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
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
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.
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
-- 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
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)
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.
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
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
An additional 20 patients have been identified in an outbreak of Salmonella infections traced to moringa powder and capsules.
As of March 17, there are 97 confirmed patients, up 20 from the most recent update from the Food and Drug Administration. Also, a new strain of Salmonella — Newport —
Researchers have suggested a move away from the aim of zero risk to an approach that acknowledges trade-offs between food safety and other areas.
Scientists said food systems will be more sustainable, while continuing to protect public health, if zero-detection expectations are replaced with evidence-based targets for sufficiently safe
Regulatory reforms aimed at strengthening the food safety framework have been approved in India.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said the regulatory and procedural reforms would promote the ease of doing business while ensuring robust food safety standards.
Copyright © 2026. All rights reserved.
Designed By Zymphonies