Safety Food

When a young girl developed a severe case of hemolytic uremic syndrome this past year, health officials traced the E. coli O157:H7 infection back to her family’s raw pet food. The case underscores that contaminated pet food isn’t just dangerous […]

A survey in Germany has revealed most people are familiar with raw milk but hardly any are concerned about associated health risks. Two-thirds of consumers have heard of it but only 10 percent expressed concern — making raw milk the

The CDC has issued a food safety alert regarding a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to Metabolic Meals home delivery service. As of Aug. 5, there were 16 confirmed patients across 10 states. Seven of the patients have required hospitalization,

A second state law banning cell-grown meat is being challenged in federal court. The Institute for Justice (IJ), in collaboration with startups Wildtype and UPSIDE Foods, is suing Texas in an effort to strike down the newly enacted ban on

Dutch authorities have completed an investigation into cannabis in candy that prompted Haribo to issue a recall. The Public Prosecution Service (Openbaar Ministerie) said no criminal prosecution will be filed. The agency said the candy manufacturer was not involved in

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

The FAO and WHO are facing increasing demands for scientific evaluations at a time when there has been a “significant” reduction in donor funding. The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) secretariat dis at the latest meeting of

Endico Potatoes of Mount Vernon, NY, is recalling Endico brand peas and carrots and mixed vegetables because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall is the result of sampling done by Pennsylvania inspectors at a

Eight more pistachio products are under recall in Canada because of their link to a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened dozens of people. The recall of the eight new products brings the total of recalled products to more than 35.

Calling for the resignation of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., almost two dozen groups say his policies and actions are a threat to food safety programs and other public health services. The 22 groups issued a