1 month 2 weeks ago
Four Listeria outbreaks in Italy sickened more than 200 people and caused 12 deaths, according to information from a new study.
These listeriosis outbreaks were investigated during 2022 and 2023. Three were linked to meat products and one was traced to vegetables. Implicated items were chicken and turkey frankfurters, mortadella,
Joe Whitworth
1 month 2 weeks ago
The number of major outbreaks and recalls appear to have fallen in Singapore in 2025 compared to the year before.
Figures come from Singapore Food Statistics 2025, an annual publication from the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) that provides an overview of the country’s food supply and food safety
Joe Whitworth
1 month 2 weeks ago
Microbial and chemical hazards dominated food incidents possibly affecting Hong Kong in 2025, according to a new report from the Centre for Food Safety (CFS).
The Food Incident Surveillance System (FISS) monitors issues outside Hong Kong that potentially affect domestic food safety.
In 2025, CFS detected 5,300 incidents through
Joe Whitworth
1 month 2 weeks ago
Foodborne viruses and nitrates are in focus
News Desk
1 month 2 weeks ago
No word on when a replacement will be named
Coral Beach
1 month 2 weeks ago
No source has yet been identified but most cases were domestically acquired
Joe Whitworth
1 month 2 weeks ago
Public health officials in Wyoming have ordered a shop to stop selling raw milk lattes, drawing the ire of a former state representative.
The former legislator, Tyler Lidholm, was the chief author of Wyoming’s Food Freedom Act. He already faced off with the state’s Department of
Coral Beach
1 month 2 weeks ago
An evaluation of a funding program has found it substantially improved the European Union’s capability to respond proactively to food safety risks.
The review was led by the Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG Sante) and covers funding for animal and plant health and official controls from
Joe Whitworth
1 month 2 weeks ago
Spring & Mulberry is expanding its previously announced recall of select chocolate bars because of contamination with Salmonella.
The expansion follows a comprehensive root cause investigation conducted by the company’s manufacturing partners in coordination with food safety experts and the Food and Drug Administration. The investigation has now
News Desk
1 month 2 weeks ago
FAO has also published documents on risk-based inspection
Joe Whitworth
1 month 2 weeks ago
As part of its enforcement activities, the U.S. 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
News Desk
1 month 2 weeks ago
Experts from the Philippines, Turkey and Chile have shared experiences of how food safety was managed during national disasters.
Webinar panelists emphasized the need to reduce the risk of unsafe food causing added harm in already strained settings.
Joe Whitworth
1 month 2 weeks ago
After all of those cases, after all of those depositions and funerals, you stop thinking of food safety as an abstraction.
Bill Marler
1 month 2 weeks ago
Dan Flynn
1 month 2 weeks ago
All patients live in Illinois
Coral Beach
1 month 3 weeks ago
JCB Flavors LLC of Watertown, WI, is voluntarily recalling select topical seasoning products because of the potential presence of Salmonella.
This recall is being initiated because the affected products were manufactured using a milk powder ingredient that is part of a recall issued by California Dairies Inc.
At this
News Desk
1 month 3 weeks ago
My Wife’s Slaw is voluntarily recalling its Original and Jalapeno Heat flavored coleslaw sold in 8-ounce and 16-ounce glass mason jars. The products included in this recall are adulterated because they were produced without the benefit of inspection and the safety parameters were not able to be verified.
News Desk
1 month 3 weeks ago
Stoltzfus Family Dairy of Vernon Center, NY, is recalling Sour Cream & Onion cheese curds because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
To date, Stoltzfus Family Dairy has not received any reports of illness or injury related to these products. This recall was initiated following a recall
News Desk
1 month 3 weeks ago
Shining Sea Fish Co. of Detroit, MI, is recalling its catch weight packages of "Ma Cohen’s Kippered Herring" smoked fish because this product consists of, uneviscerated fish longer than five inches, which has the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which causes botulism
News Desk
1 month 3 weeks ago
Jonco Industries Inc. of Milwaukee, WI, is recalling certain consumer-sized White Cheddar Seasoning products because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
The recalled products were distributed in limited quantities through retail stores.
The affected products include White Cheddar Seasoning sold in the following consumer-facing formats:
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