Food Safety News

More than 100 cases and one death from a serious condition that can develop after an E. coli infection were recorded in 2025 in France.

A total of 109 cases of pediatric hemolytic uremic syndrome were reported to Santé publique France, compared to 87 cases in 2024 and 143

Family Farmstead Dairy of Worcester, NY, is recalling some of its raw milk cheddar cheese because it may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 bacteria. 

The product was distributed to grocers in NY and NJ. The cheese is packaged in clear plastic with green, red, and white labeling

Consumer Reports has asked the FDA’s deputy commissioner to respond to its concerns about the agency’s response to this summer's Cyclospora outbreak linked to Taylor Farms lettuce from Mexico.

In the letter to Donald Prater, the consumer organization cited “critical vulnerabilities” in

The Center for Science in the Public Interest is scaling up its food safety efforts with the creation of a new position beginning in January 2027.

The Campaign Manager will lead and advance the center’s campaigns for stronger, evidence-based food safety policies addressing foodborne pathogens and fraudulent

A major pork company in China has announced two of its directors have been fined as part of an investigation into breaches of food safety rules.

WH Group, which also owns Smithfield Foods Inc., a large pork company in the United States, and Morliny Foods Holding, a European meat processing

The decision about whether or not to recall, and how broadly, is rarely simple. There are factors that consumers will never see, as companies weigh evolving information, public health risks, potential legal considerations, supply chain complexity, and financial consequences. Since consumers aren’t privy to the internal process leading

A consultation has been opened in New Zealand as part of a move to update the country’s main food control plan.

Andrew Hoggard, Food Safety Minister, said the proposed changes would make it easier for businesses to meet their food safety obligations, with less paperwork and a focus

Meat plants have been told not to make any products for export to the United States because of strike action in Ireland.

Industrial action by public sector workers is planned on Oct. 14 for 24 hours. A second strike is scheduled for Oct. 21. The dispute is related to wages.

Salmonella was detected more often in chickens but less frequently in pigs and raw meat-based pet food in 2025, according to the latest figures.

The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) collected data on Salmonella from animals, feeding stuff and animal by-products (ABP) in England, Wales and Scotland.

About 25 to 30 people reportedly fell ill and required care in Lebanon, TN, following an incident at a Walmart Distribution Center that is now under investigation.

The Wilson County Emergency Management Agency told Nexstar’s WKRN-TV that it was called to the distribution center late last week

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