Food Safety News

Lidl US is expanding its July 24 recall of Eridanous Shortbread Cookies to include all units with a foreign language ingredients and nutrition facts panel for the following products:

• Eridanous Shortbread Cookies with Chocolate Truffle Coating & Apricot Filling - 11.6 oz (330 g) box (UPC 4056489125839)
• Eridanous Shortbread Cookies

Ukraine recorded 31 outbreaks in the first half of this year including 19 botulism cases and two deaths.

Data from the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection shows that in the first six months of 2026, 31 outbreaks were registered in 11 regions and Kyiv, with

As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration 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 are

Health officials in Hong Kong have warned about a summer rise in a serious bacterial infection that can be caused by consumption of raw seafood or contact with seawater.

Vibrio vulnificus is present naturally in warm marine environments. Its concentration typically increases in summer when seawater temperatures rise.

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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Ukrop's Homestyle Foods of Richmond, VA, is recalling 22,880 pounds of baked spaghetti and chicken cobbler products that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically metal slivers, the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The baked spaghetti and chicken cobbler items were

Health officials in the United Kingdom have reported an increase in Cyclospora infections in people returning from Mexico.

Between April 30 and July 15, 67 cases of cyclosporiasis were recorded in the UK.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Public Health Scotland, and Public Health Wales said there were

The food agency in the Philippines has revealed the results of stricter enforcement measures in the first half of this year.

The country's Food and Drug Administration faced challenges such as limited manpower, process inefficiencies, and backlogs driven by increasing applications.

The FDA is investigating an outbreak of infections from E. coli O145:H28 that is related to imported, frozen berries sold at Publix stores.

The implicated berries are sold under the Greenwise brand and were imported from Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A., of San Carlos, Chile, according to

The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for Curry Chicken Salad because of concerns that the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. A recall was not requested because the products are no longer available for purchase.

The Curry Chicken Salad

529 Commerce LLC of Parkland, FL, is recalling 3,860 units of its 4 ounce and 12 ounce packages of its Rooted in Rare brand Aquafaba Powder because the product may contain undeclared egg. 

People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to egg run the risk of serious

In relation to an outbreak of E. Coli infections, the Publix grocery store chain is recalling organic GreenWise imported frozen berries.

The outbreak has sickened 12 people in Florida and Georgia. Four of the patients have required hospitalization.

The recall applies to all frozen Greenwise organic blueberries and berry mixes