1 month 1 week ago
Scientists have been unable to pinpoint the route of contamination in a hepatitis A outbreak traced to blueberries.
Twenty-four patients in the Netherlands became ill from November 2024 to February 2025 as part of the hepatitis A outbreak.
Joe Whitworth
1 month 1 week ago
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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News Desk
1 month 1 week ago
Two years ago, RFK Jr. found a home in the second Trump administration as Secretary for Health and Human Services.
Dan Flynn
1 month 2 weeks ago
The Hampton Grocers Inc. of Montauk, NY, is recalling Lacnola Lactation Granola because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
Lacnola Lactation Granola was distributed nationwide through mail orders on thehamptongrocers.com, and other online retailers, including Amazon, between Oct. 21, 2025, and Aug. 12, 2026.
The recalled
News Desk
1 month 2 weeks ago
Iceberg lettuce from the Mexico operation has been linked to an ongoing outbreak from the Cyclospora parasite that has sickened 9,481 from 17 states,
Coral Beach
1 month 2 weeks ago
Lidl US is recalling one lot of Vitasia Asian Style Wok Spice Mix because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
This recall was initiated after routine quality testing identified Salmonella present on a lab sample.
The recalled product was distributed between July 24 and Aug. 10 to
News Desk
1 month 2 weeks ago
Oma's Pride of Avon, CT, is recalling Woof Complete Canine Chicken Recipe in 6-pound bags because it is contaminated with Salmonella.
The recall was initiated after FDA received a consumer complaint and subsequently collected and analyzed a sample of the product, which tested positive for Salmonella. Three
News Desk
1 month 2 weeks ago
Kettle Cuisine LLC of Savage, MD, is recalling Marketside Tomato Bisque Soup Kit – 14oz (397g) because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recall is being initiated after routine testing conducted by the company produced a presumptive positive result for Listeria monocytogenes. The company
News Desk
1 month 2 weeks ago
NatureBest Precut & Produce LLC, with facilities located in Missouri City, TX, and Houston, TX, is recalling products sold under various brand names that contain jalapeño peppers because of an outbreak of Salmonella infections.
This recall was initiated after NatureBest was notified by Coast Citrus Distributors that
News Desk
1 month 2 weeks ago
There are likely many more people infected in the current outbreaks because for every confirmed patient up to 83 can go undiagnosed.
Coral Beach
1 month 2 weeks ago
Referencing the current Cyclospora outbreak, the Safe Food Coalition has asked Congress the take the produce traceability rule off the back burner so companies like Taylor Farms will be forced to initiate programs to reveal where their products are distributed.
The coalition sent a letter to Sen. John Thune, Majority
Coral Beach
1 month 2 weeks ago
More than 30 tons of products have been seized as an investigation into a company selling frozen food with suspected fraudulent labels continues.
The Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) National Food Crime Unit operation led to the arrest of one man. He was later released under investigation and enquiries
Joe Whitworth
1 month 2 weeks ago
The Department of Justice has filed a complaint seeking to close down a pet food manufacturer whose raw products have made people and pets sick, causing kidney damage in a four-year-old boy and killing several dogs and cats.
The complaint seeks to permanently enjoin Gary T. Tashjian, through
Coral Beach
1 month 2 weeks ago
An analysis of official controls in Norway and Iceland has revealed effective oversight overall with some recurring weaknesses.
Norway and Iceland are part of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). The EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) monitors how they implement European Economic Area (EEA) rules on food and feed safety,
Joe Whitworth
1 month 2 weeks ago
I have known Frank since his Disney days, through his ten years at Walmart and through his time at FDA, and I guest lecture in his food safety culture class at Michigan State every year. I want his board built. I want to argue with one part of how he sells it.
Bill Marler
1 month 2 weeks ago
The guidance is not binding and is merely an 80-page document of suggestions.
Coral Beach
1 month 2 weeks ago
A sick food handler likely contaminated items served at an event in Australia despite preparing food after symptoms had stopped, according to researchers.
An outbreak of gastrointestinal illness was reported among people at a private function in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) in 2024. The organizer reported to ACT Health
Joe Whitworth
1 month 2 weeks ago
The number of outbreaks in Austria has stayed close to the same level in 2025 but they caused more illnesses than the year before, according to recently released statistics.
In 2025, 33 foodborne outbreaks were reported, one fewer than in 2024. However, 354 people were sickened in them compared to
Joe Whitworth
1 month 2 weeks ago
The FDA has added three products to this safety alert regarding products with poisonous yellow oleander.
The Food and Drug Administration tested the products and found that they contain toxic yellow oleander.
Yellow oleander can cause neurologic, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular adverse health effects that may be severe, or even
News Desk
1 month 2 weeks ago
The Food and Drug Administration has a running account of what is making Americans sick right now. The FDA’s Investigations of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks table is updated weekly.
Right now FDA’s table carries 18 investigations in its Active section. Run down each file and add
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