1 month 3 weeks ago
A Salmonella outbreak in Korea that affected more than 300 people was likely caused by cross-contamination during production of bakery products, according to a study.
In May 2025, clusters of salmonellosis were identified in seven cities associated with the consumption of bakery products from one manufacturer.
Joe Whitworth
1 month 3 weeks ago
The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for a ground beef product that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically metal. A recall was not requested because the product is no longer available for purchase.
The problem was discovered by the
Coral Beach
1 month 3 weeks ago
The Interstate Milk Freedom Act, would end the federal Food and Drug Administration’s ban on the interstate sales of raw milk in some instances.
Dan Flynn
1 month 3 weeks ago
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Ilana Korchia
1 month 3 weeks ago
Scottish food sampling has revealed overall good compliance but a high failure rate for milk in dairy-alternative lattes.
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) funds annual food sampling, which is done by local authorities and Public Analyst laboratories. In total, £200,000 ($268,000) was spent on the program, which collected
Joe Whitworth
1 month 3 weeks ago
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
News Desk
1 month 3 weeks ago
For each new paying member, you will get a discount of $10.00 on any one item in the FSN Shop.
Bill Marler
1 month 3 weeks ago
Infant formula has until recently been considered low risk for C. botulinum (and, then there are other pathogens – Cronobacter sakazakii, Salmonella and recently, Bacillus cereus of concern).
Bill Marler
1 month 3 weeks ago
Most Americans are eating too much sodium, largely because it's the food industry’s go-to ingredient and it is found in almost all food categories.
Dan Flynn
1 month 4 weeks ago
CS Beef Packers LLC of Kuna, ID, is recalling 22,912 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O145, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The raw ground beef items were produced on Jan. 14, and subsequently frozen.
News Desk
1 month 4 weeks ago
Dairy has refused to recall products found to be likely source of outbreak
Coral Beach
1 month 4 weeks ago
Mama Grande Tortilla Factory of Mission, TX, is recalling Gorditas de Azucar and Doraditas de Azucar because they may contain undeclared wheat and soy.
People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to wheat or soy run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if they consume these
News Desk
1 month 4 weeks ago
Also: Counterfeit wine operation investigated
News Desk
1 month 4 weeks ago
-- OPINION --
By Roger Hancock, CEO of Recall InfoLink
The recent ByHeart infant formula recall is an example of what happens when recall management breaks down at multiple levels. The widespread, multistate recall was initiated after botulism was detected in the brand’s organic infant formula, which
Guest Opinion
1 month 4 weeks ago
The majority of people who start a home-based business are unfamiliar with food safety regulations, according to a Dutch survey. Such operations are increasingly being allowed in the United States without any food safety oversight.
The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) and the Chamber of Commerce (KVK)
Joe Whitworth
1 month 4 weeks 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.
News Desk
1 month 4 weeks ago
Laboratory testing of samples from returning travelers has most often identified Shigella and Salmonella, which suggests a persistent source or ongoing exposure.
Joe Whitworth
1 month 4 weeks ago
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a new E. coli outbreak and has closed an investigation into another.
The E. coli outbreak is linked to Raw Farm LLC’s raw milk cheddar cheese. So far there are seven confirmed patients from California, Texas and Florida. The FDA has
Coral Beach
1 month 4 weeks ago
A dozen new issues have been discussed at the latest World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting on food safety.
Attendees at the March meeting of the WTO Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures addressed 76 trade concerns related to food safety and animal and plant health. In November 2025, 71
Joe Whitworth
2 months ago
About 80 percent of the U.S. food supply is regulated by the FDA with the remainder — meat, poultry, catfish and egg products other then shell eggs - being under the authority of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Coral Beach
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