3 months ago
Mushmoshi brand enoki mushrooms are under recall in Canada because of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
Testing by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency found the pathogen.
The implicated mushrooms were sold in British Columbia. They are packaged in 200-gram plastic bags with the UPC number 6 931787 400001 and the code
News Desk
3 months ago
“No Name” brand beef burgers are under recall in Canada because tests have shown contamination with E.coli.
The frozen burgers are being pulled from shelves after E.coli O157:H7 was found in test results from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
The recalled product contains 12
News Desk
3 months 1 week ago
Department has sidetracked a significant rule that would make it illegal to sell contaminated chicken
Brian Ronholm
3 months 1 week ago
24 alerts mentioned the United States in November
Joe Whitworth
3 months 1 week ago
Researchers at a university in England have received funding to investigate how Campylobacter outcompetes other bacteria and adapts to different host environments.
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is part of a consortium awarded £850,000 ($1.1 million) from the Biotechnology and Biological
Joe Whitworth
3 months 1 week ago
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is issuing an urgent advisory following a recent outbreak of amatoxin poisoning linked to the consumption of wild, foraged mushrooms.
Confirmed cases have resulted in severe liver damage in both pediatric and adult patients, including one adult fatality. As of Dec. 5, 2025,
News Desk
3 months 1 week ago
More than 1,200 substances used in food in the United States have not undergone review by the FDA.
Dan Flynn
3 months 1 week ago
In the Joint Research Centre cases, the vast majority of hazards were of a microbiological or chemical nature.
Joe Whitworth
3 months 1 week ago
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.
News Desk
3 months 1 week ago
Singapore is bringing in a new food establishment rating system later this month.
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said the Safety Assurance for Food Establishment (SAFE) framework will apply beginning Jan. 19.
Joe Whitworth
3 months 1 week ago
A key element of the law is the establishment of a system to trace food, which is key to reducing the severity of foodborne illness outbreaks.
Coral Beach
3 months 1 week ago
Two studies have looked into whether private certifications improve food safety with results varying by certification standard and pathogen.
The first study examined whether third-party certifications make the food system safer for meat, poultry, and egg industries in the United States.
Joe Whitworth
3 months 1 week ago
The 2025 dietary guidelines have just been published and they include a bigger focus on including red meat and fat in the foods Americans eat.
The guidelines, which will be in place through 2030, are primarily the brainchild of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of the Department of Health
Coral Beach
3 months 1 week ago
There has been a sharp decline in the number of positive samples found as part of a program targeting imported products, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Results are from sampling products of animal origin (POAO) at UK Border Inspection Posts (BCPs), under the National Monitoring Plan, between April
Joe Whitworth
3 months 1 week ago
Toxin found in production plant
News Desk
3 months 1 week ago
The cost of foodborne illnesses in the United States was almost $75 billion in 2023, according to recently released data.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that the most expensive foodborne pathogen is Salmonella, which cost $17 billion. The least expensive pathogen was for cholera, a relatively rare disease
Coral Beach
3 months 1 week ago
A food company in Brazil has been held accountable following an investigation into a food poisoning outbreak during Christmas 2024.
The Public Prosecutor's Office of Rio Grande do Sul (MPRS) signed an agreement with Circulu's Lanches to compensate consumers because 97 people fell sick after eating
Joe Whitworth
3 months 1 week ago
Campylobacter cases declined while Salmonella infections were stable in England in the third quarter of 2025 when compared with the same period in 2024, according to recently released data.
However, Campylobacter and Salmonella cases increased from the previous two quarters in 2025.
Data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Joe Whitworth
3 months 1 week ago
Reducing illnesses could save up to $17 million annually
Joe Whitworth
3 months 1 week ago
The guidelines for Americans’ food that were promised in summer of 2025 are still in the works.
The 2025-2030 version of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans have been delayed three times, with the promised release in summer, fall and by the end of December 2025. Secretary of Health and
Coral Beach
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