Food Safety News

A company in Chile has again expanded a recall of its frozen organic berries because of a link to an E. coli O145:H28 outbreak.

The outbreak has been declared over by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A total of 17 confirmed patients were infected in Florida and

Gias Foods of New York, NY, is recalling all lot codes of bettergoods Authentic Italian Lemon Alfredo Fettuccine, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The Authentic Italian Lemon Alfredo Fettuccine was distributed nationwide at Walmart stores. The company previously recalled certain lots of the product,

Inexport Logistics LLC of Miami, FL, firm, is recalling 189 pounds of potato chip products containing chicharrón (pork cracklings) because they were produced in the Republic of Colombia, a country that is not eligible to export meat products to the United States, the USDA’s Food

The Philippines has banned beef imports from the United Kingdom following detection of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in a cow in Scotland.

The action was taken based on a report submitted by Dr. Christine Middlemiss, chief veterinary officer at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and delegate of

New York officials are warning the public not to consume raw milk from Big Brook Farm in Lee Center because it has tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.

In the warning issued Sept. 30, State Agriculture and Markets Commissioner Richard A. Ball said a sample of the dairy’s milk

Cryptosporidium has been removed from a list of communicable diseases subject to epidemiological surveillance in Europe. 

According to the European Commission, Cryptosporidiosis is a common but predominantly mild gastrointestinal infection that may cause local waterborne outbreaks but has no cross-border public health dimension that would justify continued surveillance

This year's outbreak of Salmonella infections traced to backyard poultry flocks has been declared over by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A total of 1,253 people were infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Altona, Enteritidis, Indiana, Infantis, Kedougou, Mbandaka, and Saintpaul. The sick people

Countries in the Western Pacific have taken part in an annual event to test their readiness for cross-border food safety emergencies.

Exercise Crystal simulated a scenario in which suspected food contamination caused illnesses among residents, to test relevant government departments' response plans, prevention and control measures and

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill into law that will make it possible for food companies to label their products with a “non-ultra-processed certified” seal.

The bill was introduced by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, D-Encino, and received bipartisan support in the Assembly and Senate.

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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