Backgrounders
When you need to get up to speed quickly on food safety issues including Listeria, Salmonella, Avian Influenza and more, these backgrounders developed by our food safety experts are your go-to-source.
Key Food Safety Backgrounders
Color Additives Fact Sheet
May 28, 2025
A color additive, 21 CFR 70.3(f), is any substance that imparts color to a food, drug, cosmetic, or to the human body. Color additives can be naturally derived or synthetic substances....
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
Apr 24, 2024
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of man-made chemicals used in a number of consumer products....
Animal Health Update: Influenza A Viruses including Avian Influenza and Bovine Influenza
Apr 15, 2024
Highly Pathogenic influenza is an infectious viral disease caused by influenza A viruses....
Monkeypox Frequently Asked Questions
Jun 13, 2022
The CDC and other public health agencies are tracking multiple cases of monkeypox in countries that typically don’t report monkeypox, including the U.S. Current monkeypox outbreaks are occurring in widely disparate geographic ...
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