Food Safety News

Lidl US is recalling all lots of their Favorina Chocolate Ladybugs - German-Style Nougat 3.52 oz box UPC 20304492 because of undeclared hazelnut. 

People who have allergies to hazelnuts run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if they consume these products.

The products were distributed between

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

The Dutch food agency has been advised to do a survey on biocide residues in food, focusing on frequently consumed processed items.

The Office of Risk Assessment and Research (BuRO) said it is not currently possible to assess the risks of these residues to food safety because of a

Costco is recalling select sell by dates of Item #30783 Meatloaf with Mashed Yukon Potatoes and Glaze because an ingredient supplier, Griffith Foods Inc., has announced the recall of an ingredient used in the Meatloaf because the ingredient has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

Meatloaf with Mashed Yukon

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 World Health Organization (WHO) has delivered five vials of botulism antitoxin to Vietnam to support three patients who are in a critical condition.

After receiving an alert from national authorities, the country office, regional office, and WHO headquarters identified available supplies from the global stockpile

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed how it helped Moldova tackle a rise in Salmonella infections in 2025.

According to the CDC, it was the first time Moldova had used whole genome sequencing (WGS) in the field to investigate a Salmonella outbreak.

The level of antibiotic resistance shown by a type of Salmonella differs between regions, according to researchers.

The study highlighted the genetic diversity of Salmonella Panama, a pathogen responsible for frequent foodborne infections in the French West Indies and French Guiana and revealed the evolution of a bacterium that

Katilo brand Classic Roomy is being recalled in Canada because of Salmonella continuation.

This recall was triggered by Canadian Food Inspection Agency test results.

The implicated product was available at retailers in New Brunswick, Ontario and Quebec.

The recalled roomy is packaged in 200-gram plastic packages and can be identified

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,

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

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