Jan 26, 2023 | Food Safety Africa Magazine

Frank Yiannas bows out from his role as FDA’s Deputy Commissioner, Food Policy and Response

Jan 26, 2023Mar 13, 2023

U.S – Frank Yiannas, Deputy Commissioner, Food Policy and Response, FDA has submitted his resignation from the agency citing his concern that the decentralized structure of the foods program significantly impaired the FDA’s ability to operate as an integrated food team and protect the public. Yiannas took the mantle as the FDA’s Deputy Commissioner for Food Response and Policy in…

Annual Food Standards Agency statistics reveal increase in food incidents, recalls

Jan 26, 2023Jan 26, 2023

UK – The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has revealed in its annual report that the number of food incidents, recalls and cases of four pathogens went up over a 12-month period. The report and accounts cover performance and activities in 2021/22 across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland at a cost of £130.5 million (US$160.2 million). Campylobacter and Listeria cases reported…

Study shows how feedback loop between media, politics, science hinders the adoption of GMOs

Jan 26, 2023Jan 26, 2023

UGANDA – Researchers from South Africa and Uganda have shown how the feedback loop between the media, politics, foreign influence, and science hinders the adoption of GMOs and how governance concerns have a greater impact on Uganda’s agricultural industry than scientific ones. When introducing new technologies like GMOs, socio-cultural factors are crucial. Similarly, major players in the adoption process play…