Food Safety News

The United States and Mexico are reinforcing food safety agreements as agricultural food trade between the countries continues to expand.

Recently, Mexican authorities and U.S. regulators reaffirmed their commitment to ensuring the safety of fresh and minimally processed foods, a move that comes as trade flows and supply chain

It remains unclear how excessively high levels of an additive got into tortillas that made more than 700 people sick in Finland.

In August 2023, 721 individuals became ill with gastrointestinal symptoms in 17 schools in a Finnish municipality. Of these, 323 developed quickly passing symptoms during lunch or under&

Oanh Le’s first introduction to USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service may have been by way of her mom and dad, but not as a legacy to follow in their footsteps. As a child, Le’s parents worked at Tyson Foods, her mother on the

A Salmonella outbreak in Korea that affected more than 300 people was likely caused by cross-contamination during production of bakery products, according to a study.

In May 2025, clusters of salmonellosis were identified in seven cities associated with the consumption of bakery products from one manufacturer.

The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for a ground beef product that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically metal. A recall was not requested because the product is no longer available for purchase.

The problem was discovered by the

Scottish food sampling has revealed overall good compliance but a high failure rate for milk in dairy-alternative lattes.

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) funds annual food sampling, which is done by local authorities and Public Analyst laboratories. In total, £200,000 ($268,000) was spent on the program, which collected

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

CS Beef Packers LLC of Kuna, ID, is recalling 22,912 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O145, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The raw ground beef items were produced on Jan. 14, and subsequently frozen.

Mama Grande Tortilla Factory of Mission, TX, is recalling Gorditas de Azucar and Doraditas de Azucar because they may contain undeclared wheat and soy. 

People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to wheat or soy run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if they consume these

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By Roger Hancock, CEO of Recall InfoLink 

The recent ByHeart infant formula recall is an example of what happens when recall management breaks down at multiple levels. The widespread, multistate recall was initiated after botulism was detected in the brand’s organic infant formula, which

The majority of people who start a home-based business are unfamiliar with food safety regulations, according to a Dutch survey. Such operations are increasingly being allowed in the United States without any food safety oversight.

The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) and the Chamber of Commerce (KVK)