Food Safety News

Following a consumer complaint, Olympia Provisions of Portland, OR, is recalling 1,930 pounds of ready-to-eat holiday kielbasa sausages that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically metal, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumer

Maître Saladier Inc. of Quebec, Canada, is recalling 6,000 pounds of Lorraine Quiche products containing pork that were not presented for import reinspection into the United States, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The Lorraine Quiche items were produced on April

A series of inspection reports have been published recently by authorities in Norway.

In one of them, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) carried out inspections on businesses that produce ready-to-eat meat products, such as sliced ​​cooked ham and cured sausages.

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority audited 83

The Food and Drug Administration has released additional information on several foodborne illness outbreaks in Executive Incident Summary Abstracts. Portions of the reports were redacted.

For an outbreak of Salmonella Oranienburg infections traced to alphafa sprouts reported in August this year, the FDA is now reporting that illnesses with the

Federal authorities are reducing the frequency of reports on the infant botulism outbreak traced to ByHeart powdered infant formula.

So far the outbreak has sickened 51 babies across 19 states. All of the babies have required hospitalization but none have died. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has determined

A review led by health experts has revealed that foodborne illnesses are among the most common public health threats at youth-focused mass gatherings.

The analysis was done to identify and understand the risks at multi-day events. It included 23 records, published between 1993 and 2022, that covered 19 events in

New Zealand is planning to change the import requirements for several products, including stricter measures on tahini and sesame paste.

A comment period covers dried spices (chili, pepper, and paprika); milk and dairy products; bivalve molluscan shellfish (BMS) and BMS products, and tahini and sesame paste products.

James Skinner LLC is recalling of a lot of Publix Maple Walnut Coffee Cake because the wrong ingredient label was applied to the packaging on certain units.

The product may represent a serious or life-threatening health risk to people with a walnut allergy if they consume the impacted product. 

Primavera Nueva Inc. is voluntarily recalling certain lots of its 4-count tamales because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Product was distributed by Primavera Nueva Inc. in California and Nevada to retail stores.

The following 4-count tamales, produced between Oct. 10, 2024 and Oct. 10,

A food business in England has been fined for causing a Salmonella outbreak in 2024.

Palm by H2O Limited in Coventry and company official Mohammed Naveed pleaded guilty at Coventry Magistrates Court in September and appeared before Birmingham Magistrates Court in December for sentencing.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has advised people with allergies to avoid Dubai-style chocolate.

Some of these products may contain allergens such as peanuts and sesame that are not declared on the label.

As part of surveillance work, 50 samples were tested in the UK for

South Asian Food Inc. of Maspeth, Queens, NY, is recalling Bengal King Jhal Chanachur food treats because they may contain undeclared peanuts. People who have allergies to peanuts run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if they consume these products.

The recalled Bengal King Jhal Chanachur were distributed

Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods LLC of Richmond, VA, announced today that it is recalling four varieties of its decorated pound cakes because of an undeclared soy allergen.

A cake releasing agent containing soy was used to prevent sticking for the cakes listed below only. These products may contain soy,

France reported the most outbreaks in Europe with more than 2,000 in 2024 while the Netherlands also had more than 1,000 outbreaks, according to recently released statistics.

There were more foodborne outbreaks, patients, and hospitalizations across the EU than in 2023, although the number of deaths decreased. Overall,