Seven E. coli and 13 Cryptosporidium outbreak investigations in England and Wales required APHA assistance in 2024, according to a recent report. The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) was part of seven Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) investigations with […]
APHA involved in 20 E. coli and Cryptosporidium outbreaks Read More »
A new survey has shown that 56 percent of U.S. adults know that drinking raw milk, sometimes called “fresh” milk, is less safe than drinking pasteurized milk. The survey, which involved more than 1,700 U.S. adults, was conducted Jan. 30-Feb.
More than half of U.S. adults know drinking unpasteurized, raw milk can make you sick Read More »
A study by the CDC, FDA and USDA used whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and machine learning to identify chicken and vegetables as leading sources of Salmonella enterica infections in the United States. The research, published in the April 2025 issue of
Machine learning links up to 64 percent of Salmonella cases to chicken and vegetables Read More »
The number of foodborne illness outbreaks declined in Hong Kong in 2024 compared to the year before but there was a rise in norovirus epidemics, according to statistics just released. Included food poisoning outbreaks related to food premises and businesses
Norovirus dominates in Hong Kong outbreaks Read More »
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
FDA strengthens import controls on seafood, raspberries, mushrooms and other foods Read More »
