July 2026

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for a beef jerky product because of misbranding and an undeclared allergen. The product contains wheat, a known allergen, which is not declared on the product […]

The Department of Justice has closed its investigation into Abbott Laboratories, the manufacturer of infant formula that was tied to a 2021-22 outbreak of cronobacter infections. Four babies were sickened and two died in the outbreak. All four were fed

Experts are hoping revised foodborne infection data can shift the focus of resources from trade to investing in domestic food safety. The World Health Organization (WHO) updated foodborne illness estimates thanks to work by the Foodborne Disease Burden Epidemiology Reference Group

Moldova and Malta have both recently recorded separate outbreaks of foodborne illness. In Moldova, the National Agency for Public Health (ANSP) reported an outbreak of food poisoning among people who attended events in a hotel in Chisinau. The epidemiological investigation

As the United States marks its 250th Independence Day, families will be packing away picnic trays, grill platters and dessert tables and facing the question of how to safely handle leftovers in the sizzling summer heat. The U.S. Department of

Experts have voiced concerns about food fraud in food security programs and suggested ways to combat the problem. A report made several recommendations including penalizing and discouraging food fraud practices, greenwashing and misleading claims or labels by requiring businesses to

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