1 month 4 weeks ago
An outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections, which resulted in one death, was caused by contaminated home-delivered meals, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
In mid-April 2025, the Gastrointestinal Infections, Food Safety and One Health (GIFSOH) Division was informed of two cases of listeriosis with sample
Joe Whitworth
1 month 4 weeks ago
Just last week, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service asked for public comments on yet another GMO. It wants input about a petition to deregulate a type of soybean, developed using genetic engineering to control certain lepidopteran pests.
Dan Flynn
1 month 4 weeks ago
Everything Sprouts LLC of Minneapolis, MN, is recalling three varieties of alfalfa sprouts products because they have been linked to a 15-state outbreak of Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) and/or Salmonella.
The recalled products were distributed by Everything Sprouts from May 27 to Aug. 21 to wholesale
News Desk
2 months ago
What none of this is, at any point, is a consumer behavior problem. The field for next summer gets planted in a few months. Nobody chooses what is living in the water when it does, and washing will not help then either.
Bill Marler
2 months ago
The sick people are spread across 17 states
Coral Beach
2 months ago
The CDC has reported that the number of people infected in an outbreak of Salmonella and E. coli infections linked to alfalfa sprouts has grown to almost 60. And, 15 states coast to coast are now involved.
The outbreak was first reported by public health officials in Minnesota and Wisconsin
Coral Beach
2 months ago
Scientists have called for toxoplasmosis to be listed as a neglected tropical disease by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The Toxoplasma parasite can cause ocular toxoplasmosis, an eye infection that damages the retina and results in permanent vision loss.
People can become infected through eating raw or undercooked meat, contaminated
Joe Whitworth
2 months ago
Another project is trying to improve the uptake and application of food irradiation
Joe Whitworth
2 months ago
A recall is not proof the system worked. It is a notice, sent after the fact, usually by the company that failed, telling you that something already went wrong and you may have eaten it. Calling this a good year for recalls is not a defense of the FDA. It is an insult to the people counted in it.
Bill Marler
2 months ago
Consumers are being urged to not eat Calco or Everything Sprouts brand alfalfa sprouts.
Coral Beach
2 months ago
CDC lists the investigation status as open and FDA lists it as ongoing. Case counts and recall lists in this report reflect the federal record as of Aug. 20, 2026.
News Desk
2 months ago
I have watched commissioners arrive since 1993, each with an agenda, and I have outlasted every one of them. That is not a boast. It is the problem, and it is the reason I am writing this the day the name came out rather than the day something goes wrong.
Bill Marler
2 months ago
Joe Whitworth
2 months ago
Joe Whitworth
2 months ago
Fix the finding and one farm takes the loss instead of ninety percent of the lettuce. Do that and you put me out of the fresh fruit and vegetable business, and I would go gladly.
Bill Marler
2 months ago
In the initial incident, Salmonella was found in a dust sample taken from a Laerco chicken coop and subsequent analysis revealed it was the same type detected in patients.
Joe Whitworth
2 months ago
President Trump is expected to nominate Dr. Heidi Overton to head the Food and Drug Administration, according to a source close to the story.
Overton is currently Deputy Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. Previously she was chief policy officer and vice chair for the Center for a
Coral Beach
2 months ago
More than 200 people have been sickened across the United Kingdom in a Salmonella outbreak and one person has died.
According to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), there are 207 confirmed cases between Aug. 11, 2025, and Aug. 1, 2026, with the majority in July. Testing has revealed patient
Joe Whitworth
2 months ago
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Hal King
2 months ago
Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Inc. is recalling select flavors of Outshine Fruit Bars because of consumer complaints about contamination with glass.
Products affected include Outshine Strawberry, Watermelon, Grape, Tangerine and Black Cherry 6-Count 2.5 ounce Fruit Bars and the Outshine 24-Count 2.5 ounce
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