Scientists are to conduct a risk assessment on certain pathogens in powdered infant formula following the global distribution of contaminated ByHeart products. At the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene meeting in December in Nashville, members asked the Joint FAO/WHO Expert […]
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With New Year’s Eve celebrations just around the corner, it’s important to remember food safety tips to keep friends and families safe. It is often popular to have buffet style snack tables for such gatherings and special thought needs to
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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
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Gold Star Distribution, Inc. (Gold Star or “the Company”) is recalling all FDA regulated products listed in this press release due to the presence of rodent and avian contamination. Persons handling or consuming the products could become seriously ill due
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Mountain West Food Group, LLC, a Heyburn, Idaho establishment, is recalling approximately 2,855 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O26, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The raw
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ByHeath Botulism Infant Formula – 51 Sick and Hospitalized As of December 17, 2025, this outbreak includes 51 infants with suspected or confirmed infant botulism from 19 states. Laboratory confirmation for some cases is ongoing. Illnesses started on dates ranging from December 24,
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Portugal’s food agency has led multiple recent operations to ensure safety and authenticity in the meat, honey and wine sectors. The Portuguese Economic and Food Safety Authority (ASAE) conducted several inspections covering animal origin products to verify compliance with legal
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The 1800s saw the transition of the food industry from one of self-sufficiency to central mass production to support the urbanization of the population. The degree of separation from producer and consumer led to rampant adulteration with additives such as
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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
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