December 2025

Researchers have described the largest Salmonella outbreak linked to a single food venue in Western Australia since records began in 2001. The likely source was undercooked chicken liver that contaminated a food blender. This led to persistent cross-contamination of mayonnaise […]

A group of consumer advocate organizations has asked top health officials to take immediate action to protect the safety of infant formula. The Safe Food Coalition says the federal government needs to act now to prevent another outbreak of botulism

A type of Salmonella was likely introduced into South Korea from the United Kingdom, according to researchers. Scientists analyzed whole genome sequences of Salmonella Enteritidis isolates in South Korea that had a specific pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) pattern, which has emerged

This year saw at least 33 multi-state foodborne illness outbreaks for a total of 921 patients. There may have been more outbreaks because the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention do not always report on

Two major E. coli outbreaks, the verdict in the Australian mushroom case, and movement on the South African Listeria class action dominated world headlines in 2025. Italian produce continued to be in the news for the wrong reasons with Salmonella

One person has died and two other cases of foodborne botulism have been reported in an Argentinian province. The Ministry of Health of La Pampa said the trio had food together in the region of Toay. One woman died and

More than 800 outbreaks were notified in Spain in 2024 with 250 because of Salmonella, according to a recently released report. In Spain, outbreaks must be reported to the National Epidemiological Surveillance Network (RENAVE).