The owners of a kebab restaurant in Austria have been convicted of hygiene offences in a case involving the death of a man infected by Salmonella.
A 63-year-old man died in June 2023 and had eaten a kebab from the takeaway before falling sick with Salmonella sepsis.
Deschutes County Health Services, working with the Oregon Health Authority and other partners, has issued a Health Alert Network advisory telling health care providers in Deschutes County and the surrounding Central Oregon communities that it is investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections.
The advisory
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
Oyster and clam harvesting has been shut down on a stretch of the Little Wicomico River in Northumberland County in Virginia after state health officials traced a Salmonella outbreak in Pennsylvania back to shellfish pulled from those waters.
Virginia health officials closed the river to harvesting on Oct. 9,
Krasnyi Oktyabr Inc. of Brooklyn, NY, is voluntarily recalling Starfish Seafood Trio – Cold Smoked Salmon, Halibut, and Trout because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recalled product was distributed in New York, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, North Carolina and South Carolina.
The recalled product
Floods and prolonged power outages after hurricanes can jeopardize the safety of your food. It’s important to take the proper steps to evaluate and discard certain foods and utensils after these events.
To stay safe, be sure to follow these tips:
Walker’s Wine Juice LLC of Forestville, NY, is recalling its pumpkin juice because it may be contaminated with Botulism.
Botulism is a potentially fatal form of food poisoning and can cause the following symptoms: general weakness, dizziness, double-vision, and trouble with speaking or swallowing. Difficulty in
Another company is recalling its branded sprouting seeds linked to a Salmonella outbreak, but the Food and Drug Administration continues to refuse to reveal the name of the seed supplier.
This time, Gardeners Basics of Spanish Fork, Utah, is recalling one-pound bags of broccoli sprouting seeds. The recalled product
The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) was among a dozen groups to comment on plans by the European Commission to introduce cereulide limits for infant formula.
USDEC’s main concerns were around analytical considerations and transitional measures. The council represents trade interests of U.S. dairy farmers, dairy
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.
LEASA Industries Co. Inc. of Miami, FL, has recalled its alfalfa sprouts because of possible contamination with E. coli.
The recall was not posted on the Food and Drug Administration’s main recall page, but was posted on its enforcement report, which is relatively obscure and not widely available
The CEO of Taylor Farms, Bruce Taylor, has issued a statement in the wake of the country’s largest ever Cyclospora outbreak this summer, which was linked to iceberg lettuce from the company’s operation in Central Mexico.
The outbreak sickened almost 13,000 people, with 560 requiring
The Food and Drug Administration has initiated onsite inspections in two outbreak investigations.
One of the outbreaks involves E. coli O26:H11 infections from unpasteurized Sierra Nevada Graziers grass-fed raw milk cheeses, which were distributed nationwide. The Food and Drug Administration has not reported what location is being
Two foodborne botulism cases have been identified in an area of Switzerland.
The Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO) has issued a recall for a product sold at local markets because of a suspected connection to the two botulism cases in Valais. Both people are being treated in hospital.
Scientists have detailed the country-level investigations into a Salmonella outbreak traced to meat produced in Poland.
In July 2023, Denmark and Austria reported two outbreaks of Salmonella Enteritidis. A total of 207 patients across 11 countries were found. The United Kingdom had the most patients with 80 while France
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