2 months ago
The Food and Drug Administration has added another supplement product to an existing warning because it contains toxic yellow oleander. There were already 28 products on the list.
The implicated products have been tested by public health labs and found to have yellow oleander, which is poisonous and causes neurologic,
Coral Beach
2 months 1 week ago
Since the outbreak likely had various sources, new cases continue to be detected.
Joe Whitworth
2 months 1 week ago
Researchers have developed new methods to test food for bacterial contamination that are faster and do not require expert training.
The work is being done at the University of Connecticut College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources and is led by Yangchao Luo and Zhenlei Xiao. The research was published
Coral Beach
2 months 1 week ago
The European Commission has unveiled an artificial intelligence (AI) platform to help detect food fraud, contaminated food, and foodborne outbreaks.
The EU Commission said the tool will reinforce consumer safety and help national authorities work more effectively on the assessment, detection and response to food safety risks and
Joe Whitworth
2 months 1 week ago
Central to the occasion will be the updated WHO estimates on the burden of foodborne disease.
Joe Whitworth
2 months 1 week ago
-- OPINION --
Nothing else plays the same role in our lives as food. In addition to the nutritional and health impacts, food has huge emotional and social components.
While achieving a healthier, safer food supply is desirable, there are at least four overriding obstacles to creating clear, beneficial policies.
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2 months 1 week ago
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2 months 1 week ago
News Desk
2 months 1 week ago
The Food and Drug Administration is advising restaurants and food retailers not to serve or sell and to dispose of, and consumers not to eat certain raw oysters and Manila clams harvested in Washington because of norovirus contamination.
The implicated oysters were harvested by Drayton Harbor Oyster Company (WA-1723-SS). The
News Desk
2 months 1 week ago
The study was designed to identify the environmental factors that influence the introduction, persistence, and movement of foodborne pathogens in the region.
Ilana Korchia
2 months 1 week ago
In total, 17 alerts involved the United States in January with examples including titanium dioxide in pastries and ethylene oxide in a spice mix.
Joe Whitworth
2 months 1 week 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
2 months 1 week ago
The latest figures on foodborne illness in New Zealand show norovirus as the main cause of outbreaks and Campylobacter as the leading source of infections.
Joe Whitworth
2 months 1 week ago
In August 2025, OIE reported more than 20,000 new outbreaks, and U.S. state health departments began issuing health advisories warning travelers and clinicians about NWS south of the border.
Dan Flynn
2 months 1 week ago
One import sample was collected by FDA as part of the outbreak investigation. The agency knows the supplier, distribution center and manufacturer, but it is not reporting the names of those businesses.
Coral Beach
2 months 1 week ago
Bastides Saucisson Sec is the likely source of infection
Joe Whitworth
2 months 1 week ago
Chinese controls cannot guarantee that poultry meat sent to Europe comes from the only approved province, according to an audit report.
The Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG Sante) audit in November 2025 evaluated the official controls related to public health and certification systems for rabbit and poultry meat.
Joe Whitworth
2 months 1 week ago
In all of 2025, there were 5,471 European food and drink recalls and alerts, up from 5,426 in 2024.
Joe Whitworth
2 months 1 week ago
By Adriene Cooper, Senior Events Manager, Food Safety Summit
As the food industry faces mounting regulatory pressure, evolving risks, and rapid technological change, the 2026 Food Safety Summit is responding with one of its most robust lineups of Certificate Courses to date. Taking place May 11 and May 12, these
Guest Contributor
2 months 1 week ago
An investigation has revealed a multi-city outbreak in China was caused by cakes contaminated by food handlers carrying Staphylococcus aureus.
Between May and June 2025, multiple foodborne outbreaks occurred across Shandong Province, all epidemiologically linked to durian mille-feuille cakes from one franchise brand.
Joe Whitworth
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