As reported by Food Safety News, last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released an Executive Incident Summary from a foodborne outbreak investigation. The report was likely intended to demonstrate the agency’s commitment to “radical transparency.” Unfortunately, the document was so heavily redacted (see here ) that it achieved the opposite: opacity rather than transparency. As released, it offers little practical value to the industry and does almost nothing to help prevent...

FDA has announced a "rare" multi-state outbreak of Infant Botulism linked to the consumption of powdered infant formula (PIF) made by ByHeart . Straight Talk on points often left out in updates and the media reports: There have been 13 cases to date among infants with illnesses linked to the consumption of PIF produced by ByHeart. The California Department of Health (CDOH) appears to have picked up the outbreak through their Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Program and notified the...

Last year, a reputab le Gallup survey revealed that Americans’ trust in the government’s ability to ensure food safety had hit an...