Food safety labs may not have capacity to handle a crisis like Japan's

By Aaron Mehta and Laurel Adams

IG criticizes agencies charged with protecting American food safety as unprepared and understaffed

USDA audit says E. coli testing in ground beef is flawed

By Aaron Mehta

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in charge of keeping the potentially lethal E. coli bacteria out of your food, has concluded its own tes

USDA is inconsistent in testing food headed for school cafeterias

By Laurel Adams

USDA testing is uneven for produce, meats sent to school meals program
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FDA oversight on food labels needs improvement

By Laurel Adams

The Government Accountability Office says that consumers struggle to distinguish between different types of claims on food labels and recomm

FDA overseas offices struggle to meet growing import demands

By Laurel Adams

During the past year, information gathered by Food and Drug Administration staff in new overseas offices led to import bulletins warning of

GAO: 15 agencies in charge of 30 food-related laws

By Laurel Adams

The haphazard government approach to food safety remains a roadblock to a cohesive national strategy on food regulation....

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FDA lags USDA in accessible food safety data

By Jim Morris

Recent outbreaks of food-borne illness left American consumers on edge — and largely in the dark about federal enforcement. The Food and Dru

FDA's flimsy recall power for food imports puts public at risk, watchdog says

By Aaron Mehta and Ben Wieder

FDA needs more power to police recalls of imported foods

USDA challenged over meat safety

By The Center for Public Integrity

Meat recalls prompt critics to question USDA

Problems in oversight of food safety

By The Center for Public Integrity

Food safety oversight agencies often inconsistent and ineffective, says GAO

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