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— OPINION — Mindy Brashears, the new head of food safety at USDA’s FSIS, had a “mouthful” to say about why Salmonella should continue to not be an adulterant. You Tube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEBcbxcRt0A&t=1s Transcript “Well, maybe I’m even more convinced that […]

A Salmonella outbreak in Latvia has sickened at least 120 people. The Center for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC) initially received information about 40 cases of acute intestinal infection in two preschools in Riga. An epidemiological investigation was started to find

The United States and Mexico are reinforcing food safety agreements as agricultural food trade between the countries continues to expand. Recently, Mexican authorities and U.S. regulators reaffirmed their commitment to ensuring the safety of fresh and minimally processed foods, a

It remains unclear how excessively high levels of an additive got into tortillas that made more than 700 people sick in Finland. In August 2023, 721 individuals became ill with gastrointestinal symptoms in 17 schools in a Finnish municipality. Of

More than 130 people have been infected by the hepatitis A virus in Italy with authorities linking the illnesses to contaminated shellfish. Officials in the Campania Region said 133 cases had been reported since the beginning of the year. The

Oanh Le’s first introduction to USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service may have been by way of her mom and dad, but not as a legacy to follow in their footsteps. As a child, Le’s parents worked at Tyson Foods,

A Salmonella outbreak in Korea that affected more than 300 people was likely caused by cross-contamination during production of bakery products, according to a study. In May 2025, clusters of salmonellosis were identified in seven cities associated with the consumption

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for a ground beef product that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically metal. A recall was not requested because the product is no longer available

Representatives Thomas Massie, R-KY, and Chellie Pingree, D-ME, have again introduced a bill prohibiting federal interference with the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and raw milk products that are packaged for direct human consumption. H.R. 7880, the Interstate Milk Freedom

Raw Farm LLC, owned by Mark McAfee, has become all too familiar to food safety officials. The company has been repeatedly linked to foodborne illness outbreaks, and since its 2020 rebrand from Organic Pastures to Raw Farm, the pattern appears