Safety Food

Several children have needed hospital treatment in Israel after consuming contaminated fruit puree. According to the Ministry of Health’s epidemiological investigation, children were hospitalized after having “Prinok” baby fruit puree purchased at Zol U’Begadol stores. At least four children are […]

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

World Food Safety Day was held on June 7. In this article, Food Safety News looks at some of the ways different regions and stakeholders marked the occasion. On June 8, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) held a

Fry Pie Factory has issued a recall of its 5-ounce pepperoni rolls because of misbranding involving undeclared milk, a known allergen, and a process deviation related to refrigeration. The company said the Pepperoni Rolls were not stored, distributed or sold

Power Plate Meals LLC a West Fargo, ND, Cooperative Interstate Shipping establishment, is recalling 5,795 pounds of frozen meatloaf with garlic mashed potatoes because of misbranding and an undeclared allergen, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. 

Officials with Nara Organics continue to refuse to report the manufacturer of their infant formula, which has been linked to an outbreak of infant botulism. However, a German company’s website reveals that Milchwerke Mittelelbe GmbH  — also known by its

Seven people have fallen ill in Slovakia after eating cheese from an unregistered operation. Sick people were infected with Salmonella Schleissheim and several of them were hospitalized. The Regional Veterinary and Food Administration (RVPS) of Liptovský Mikuláš received a complaint

— OPINION — In food safety litigation, one of the most consequential, and often most contested, questions is not whether a product was contaminated, or even whether someone was harmed. It is whether the court has the power to hold

Dietary exposure to inorganic arsenic represents a major problem, according to an analysis of foodborne chemicals. In 2021, nine foodborne chemicals caused 6.26 million cases and 1.12 million deaths. These substances are inorganic arsenic, lead, aflatoxin B1 and M1, methylmercury,

The U.S. company that sold infant formula related to the most recent outbreak of infant botulism imported the product from Germany. However, Nara Organics has not named the specific manufacturer of the formula. “Nara works with a state of the