Food Safety News

Mays Chemical Company of Puerto Rico is recalling 46,315 pounds of frozen, raw pork boneless loins that were not presented for import reinspection into the United States, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The frozen, raw pork boneless loin items were produced between

New dietary guidelines published by the Trump Administration have been the subject of much discussion in the medical arena, but one group is pursuing legal action.

The guidelines put the health and safety of the public at risk and are the result of industry influence according to a petition filed

Half a dozen people have fallen sick in a Listeria outbreak in Norway.

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) said there are six confirmed patients and all of them have been hospitalized.

Four patients had eaten products from the company Smalahovetunet Voss before they became ill. This includes smalahovesylte,

More than 160 representatives from the food and drink industry met in Wales recently to discuss food safety.

Topics ranged from foodborne illness incidents and allergens to the risks of food fraud in complex supply chains.

Mushmoshi brand enoki mushrooms are under recall in Canada because of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

The contamination was found during testing by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The agency reports that the implicated mushrooms were distributed in British Columbia and possibly other provinces and territories.

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Eating raw or undercooked beans poses a health risk because of the potential presence of lectins, according to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

The European Commission asked EFSA to conduct an assessment because of illnesses linked to the consumption of raw or undercooked pulses. This is of growing importance

As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 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

Koikoi Trading Inc. is recalling certain lots of FU ZHOU FISH BALL products in multiple pack sizes — 200-gram, 400-gram, and 5-pound — because the products may contain undeclared allergens: wheat and sesame. 

People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to wheat and/or sesame run the risk

The World Health Organization (WHO) has unveiled a new partner to support efforts to estimate the burden of foodborne diseases.

The Research Group for Risk Benefit at the DTU National Food Institute in Lyngby, Denmark, was named as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Risk and Benefits of Foods