- On May 16, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it will host its first independent scientific expert panel on evaluating the use of talc in food, drugs, and cosmetic consumer products on May 20. The
CalRecycle Issues Final SB 343 Study
- Keller and Heckman Partner Katie Bond and Associate Samuel Butler recently authored an article analyzing the implications of CalRecycle’s final material characterization study for recycling claims in California. The study is required by SB 343 (Pub. Res. Code § 42355.51(d)(1)(B)),
First Amendment Still Prevails Over California’s Prop 65
We reported about a year and a half ago on a Ninth Circuit opinion holding that the First Amendment prohibited cancer warnings required by California’s Proposition 65 because the warnings were government-compelled speech. Because there was no scientific consensus that
Who is minding the store at USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and OFS?
Dr. Denise Eblen, who holds a doctorate in food safety microbiology from the University of Ulster at Jordanstown, is the top executive at the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, where she is known as “The Administrator.”
Outgoing Secretary of
Who is minding the store at USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and OFS?
Dr. Denise Eblen, who holds a doctorate in food safety microbiology from the University of Ulster at Jordanstown, is the top executive at the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, where she is known as “The Administrator.”
Outgoing Secretary of
House bill targets imported shrimp safety
A bipartisan trio of House lawmakers introduced the Safer Shrimp Imports Act on May 13, aiming to tighten federal oversight of imported shrimp, protect U.S. consumers, and bolster the struggling Gulf Coast shrimp industry.
Led by Reps. Mike Ezell, R-MS,
Latest data shows huge spike in E. coli infections in England
More than 2,000 cases of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) were reported in England in 2022, an increase of almost 80 percent from the year before.
According to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), 2,063 cultured-confirmed cases of STEC were
Sweden shares multi-year foodborne illness analysis
Sweden has published an analysis of outbreaks over several years that reveals the largest incident sickened 280 people.
The report published by the Swedish Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket) covers foodborne illnesses in Sweden from 2019 to 2023.
The agency
Tahini recalled in Canada because testing showed Salmonella contamination
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has ordered a recall of certain tahini because government tests have shown it is contaminated with Salmonella.
The Al Kanater brand tahini was distributed in Alberta by a company listed as “1676183 Alberta Ltd.” The
Marler Clark, the Food Safety Law Firm, Investigations Listeria Outbreak tied to Yu Shang Food Meat
As of December 5, 2024, 19 people from eight states have been infected with the outbreak strains of Listeria.
Sick people’s samples were collected from October 24, 2021, to October 28, 2024.
• Of 19 people with information available, 17 (89%)