Food and Drug Administration News Updates

Business, Safety, Private, Top 100

Sysco Profit Dips as Avian Flu-Induced Inflation Bites

Cost growth outpaced sales wins due to inflation, particularly across the dairy and poultry sectors, and the carrier added that further price increases were on the way.

February 3, 2025
Government, Business, Safety

Federal Drug Officials Authorize Testing for Fentanyl

The action clears a path for the Department of Transportation and other federal agencies to begin fentanyl testing for federally regulated occupations like truck drivers.

January 30, 2025
Government, Business, Safety

Positive Drug-Test Rate Up to 7-Year High, DOT Says

A new U.S. Department of Transportation drug testing report shows that the overall 2016 lab-reported positive drug test rate for truck drivers and other DOT security-­sensitive employees rose to its highest level since at least 2009, including year-­over-­year increases in three of five drug categories.

June 26, 2017
Government, Business, Technology

What FDA's Food Safety Modernization Act Means for Trucking Companies

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August 24, 2016
Business, Government

FDA Proposes Tougher Food-Shipping Rules Aimed at Reducing Risk of Contamination

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a proposed rule that will toughen the requirements for truckers carrying food, as well as shippers and receivers.

February 10, 2014