Rick Biros

1 week ago | foodsafetytech.com | Rick Biros

The NY Times reported that Health and Human Services officials have reversed the decision to fire a few dozen scientists at the Food and Drug Administration’s food-safety labs, and say they are conducting a review to determine if other critical posts were cut. The H.H.S. spokesman said those employees called back had been inadvertently fired because of inaccurate job classification codes.

1 week ago | foodsafetytech.com | Rick Biros

FSIS announced in a press release dated April 25, 2025 that it is withdrawing the “Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products” proposed rule and proposed determination to allow the Agency to further assess its approach for addressing Salmonella illnesses associated with poultry products.. Here is the press release:On August 7, 2024, FSIS published a proposed rule and proposed determination in the Federal Register titled “Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products” (89 FR 64678).

2 weeks ago | foodsafetytech.com | Rick Biros

In a room filled with MAHA Moms, the FDA Commissioner Marty Makary and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr announced a series of new measures to phase out all petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the food supply. “For too long, some food producers have been feeding Americans petroleum-based chemicals without their knowledge or consent,” said Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “These poisonous compounds offer no nutritional benefit and pose real, measurable dangers to our children’s health and development.

2 weeks ago | foodsafetytech.com | Rick Biros

The paper was developed in response to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s March 10 directive to the FDA to explore eliminating the “self-affirmed” Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) pathway, which allows companies to determine food ingredient safety without FDA review. The white paper advocates for an alternative to the total elimination of the ‘Self-GRAS’ pathway, focusing instead on eliminating the most hazardous chemicals while preserving access to safe, beneficial ingredients.

2 weeks ago | foodsafetytech.com | Rick Biros

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shared final results from their testing of domestic and imported bottled water collected at retail locations across the U.S. between 2023 and 2024 and analyzed for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The 197 samples included purified, artesian, spring, and mineral waters.