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Wellsley Farms salmon recalled because of positive test for Listeria

2 months 1 week ago

Slade Gorton & Co. Inc., is recalling lot 3896 of Wellsley Farms Farm-Raised Atlantic Salmon because it is contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The recalled product was sold only in BJ's Wholesale Club stores in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia from Jan. 31

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Report aims to draw attention to online food sales

2 months 1 week ago

The challenges raised by online food sales require special attention and a possible rethinking of existing legal systems, according to a report.

The study, published by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), examined food e-commerce with regards to food safety and consumer protection. It looked at how legal systems

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FDA announces review of BHA

2 months 1 week ago

The FDA has launched a review of the food preservative BHA, which was first approved by the agency in 1961.

As part of the review of butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), the Food and Drug Administration is issuing a Request for Information to the public and industry. The chemical is used in

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Olive oil and meat on radar of Italian food control unit

2 months 1 week ago

A specialized Italian unit has revealed highlights from food controls this past year including meat and olive oil fraud as well as the illegal slaughter of horses for meat.

Information comes from a report on Carabinieri NAS activities in 2025. The Carabinieri NAS is focused on public health protection. It

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Two children dead in suspected food poisoning case

2 months 1 week ago

Two children have died in a suspected food poisoning incident in a South African province.

The Eastern Cape Department of Health said four other children who were admitted to a hospital have been discharged. One young boy remains in critical care at a different hospital.

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Petition asks FDA to name companies linked to outbreaks

2 months 1 week ago

A nonprofit group committed to increasing food safety has filed a petition asking the FDA to reverse its practice of withholding the names of companies whose foods are linked to outbreaks.

STOP Foodborne Illness filed the petition to challenge the Food and Drug Administration’s use of a loophole

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Dozens sick in outbreak of mushroom poisonings

2 months 1 week ago

A deadly outbreak in California has been traced to consumption of death cap mushrooms.

More than three dozen people have been poisoned, with four of them having died and three needing liver transplants according to the California Department of Public Health.

The department reported that there is an unusually high

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Australian survey shows low level of AMR in meats

2 months 1 week ago

A survey in Australia has revealed a minimal level of resistance to antibiotics of high importance to human health across three meat types.

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) said there is a low risk of bacteria from raw retail meats being involved in resistant infections or spreading resistance when

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Sunday Edition: The Farm Bill

2 months 1 week ago
The "one massive bill" approach, implemented every five years, has long shaped agriculture, food assistance, school lunches and rural development.
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Consumer complaint of metal pieces spurs recall of kielbasa sausages

2 months 1 week ago

Olympia Provisions of Portland, OR, is recalling 1,930 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) holiday kielbasa sausages that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically metal, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The RTE holiday kielbasa was produced on Oct. 14, 2025. There is concern

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