Safety Food

As families across the nation prepare for Thanksgiving feasts, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is issuing a strong reminder to prioritize food safety. With millions of turkeys heading to tables, safe handling practices can mean the difference between a joyous […]

A grocery company in New Zealand has been fined for selling recalled hummus products that may have contained Salmonella. Foodstuffs South Island was told to pay $39,000 (U.S. $21,900). The company was sentenced in Christchurch District Court on one charge

Rwanda has lifted a ban on some South African food products that was put in place in 2017 because of a Listeria outbreak that sickened more than 1,000 people. The Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources said the sanctions had

A federal Grand Jury indictment has been filed against multiple suspects, including four defendants, with names redacted, who were formerly employed with Fayette Industrial Services. They are being charged with harboring and employing undocumented immigrants, including children, while working for

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

ByHeart Inc. has found Clostridium botulinum — which causes botulism poisoning — in unopened containers of its powdered infant formula. And, the FDA has found that several major retailers are continuing to sell the recalled formula while an outbreak is

The patient count in an outbreak of infant botulism linked to ByHeart formula is continuing to increase, and federal officials say recalled product is still available in some stores. As of Nov. 19, there are 31 sick babies from 15

Deadly outbreaks and reports of a serious condition caused by E. coli infection have been highlighted at a conference on infectious diseases. Posters at the European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE) covered outbreaks in France and Belgium

Animal Partisan’s 2-year-old petition to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service about enforcement of animal welfare laws has been endorsed by a second state law enforcement organization. The Minnesota Sheriffs’ Association, on Oct. 21, let FSIS know that it

The economic burden of Salmonella infection is substantial, with Africa hit the hardest, according to researchers. A study, published in the journal BMJ Global Health, estimated the economic burden of invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella (iNTS) in 123 countries. Salmonella is a major