Benjamin Chapman is a food safety extension specialist at North Carolina State University. He reviewed the results of the Gallup poll (conducted in July, just as the deadly Boar’s Head listeria ...

Foodborne illnesses are on the rise in the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which issued a food safety alert this week about an E. coli outbreak ...

News about Food Safety, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Maintaining the safety of our food 07:51. The Food and Drug Administration is drawing up plans that would end most of its routine food safety inspections work, multiple federal health officials ...

As the food industry faces increasing pressure to meet safety standards, reduce waste and improve traceability, AI is emerging as a game changer.

Musk, Trump defend DOGE cost-cutting 07:20. The top official in charge of food safety and nutrition at the Food and Drug Administration resigned this week, protesting the dozens of scientists and ...

Food safety experts face the same dilemma as the rest of us when a food recall is announced. Here's how they respond within their own households — and why.

Most recently, Yu Shang Food Inc. of Spartanburg, SC, initiated a recall of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products when Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) testing confirmed the ...

Salaries vary by role, location, and level of experience. However, entry-level positions such as Quality Assurance Technicians or Food Safety Specialists typically earn $50,000–$70,000 annually ...

Food recalls rose by 41% last year, and illnesses from contaminated food doubled — yet key federal food safety recommendations remain unfulfilled. The FDA is grappling with leadership turmoil ...

As the Trump administration slashes the federal workforce, experts say cuts to the USDA, FDA and CDC have left the food supply vulnerable to outbreaks of foodborne illness.