The US-Israel war on Iran is driving up the costs of fuel, fertilisers, plastics and transport. Food production is at risk as 20% of global fertiliser exports can't move through the Straight of Hormuz and shipments of natural gas and sulphur are blocked. International agencies are concerned about the implications for Africa, where hundreds of millions face food shortages and many countries are dependent on food imports. Development banks are calling for urgent actions to secure more fertilisers for African countries to deal with the looming crisis. During the global food crisis of 2008, development banks and many African governments pushed through a wave of programmes that handed vast areas of Africa’s lands to agrib

The U.S. Department of War (DoW) published a request for information (RFI) on May 12, 2026. It seeks information to identify and assess critical applications for DoW and defense industrial base (DIB) that require the use of TSCA high-priority chemicals. The RFI is a continuation of information gathering from the June 2025 CMRMP T SCA Market Analysis RFI. Responses are due on June 19, 20 26.

Bill Marler is an accomplished personal injury and products liability attorney. He began litigating foodborne illness cases in 1993. He represented Brianne Kiner, the most seriously injured survivor of the Jack in the Box E. coli O157:H7 outbreak.

Dr. Donald A. Prater is the Acting Deputy Commissioner for Food. He exercises authority over all Human Food Program entities and operations. He also oversees food resources in the agency’s Office of Inspections and Investigations. He was previously the Acting Director of the FDA’’ Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. He received a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary medicine in 1996.

There were 466 million more children fed in school meals worldwide in 2024. The World Food Programme announced the largest private-sector commitment to school feeding in the organization’s history last week. The Rockefeller Foundation is also redoubling its efforts around school meals. Food Tank is tracking examples of progress all around the globe.

The outbreak of Salmonella Newport linked to cantaloupe has ended. 70 people were infected with the same strain from 25 states. FDA placed Ayco Farms Inc. of Pompano Beach, Florida, on import alert 99-35. The cantaloupes from Ayco San Jorge Y Compania Limitada and Agrobassy Y Cia Ltda will be detained without physical examination until they overcome the violations.

California gave plastic producers until 2032 to make all their packaging recyclable or compostable. It's the most ambitious deadline in the country. Advocates say it doesn't go far enough. Producers say it goes too far. Two environmental groups say they plan to take California to court. The law applies to almost all single-use packaging.

Severe drought hit the wild blueberry fields at Crystal Spring Farm in Maine last year. The farm's 2025 harvest was almost a total loss. The industry harvested nearly 88 million pounds of fruit in 2023, bringing $361 million in revenue to the state. Wild blueberries are an iconic food in Maine.