A food testing program in Scotland has revealed a high level of compliance but also showed examples of microbial contamination and meat substitution.
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) funds an annual food sampling plan delivered by local authorities (LAs) and Public Analyst laboratories.
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.
Gias Foods has issued a nationwide recall of two lots of bettergoods Authentic Italian Lemon Alfredo Fettuccine sold at Walmart after testing found the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The company reported the frozen pasta comes in a 22-ounce yellow plastic packages with UPC 194346442706. The recalled
The Food and Drug Administration has added three products to a safety alert about yellow oleander. There are now 33 products on the warning list.
The agency is reminding consumers to avoid these products because they have been tested and found to contain toxic yellow oleander and can cause
The Food and Drug Administration has released a 54-page report on the Occurrence of Foodborne Illness Risk Factors in Retail Food Store Delis.
The report includes findings from data collection from 2019-2022 and is part of the agency’s efforts to reduce foodborne illnesses, which have an
Five people were sickened in China earlier this year after eating fish at a restaurant.
In February 2026, Henan CDC received a report of a suspected clonorchiasis case. Clonorchiasis is transmitted by eating raw or undercooked freshwater fish and shrimp carrying the larvae of the liver fluke Clonorchis sinensis.
A survey of small businesses across the United Kingdom has found good practices relating to food safety and allergen information but low awareness of food crime.
The 2025 edition was the fifth in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland but the first to include Scottish companies.
Two men have been charged in Norway for their roles in selling farmed salmon that was unfit for human consumption.
The defendants, both men in their 50s, worked in senior positions at the company Pure Norwegian Seafood.
Potential chemical risks dominated discussions this past year in a Dutch network created to identify emerging food safety risks.
The Food Safety Signalling Consultation (SO-V) was formed in 2020 to identify and interpret emerging food safety risks. It has two sections: one for microbiological risks (SO-VM) and another
Alasko brand frozen whole raspberries are being recalled in Canada because of contamination with norovirus.
This recall was triggered by findings by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency during its investigation into a foodborne illness outbreak. There have been reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.
The recalled berries
Danone USA is recalling of So Delicious Dairy Free Salted Caramel Cluster Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert pints with best-by dates on and before April 3, 2028, because consumers complained about the presence of foreign materials, such as small stones and other hard objects, within the cashew inclusions.
The recalled
The European Commission has opened a comment period on a change to regulations that would give companies more flexibility related to frozen meat.
The proposals would increase the options for food businesses around storage conditions before freezing meat. They are based on a European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) opinion that
Sri Lanka has unveiled its first national food safety policy with six themes including improving food controls, strengthening surveillance, and enhancing standards.
Developed by the Ministry of Health and Mass Media, through the Food Control Administration Unit (FCAU), it promotes a preventive, risk-based approach.
Whole Foods Market of Austin, TX, is recalling Fromagerie Coop de Mean Cabricharme cheese because the product contains egg lysozyme, an egg white protein, which is not declared on the product label.
People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to eggs run the risk of a serious or
Authorities have uncovered a network operating across Europe that is accused of being involved in the slaughter of horses that were unfit for human consumption.
The group is suspected of using falsified documents and manipulated microchips to conceal the animals’ true identities.
Nearly 200 officers and representatives of different
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