The FDA relies on food companies to determine whether their ingredients are safe. Europe is tougher. At least 950 substances ...

In 1958, Congress mandated that, before additives could be used in foods, manufacturers had to prove they were safe and get ...

USDA quietly terminates the food-safety advisory committees, whose work included studying pathogens linked to foodborne ...

The recent decision to eliminate the USDA’s National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) and their National Advisory ...

Last month, a non-peer-reviewed study commissioned by Moms Across America alleged that Girl Scout Cookies had toxins in them.

Sixteen years ago today, on March 14, 2009, President Barack Obama addressed the nation with a clear and urgent message: Food safety is not ...

Two key federal advisory committees on food safety have been shut down, raising concerns among food safety advocates.

The move comes after hospitalizations and deaths from foodborne illnesses more than doubled last year in the US.

The class action against the Girl Scouts of America and manufacturers Ferrero U.S.A. and ABC Bakers was filed on Monday, ...

A landmark push for transparency and accountability has been launched by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ordered the Food and Drug Administration on Monday to revise its ...

Two groups focused on food safety and environmental toxins have sued Girl Scouts of America, claiming that their pe ...