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Smoke from a warehouse fire fills the air in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, June 21, 2026.
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Los Angeles Mayor Declares Emergency Over Warehouse Fire
Authorities said the cold-storage warehouse has "85 million pounds of frozen food inside."
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How Human Touch Can Create a Food-Safety Blind Spot
Consumers often assume that hand-prepared foods are safer than factory-packaged alternatives.
June 19, 2026
Crews work a warehouse fire in the Boyle Heights section of Los Angeles, June 17, 2026.
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Los Angeles Warehouse Fire Prompts Shelter-in-Place Orders Due to Hazardous Air
The facility provides transportation of frozen and other temperature-controlled goods.
June 18, 2026
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins talks about a sterile fly dispersal station placed on a ranch near La Pryor, Texas, June 11, 2026.
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Political Blame Game Follows Screwworm Threat to Cattle Industry
The USDA estimates it will spend over $1 billion on efforts to save cattle herds and other livestock.
June 12, 2026
Wines shown in Sonoma, Calif., July 10, 2017.
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Government Study Found Drinking Risks, but New Guidelines Didn't Include the Findings
The research faced pushback from a congressional committee and the alcohol industry.
June 10, 2026
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The Risk of ‘Good Enough’: Where Standard Gauges Fall Short in Food Processing
The problem isn’t that standard gauges don’t work; it’s that they don’t work everywhere.
June 5, 2026
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A sign outside a pharmacy displays a temperature of 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in Paris, June 21, 2026.
France Restricts Alcohol Consumption as Heat Wave Bakes Europe
June 22, 2026
Disposable flavored electronic cigarette devices are displayed for sale at a store in Pinecrest, Fla., June 26, 2023.
Fruity Vapes Not Significantly Better Than Tobacco Ones
June 12, 2026
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Rice-Fish Farming Could Help Curb Widespread Tropical Disease
June 8, 2026
Nelson Jameson Employee And Customers Looking At Plant Equipment
The Predictive Shift: Upgrading Your Facility's Listeria Control Program
June 5, 2026
Undated photo of an adult New World screwworm fly.
What to Know About the New World Screwworm Fly
June 5, 2026
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Cattle Parasite Detected in Texas
June 4, 2026
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It May Not Be Just What’s in Ultra-Processed Foods
June 4, 2026
Dadan Hindayana, the former head of Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency, sits inside a detention car at the attorney general's office in Jakarta, June 3, 2026.
Former Nutrition Agency Head Arrested in Corruption Probe
June 3, 2026
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Wine’s Leftovers Could Help Wean Chicken Farms Off Antibiotics
June 2, 2026
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Engineered 'Carbon Dots' Boost Rice Yields, Block Toxic Cadmium
May 28, 2026
Containers of Roundup are displayed on a store shelf in San Francisco, Feb. 24, 2019.
Legal Fight Could Delay $7B Roundup Settlement
May 26, 2026
A scientist prepares samples while doing research on PFAS at a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lab. Understanding of chemicals’ risks has been built on IRIS assessments.
What Happens When the EPA Sidelines Its Independent Chemical Referee
May 20, 2026
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How Titan Frozen Fruit Cut Energy Costs by Over 50%
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How Titan Frozen Fruit Cut Energy Costs by Over 50%
The company achieved this without sacrificing output.
June 22, 2026
Dr. Marty Makary, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, April 18, 2026.
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FDA Chief's Resignation Widens a Leadership Gap at the Nation's Health Department
Several senior positions at the agency were already sitting empty.
May 14, 2026
Dr. Marty Makary, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner, attends an event on health care affordability in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Washington.
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Trump FDA Chief Is Leaving After Angering Pharma CEOs, Vaping Lobbyists
Marty Makary headed the agency for just over one year.
May 12, 2026
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the Oval Office of the White House, April 18, 2026.
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FDA's New Playbook: Lots of Media Announcements but Not Much Rulemaking
The agency has yet to introduce the detailed documents needed to “phase out” synthetic food dyes.
May 7, 2026
A view of HIPP baby food on a shelf, in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic, Sunday, April 19, 2026.
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Police Detain Suspect in Case of Rat Poison Found in Baby Food Jars
Five tampered jars were seized before they could be consumed.
May 4, 2026
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Thermos Recalls 8.2M Bottles After Faulty Stoppers Blind Three People
The stoppers can forcefully eject when opened.
April 30, 2026
Canisters of infant formula are priced as high as $31.75 per 12.4-ounces at a market serving the Central American immigrant community in the Westlake/Pico Union area of Los Angeles, Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
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New FDA Analysis Says U.S. Infant Formula Supply Safe After Contaminant Testing
The safety agency found reassuringly low levels.
April 30, 2026
Employees walk in front of the entrance to the JBS meat processing plant, July 23, 2021, in Greeley, Colo.
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Meatpacking Giant JBS Faces Lawsuit Over Beef Tied to Slavery-Like Labor
The company is accused of buying cattle from nefarious farms.
April 30, 2026
Herdsman Stephen Reed watches raw cow milk collect in a receive jar before it is eventually pasteurized at Ronnybrook Farm in Ancramdale, N.Y., on April 22, 2026.
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Push for Raw Milk Intensifies Across the U.S., Despite Illness Outbreaks and Warnings
"Public health has lost the battle on raw milk."
April 29, 2026
President Donald Trump, left, speaks during an event with Environmental Protection Agency director Lee Zeldin in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Feb. 12, 2026, in Washington.
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EPA Leader Supports Slashing Agency Budget By Half
He said the agency has continued to enforce environmental laws and achieved significant wins with less money.
April 29, 2026
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FDA Warning Letters Are Rising
What does that mean for food manufacturers and global suppliers.
April 28, 2026
This Nov. 19, 2013 file photo shows a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention logo at the agency's federal headquarters in Atlanta.
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CDC Warns of Drug-Resistant Salmonella Infections Linked to Backyard Poultry
Multiple people have been hospitalized.
April 28, 2026
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Sells Its Microbiology Business for $1.1B
It provides antimicrobial susceptibility testing and culture media solutions.
April 27, 2026
A view of HIPP baby food on a shelf, in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic, Sunday, April 19, 2026.
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Rat Poison Found in Baby Food Jars in Central Europe
Authorities believe tampering occurred.
April 20, 2026
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. speaks during a fireside chat with CPAC Senior Fellow Mercedes Schlapp at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Saturday, March 28, 2026.
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FDA May Ease Limits on Peptides
The unapproved therapies have become popular.
April 15, 2026