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On January 4, 2011, President Barack Obama signed into law historic food safety legislation--the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), a law with two major themes: prevention and accountability.

Europe’s Vitiva says its new innovation center now offers analytical, applications and R&D services for food and beverage manufacturers.

A measure to require labeling of genetically modified foods in California was defeated.

The European Food Safety Authority said it cannot accept an "inadequate" report by a French scientist on a link between cancer and genetically modified corn.

Flavoring substances in food will become even safer and more transparent thanks to two pieces of legislation adopted by the European Commission.

Pharmaceutical, dietary supplement and food ingredient companies are engaged in identifying and evaluating various substances for their ability to boost the immune system.

Neogen says it has developed the quickest and easiest test to definitively detect Listeria. New ANSR for Listeria is the second test available for Neogen’s revolutionary ANSR pathogen detection system and will provide results after only 20 minutes of reaction time.

Canada has appointed a new chief food safety officer.

An international team of scientists headed from the University of Santiago de Compostela ensures that reading the labels on food products is linked to obesity prevention, especially in women.

More than eight out of 10 Americans -- 85% -- say they have given some thought to the safety of their foods and beverages over the past year, and 78% are very or somewhat confident in the safety of the U.S. food supply