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Enoki mushrooms recalled because of Listeria contamination

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

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Burgers recalled in Canada because of E. coli contamination

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

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Scientists get grant to study Campylobacter

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

FDA increases enforcement of import regs for shrimp, papaya

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.

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New dietary guidelines published

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

FSA reports improved results from imported product sampling

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

Costs of foodborne illnesses exceed $74 billion

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

Firm to compensate consumers after food poisoning

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

English germ reports updated; E. coli study findings

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

Dietary guidelines due out in 2025 still in the works

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

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