Ill staff continuing to work helped spread norovirus resulting in six outbreaks in two weeks that sickened more than 270 people in Australia.
Researchers described persistent transmission of norovirus in a hospitality setting in Victoria. A total of 273 cases, including 41 confirmed, were identified out of an estimated 1,
Milestones for foodborne trematodes and Taenia solium have not been met, according to an assessment of progress on neglected tropical diseases.
Findings come from an evaluation of a 2021 to 2030 roadmap, which set targets for the control, elimination and eradication of 21 diseases and disease groups. The review covered
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are
Researchers have secured funding to assess the safe use of ozone for food storage applications.
The grant of more than £344,000 ($464,000) was awarded via Innovate UK to investigate the effective use of ozone in food storage facilities. Ozone can already be used for post-harvest
Fresh & Ready Foods LLC of Renton, WA, is recalling 2,414 of Fresh To You Sausage, Egg & Cheese Biscuit Sandwiches because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes
The recalled Fresh To You Sausage, Egg & Cheese Biscuit Sandwiches were produced at a Fresh &
The County of San Luis Obispo Department of Public Health is wrapping up its investigation into an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to Brookshire Farms in San Luis Obispo.
Fifteen people are included in the outbreak – five who were laboratory confirmed. The county previously reported that
A California pumpkin patch and petting zoo associated with an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections reopened Nov. 6 with the owners saying environmental tests for the pathogen had come back negative.
The San Luis Obispo county health department has not posted any updates on its investigation into the
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for frozen, not ready-to-eat (NRTE), meat and poultry products because of misbranding and undeclared allergens.
The products are packaged under the Betterballen brand and contain sesame, a known allergen, which is
French authorities are investigating the death of a woman who consumed dried mushrooms.
At the start of November, health officials were notified about the death of a patient following a severe case of poisoning, potentially linked to dried morel mushrooms sold at a B&M store.
The woman, who
The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below.
A man in Poland has been charged for threatening to contaminate food unless he was paid a ransom in Bitcoin.
The indictment follows an investigation supervised by the District Prosecutor's Office in Opole with help from the Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime (CBZC).
Some of the risks associated with eating raw fish have been highlighted ahead of Australian Food Safety Week.
Research from the Food Safety Information Council shows 60 percent of Australians consume raw fish or seafood, and 17 percent do so at least once a week. The survey was conducted online
The CDC and FDA have declared an end to an outbreak of Salmonella Bovismorbificans infections linked to broccoli sprouts and microgreens.
The agencies reported that the sprouts were grown from a contaminated seed lot imported from New Zealand, but neither revealed the name of the seed company.
The outbreak sickened
The food safety system in Serbia is hindered by the number of agencies involved, a lack of resources, and ineffective punishments, according to a report.
The report from the Anti-Corruption Council outlined several significant shortcomings within the legal framework and food safety system. It is based on findings from
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) are appealing for help related to aflatoxins in cereals and Brucella.
The first call for data covers aflatoxins in cereals and cereal-based products, including foods for infants and young children.
The Food and Drug Administration has updated its list of cinnamon products with dangerously high levels of lead, bringing the total to 21.
The alert now includes Wise Wife brand ground cinnamon from SLR Food Distribution Inc., of Hicksville, NY. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Analytical Chemistry collected
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