Food Safety News

Saratoga Potato Chips of Fort Wayne, IN, is recalling two Best if USED BY codes of 7.75-ounce packages of J. HIGGS Loaded Bacon and Cheddar Potato Chips because they may contain undeclared soy allergen. 

People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to soy run the risk

A food testing program in Scotland has revealed a high level of compliance but also showed examples of microbial contamination and meat substitution.

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) funds an annual food sampling plan delivered by local authorities (LAs) and Public Analyst laboratories.

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.

Gias Foods has issued a nationwide recall of two lots of bettergoods Authentic Italian Lemon Alfredo Fettuccine sold at Walmart after testing found the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The company reported the frozen pasta comes in a 22-ounce yellow plastic packages with UPC 194346442706. The recalled

The Food and Drug Administration has added three products to a safety alert about yellow oleander. There are now 33 products on the warning list. 

The agency is reminding consumers to avoid these products because they have been tested and found to contain toxic yellow oleander and can cause

The Food and Drug Administration has released a 54-page report on the Occurrence of Foodborne Illness Risk Factors in Retail Food Store Delis.

The report includes findings from data collection from 2019-2022 and is part of the agency’s efforts to reduce foodborne illnesses, which have an

Five people were sickened in China earlier this year after eating fish at a restaurant.

In February 2026, Henan CDC received a report of a suspected clonorchiasis case. Clonorchiasis is transmitted by eating raw or undercooked freshwater fish and shrimp carrying the larvae of the liver fluke Clonorchis sinensis.

A survey of small businesses across the United Kingdom has found good practices relating to food safety and allergen information but low awareness of food crime.

The 2025 edition was the fifth in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland but the first to include Scottish companies.

Two men have been charged in Norway for their roles in selling farmed salmon that was unfit for human consumption.

The defendants, both men in their 50s, worked in senior positions at the company Pure Norwegian Seafood.

Potential chemical risks dominated discussions this past year in a Dutch network created to identify emerging food safety risks.

The Food Safety Signalling Consultation (SO-V) was formed in 2020 to identify and interpret emerging food safety risks. It has two sections: one for microbiological risks (SO-VM) and another

Alasko brand frozen whole raspberries are being recalled in Canada because of contamination with norovirus.

This recall was triggered by findings by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency during its investigation into a foodborne illness outbreak. There have been reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.

The recalled berries

Danone USA is recalling of So Delicious Dairy Free Salted Caramel Cluster Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert pints with best-by dates on and before April 3, 2028, because consumers complained about the presence of foreign materials, such as small stones and other hard objects, within the cashew inclusions.

The recalled

The European Commission has opened a comment period on a change to regulations that would give companies more flexibility related to frozen meat.

The proposals would increase the options for food businesses around storage conditions before freezing meat. They are based on a European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) opinion that