Food Safety News

Public health authorities in Malta are investigating four cases of hepatitis A associated with a food establishment.

People who ate at Deli and Co in Ħal Qormi, between June 17 and 25, are advised to be on the lookout for symptoms of hepatitis A until Aug. 14, based on

An Italian child who spent almost a decade in a coma after eating raw milk cheese has died.

Mattia Maestri died aged 13 after spending nine years in a coma having contracted an E. coli infection, which led to HUS from raw milk cheese in Trento in 2017.

The government in the United Kingdom has been urged to follow the European Union’s lead and curb Brazilian meat imports.

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) called on the UK Government to introduce restrictions on Brazilian beef, poultry and other animal products.

Coaticook brand white cheddar cheeses are being recalled in Canada because of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

There are 33 products covered by the recall. The products were distributed in Quebec.

For a complete list and to view product photos, click here. The recall was triggered by the company. As of

Four men have been arrested in connection with an investigation into illegal meat in England.

An operation by Dudley Council and the National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) resulted in the arrests and disposal of more than four tons of meat.

Scientists have emphasized the need to consider food safety and foodborne illness concerns related to dumpster diving behaviors.

Dumpster diving is the practice of sourcing discarded food from supermarket or restaurant trash bins. A total of 4.7 percent of adults in the United Kingdom said they had started

Highline brand organic mini Bella sliced mushrooms are being recalled in Canada because of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

The recall was triggered by test results from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The implicated mushrooms were distributed in Alberta province.

As of the posting of the recall notice on Aug. 4

The UK Health Security Agency published new figures on July 30. Sixty-seven people in England, Scotland and Wales were reported with cyclosporiasis between April 30 and July 15 of this year — thirty in England, twenty-seven in Scotland, ten in Wales. The comparison UKHSA itself draws

Public health officials in the Czech Republic have warned against eating a type of pate because of Clostridium botulinum contamination.

The alert was raised following a consumer complaint about health problems after consuming pork pate with almonds.

A bill introduced in recent days in the U.S. Senate would overhaul food labels for the first time in more than 30 years. 

The bill, the Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2026, was introduced by Senators Richard Blumenthal, D-CT, and Cory Booker, D-NJ, and is designed

Reports of food poisoning linked to a food truck are being investigated at a music festival in England.

Several people said on social media that they fell ill after eating at the Yorky Roast stall at Truck Festival in Oxfordshire. Symptoms include sickness, diarrhea, and vomiting but there are no