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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.
News Desk
1 month 1 week ago
One public health official says the confirmed patients are probably the tip of the iceberg
Coral Beach
1 month 1 week ago
She’s right — and the cyclospora numbers are worse than her letter says.
Bill Marler
1 month 1 week ago
Federal officials are reporting that inspectors found unsanitary handling and other food safety issues at Raw Farm LLC, the dairy connected to an E. Coli O157 outbreak.
The outbreak sickened nine people across California, Texas and Florida.
According to an Executive Summary from the Food and Drug Administration, inspectors found
Coral Beach
1 month 1 week ago
In the first six months of 2026, Vietnam recorded 58 foodborne outbreaks an increase of 23 outbreaks compared to the same period in 2025.
Joe Whitworth
1 month 1 week ago
The Isle of Man has unveiled a food hygiene ratings system to give consumers greater confidence and encourage high standards.
The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture's (DEFA) Food Hygiene Scheme will cover more than 300 cafés, restaurants, takeaways, and pubs that serve meals.
Joe Whitworth
1 month 1 week ago
The Yakima Health District in Washington is investigating 10 confirmed and suspected cases of Salmonella infection among individuals who reported eating food at the Fourth of July event hosted by Imperial’s Garden located at 4817 Lateral A Road, Wapato, WA 98951.
This event was not related to
News Desk
1 month 1 week ago
Khong Guan Corporation is recalling specific lots of “Glutinous Rice Balls with Black Sesame Filling” because they may contain undeclared peanuts.
People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to peanuts run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if they consume these products.
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News Desk
1 month 1 week ago
Public health officials have not weighed in on why there are so many infections this year.
Coral Beach
1 month 1 week ago
Health officials in Finland have declared that a major Salmonella outbreak has ended.
More than 100 people fell sick in 11 countries as part of the multi-country outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouted seeds from India.
In spring this year, Salmonella Bovismorbificans illnesses were detected in Finland. The cluster included
Joe Whitworth
1 month 1 week ago
Plus DG Sante's 2025 and 2026 work
Joe Whitworth
1 month 1 week ago
Michigan officials believe lettuce and/or salad mixes are the source of the parasite, but they said there is no single grower, supplier or brand identified yet.
Coral Beach
1 month 1 week ago
The FDA has put the entire infant formula supply chain on notice to improve monitoring and production practices.
The decree comes amid a second outbreak since November 2025 of infant botulism tied to powdered infant formula. The Food and Drug Administration put the lion’s share of the responsibility
Coral Beach
1 month 1 week ago
Almost 500 people were sick in a major E. coli outbreak in Germany in 2025, according to recently released figures from a regional State Office for Health and Social Affairs.
The Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales (LAGuS) in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern reported there were 476 possible cases and
Joe Whitworth
1 month 1 week ago
Guidelines related to Campylobacter and Salmonella in chicken meat and Listeria monocytogenes in certain foods have been approved at the latest meeting of a global food standards setting body.
The Codex Alimentarius Commission was established by FAO and the World Health Organization (WHO). It is responsible for setting food standards
Joe Whitworth
1 month 1 week ago
We made the Everglades a python buffet by looking away for twenty years. We’re setting the salad bar up the same way — one defunded surveillance program at a time.
Bill Marler
1 month 1 week ago
The outbreak has sickened people in 31 states.
Coral Beach
1 month 1 week ago
The parasite's long incubation period makes it challenging for investigators to identify exposures.
Frank Yiannas
1 month 1 week ago
A court in Spain has maintained the prison sentence of a woman who attempted to murder her ex-partner using chocolate laced with rat poison.
A ruling in November 2021 granted the victim permanent disability status.
The Supreme Court upheld the 12-and-a-half-year prison sentence for the
News Desk
1 month 1 week ago
As part of its enforcement activities, the U.S. 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 generally have 15 working days to respond to FDA warning letters.
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