Food Safety News

An outbreak of Salmonella infections has doubled in size during the past week.

The Food and Drug Administration reports that the outbreak of Salmonella Javiana infections now has 212 patients, up from 106 a week ago. The agency is not reporting the patients’ ages or where they live. A

Industrial poultry farming has played a role in the spread of Campylobacter, according to researchers.

Scientists from the Ineos Oxford Institute found that the chicken host environment may drive the evolution of strains that are more likely to cause human infections.

Campylobacter is the most common bacterial cause

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is alerting the public to a significant increase in Salmonella cases and asking people to be aware of the symptoms.

As of July 28, there were 269 Salmonella cases reported in Colorado since July 1. During the past five years, Colorado has

Authorities in an Australian state have rejected claims made in a TV program that horse meat has been detected in food.

The New South Wales (NSW) Food Authority said it has not found horse meat in beef, lamb or any food for human consumption.

Comments were made by NSW Greens

The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for a Steak, Cilantro, Lime Burrito product because of misbranding and an undeclared allergen. 

The product contains egg, a known allergen, which is not declared on the product label. FSIS is issuing this

A poultry company in England has disclosed how a Salmonella contamination incident will likely cost it £2.1 million ($2.8 million).  

Between March 23 and April 10 this year, there was Salmonella contamination in Joice and Hill Poultry’s hatchery and the site was closed from

Lidl US is recalling all units of Eridanous Shortbread Cookies with Chocolate Truffle Coating & Apricot Filling in 11.6-ounce boxes with the UPC number 4056489125839 with foreign language ingredients and nutrition facts panel because of undeclared wheat, soy, milk, and egg allergens. 

People who have an allergy

The number of E. coli O157 cases has remained stable but non-O157 infections went up in England in 2025 compared to the year before.

Figures published by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) also revealed a small outbreak caused by a strain of E. coli responsible for major incidents

China has reported a significant rise in mushroom poisonings and the number of people sick in them in 2025 compared to the year before.

Poisoning incidents and patients reached a six-year high but the number of fatalities was the lowest over that period. The lower number of deaths can

Ten Latin American countries are taking part in a project to strengthen their national food safety systems through risk analysis, with one of the leading entities being a U.S. university

The effort is led by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Global supply chains and online marketplaces are adding to incident complexity, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

FSA was notified of 2,073 food and feed safety incidents in England, Northern Ireland, and Wales during 2025-2026; this is an increase of 14 percent from 1,825 in