Food Safety News

Another person has died in a Salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry flocks. It is the largest Salmonella outbreak this year.

There have been no recalls issued for the live animals and won't be because neither FDA nor USDA have regulations regarding backyard flocks. Although health officials say

A partnership between the World Health Organization (WHO) and Singapore has been expanded to include risk assessment.

Singapore Food Agency’s (SFA) National Centre for Food Science (NCFS) has been a WHO collaborating center since 1992 focused on food contamination monitoring.

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.

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Made Fresh Salads Inc. of Bay Shore, NY, is recalling all Ready to Eat Deli Style Salads and cream cheese, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The various salads were distributed in Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and New York City by direct delivery to retail stores

The European Commission is consulting on plans to introduce cereulide limits for infant formula.

Proposals cover dried infant formula, dried dietary foods for special medical purposes intended for infants under 6 months, and dried follow-on formula.

The goal is to make these foods safer for children, while ensuring fair

Prime Line Distributors Inc. of Fort Lauderdale, FL., and Ferrarini USA Inc. of Hoboken, NJ, are recalling 1,513 pounds of imported ready-to-eat (RTE) pork products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. 

Foods Alive Inc of Angola, IN, is recalling its 8-ounce packages of organic moringa leaf powder because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

The recalled organic moringa leaf powder was distributed nationwide in retail stores and through online sellers including but not limited to www.foodsalive.

Michigan’s count of patients in a huge outbreak of Cyclospora infections continues to rise, with the total surpassing 14,700.

As of Sept. 3, the state was reporting 14,718, up by 208 a week ago. Of the patients interviewed so far, 366 report having been hospitalized. The

The CDC has declared over a Salmonella outbreak traced to eggs with 134 patients having been identified across 18 states.

Officials with the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that the outbreak has been long running with the first patient having become ill on

A young girl has died in Australia from a serious condition that develops after an E. coli infection.

The 3-year-old girl fell ill after visiting a farm in Victoria where she held, rode and petted animals.

The news was announced on a GoFundMe page for the family, which

Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer for many Americans, bringing one last round of backyard barbecues, picnics and gatherings with family and friends.

But as summer winds down, food safety should not. Improper food handling can allow harmful bacteria to multiply and turn a holiday celebration into

Another outbreak of Salmonella infections related to fresh sprouts is under investigation, this time in Washington and Montana.

The implicated broccoli sprouts are produced by Evergreen Sprouts LLC of Idaho.

As of Sept. 2, there were 13 confirmed patients infected with Salmonella Bovismorbificans. Their illness onset dates run from July

An outbreak of E. coli O145:H28 infections traced to imported organic, frozen blueberries is growing, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

As of Sept. 3, there are 17 people infected in Florida and Georgia. Six of the patients have required hospitalization. Illnesses started on dates ranging from May

The Food and Drug Administration has 17 active outbreak investigations according to its Coordinated Outbreak Response & Evaluation status table as of Sept. 3.

The agency is investigating seven outbreaks from the Cycpospora parasite, with a total of 11,739. That count includes 11,458 patients in an outbreak linked