disease from person to person as well as serve as a growth medium for bacteria that can cause food poisoning. Debates on genetic food safety include such issues as impact of genetically modified food on health of further generations and genetic pollution of environment, which can destroy natural biological diversity. In developed countries there are intricate standards for food preparation, whereas in lesser developed countries the main issue is simply the availability of adequate safe water, which is usually a critical item.

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