National Pasta Corp. is recalling M&M Food Market brand Buffalo Chicken Dip because of pieces of metal in the product. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the recalled product was distributed nationally in Canada. Recalled product: M&M Food Market – Buffalo Chicken Dip Consumers and retailers should not... Continue Reading
Read the NewsNut Works Canada is recalling Nut Works brand raw whole pistachios because of potential Salmonella contamination. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), this recall was triggered by CFIA test results. The recalled products were distributed in Ontario, Canada. About Salmonella infectionsFood contaminated with Salmonella bacteria does not usually... Continue Reading
Read the NewsOne person has died in a multi-country Salmonella outbreak linked to salad from Italy. A foodborne outbreak with about 200 Salmonella Umbilo cases occurred between July and September 2024 in nine European countries. Germany was the most affected with 118 infections. Salmonella Umbilo was detected in rocket salad (also known as arugula or... Continue Reading
Read the NewsAs 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... Continue Reading
Read the NewsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has signed an agreement with Alveo Technologies to develop a handheld avian flu molecular diagnostic for humans that returns results in 30-45 minutes and is accurate on par with PCR tests. No rapid tests exist in the U.S. that specifically test for the... Continue Reading
Read the NewsA new outbreak of E. Coli infections is under investigation by the FDA. As a result, dozens of brands of organic carrots and organic baby carrots have been recalled. As of Nov. 17 one person had died. In connection with the outbreak, Grimmway Farms has recalled 35 brands and weight... Continue Reading
Read the NewsThe European Commission has reported on developments related to the food safety control systems of five potential European Union countries, including Ukraine and Turkey. As part of the Enlargement Package, the EU Commission assessed how prepared Serbia, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and Turkey are as they work toward EU accession. A... Continue Reading
Read the NewsProfessors at Florida State University have been awarded grants to conduct research on projects involving food safety. The grants, totaling $300,000, were awarded by the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to assist with research into artificial intelligence and food safety. The grants were awarded to two professors from... Continue Reading
Read the NewsThe FDA’s investigation into a deadly outbreak of illnesses traced to Diamond Shruumz edible microdosing products has been switched from active to “post-incident.” The Food and Drug Administration is now focused on activities, which may include additional surveillance, as well as prevention and compliance activities. The Centers for Disease Control... Continue Reading
Read the NewsThe 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. Use the chart below to view import alerts.... Continue Reading
Read the NewsHealth officials are urging people to contact their health care provider if they ate a hamburger, especially if undercooked, at a table-service restaurant in Minnesota since Oct. 31 and then developed diarrhea, particularly bloody diarrhea, in the following week. The Minnesota Department of Health has identified 10 cases of E.... Continue Reading
Read the NewsThe patient count for an E. coli outbreak among students at a St. Louis County high school has jumped from 19 to 69 overnight. County health officials say the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak is limited so far to students, parents and staff who attended two off-campus events. The implicated patients... Continue Reading
Read the NewsThe Food and Drug Administration is investigating a new outbreak of infections caused by E. coli O157:H7. As of Nov. 14, 18 confirmed patients have been identified. The FDA has not reported where the patients live or their ages. The agency has begun traceback efforts but has not reported what... Continue Reading
Read the NewsClostridium perfringens has been confirmed as the cause of more than 100 students falling ill at a university in New Zealand. Health New Zealand and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) investigated the outbreak among pupils at the University of Canterbury’s University Hall in Christchurch. Students fell ill a few... Continue Reading
Read the NewsA Montana school district has suspended the use of all fresh produce and fruit in response to a Salmonella outbreak. The Great Falls Public Schools district is replacing fresh produce and fruits with dried and canned alternatives across all schools. The outbreak among students in the Great Falls Public Schools... Continue Reading
Read the NewsWith line speeds and repetitive motions, employee safety concerns about poultry processing have taken place alongside food safety for the same businesses. It’s why a new report about those on-the-job injuries is generating some good news. For the first time since the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)... Continue Reading
Read the NewsThe UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has explained its role in investigating the case of a woman who died following an E. coli infection after being criticized in a coroner’s report. An inquest concluded that Laura Farmer died from a stroke caused by an E. coli infection. Following a diarrheal... Continue Reading
Read the NewsSt. Louis County health officials are investigating an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections among students and parents at a local high school. The sick people from Rockwood Summit High School all attended an off-campus event, according to the St. Louis County Department of Health. As of Nov. 14, there... Continue Reading
Read the NewsA draft food safety law proposing several changes to current requirements has been presented to government officials in Singapore. The Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment introduced the Food Safety and Security Bill for its first reading in Parliament earlier this week. The draft law will be debated at the second... Continue Reading
Read the NewsIn a rare occurrence of locally acquired typhoid fever in Canada, health officials in Ottawa recently traced an outbreak back to a chronic Salmonella Typhi carrier working as a food handler. The outbreak involved seven confirmed cases from Oct. 2018 to May 2022 and was linked to the asymptomatic carrier... Continue Reading
Read the News— OPINION — By Renee Leber, Technical Services Manager, Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) As more states seek to ban foods with certain dyes or additives in the name of food safety, consumers and the food industry alike are left wondering what comes next. California has a history of progressive... Continue Reading
Read the NewsA case report on a woman who fell sick after eating a zucchini has highlighted the importance of getting an accurate medical history and the role of nurses in making a diagnosis. A 54-year-old woman with a history of epilepsy was admitted to an emergency department due to suspected gastrointestinal bleeding. She complained... Continue Reading
Read the NewsFederal officials have updated the number of patients in an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections traced to slivered onions on McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers. The patient count now stands at 104. The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are continuing to investigate the... Continue Reading
Read the NewsMore than 20 people are believed to have died in one South African province after consuming food from local shops. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi said the majority of deaths have been children aged between six and nine. “The first uniform approach across the province was to adopt a mechanism of... Continue Reading
Read the NewsA multi-country Salmonella outbreak in Europe linked to tomatoes from Italy has sickened more than 250 people. From January 2023 to November 2024, 266 confirmed cases of Salmonella Strathcona have been identified in 16 European countries and the United Kingdom. Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, the... Continue Reading
Read the NewsKraft Heinz has announced it is removing its Lunchables meal kits from the National School Lunch Program. With eight $1 billion+ brands, Kraft Heinz is North America’s third-largest food and beverage company and the fifth-largest in the world. The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is America’s second-largest food and nutrition... Continue Reading
Read the NewsRFK Jr., a lawyer-politician, could replace lawyer-politician Xavier Becerra as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Or RFK Jr could be the next Secretary of Agriculture, replacing Tom Vilsack, a lawyer. Deputy FDA Commissioners are sometimes lawyers. Dr. Robert Califf, a cardiologist, is the outgoing FDA Commissioner. The fact that... Continue Reading
Read the NewsMontana public health officials are investigating an outbreak of infections caused by Salmonella. The Cascade City-County Health Department in Great Falls is reporting that six students at Sacajawea and Valley View elementary schools have tested positive for the pathogen. A staff member at another school has also tested positive. There... Continue Reading
Read the NewsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention typically coordinates between 17 and 36 investigations of foodborne illnesses involving multiple states each week. A report is posted weekly, but does not include any information about where the outbreaks are occurring, what foods are involved, or how many patients have been identified.... Continue Reading
Read the NewsScientists have shared details of how they are going about updating foodborne infection figures that will be published by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2025. As part of the process to update estimates on the burden of foodborne diseases published in 2015, WHO is conducting a global source attribution... Continue Reading
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