Food Safety News

Italian officials suspect that a brand of olive and almond cream caused two cases of botulism.

In early May, two adult patients, part of the same family, were hospitalized because of suspected botulism with epidemiological investigations led by experts from the Toscana Centro local health authority (ASL).

A notice on

The FDA is warning consumers with milk, wheat, or tree nut allergies not to eat, and retailers not to serve or sell certain Imperial-brand cookies and candies manufactured by Imperial Nougat Co. due to milk, wheat, and tree nut ingredients not being listed on the label as required.

People with

The FDA has issued final guidance for manufacturers of infant formula and laboratories conducting testing on infant formula. 

The guidance was developed to help manufacturers and laboratories in the design, conduct, evaluation, and reporting of Protein Efficiency Ratio (PER) studies. Protein is an essential nutrient to support growth and

Findings from a preliminary investigation into the availability of illicit alcohol in an Australian state have been described as “concerning.”

Researchers visited four licensed alcohol retailers in Melbourne, Victoria, during June, July and September 2025. They purchased three suspected illicit vodka products and one control product and submitted

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert regarding beef kofta products served at The Kebab Shop restaurant locations because they have been implicated in an outbreak of E. coli infections.

The beef kofta was produced as a raw ground beef product

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

Officials from several countries, including the United States, met in China recently to discuss food safety priorities.

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference was hosted by the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) in mid-May.

SKS Copack of Cerritos, CA is recalling various specialty beverages, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

The recalled products were distributed in the states of CA, UT, ID, NY, NJ, AZ, PA, NC, TX, OH, LA, GA, FL, IL, OK, MA, WA, OR, WI, NV, VA,

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LAC DPH) is investigating a cluster of Brucella melitensis (brucellosis) infections among adults residing in South Los Angeles County. 

Each confirmed case reported consuming unpasteurized cheese imported from Mexico, underscoring the serious health risks associated with raw or unpasteurized

California public health officials are working with local health departments and federal partners to investigate an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to beef kofta served at several California locations of The Kebab Shop restaurant chain. 

The Kebab Shop has voluntarily paused sales of grilled beef kofta at all

Country capacity for surveillance of foodborne diseases has improved slightly but remains off target, according to WHO.

The World Health Organization (WHO) provided an update on progress made relating to the Global Strategy for Food Safety at the 79th World Health Assembly.

Data shows that despite a gradual improvement in

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.