Safety Food

The deadline for submitting comments on the FDA’s proposed revocation of the use of Citrus Red No. 2 as a color additive in food is approaching. The Trump Administration says the move is a big step toward Making America Healthy Again. […]

An analysis of Listeria in Switzerland covering six years has revealed several outbreaks and sporadic cases connected to international incidents. Researchers collected 335 Listeria monocytogenes isolates from cases of listeriosis occurring in Switzerland between 2019 and 2024. They have recently published the

Montana courts are still open to a former top state  food safety official’s one-man crusade to restore some guardrails to “Food Freedom” A unanimous state  Supreme Court on Aug. 11 ruled in Jeffrey P. Havens v. State of Montana that

Three options have been identified to improve disease surveillance in Croatia with current challenges including fragmented systems and a lack of resources. Campylobacteriosis and salmonellosis are the most prevalent foodborne bacterial diseases in the country. Between 2013 and 2023, there

By Julie Swann Every summer, a familiar public health drama plays out in the produce aisles. Reports spike of widespread gastrointestinal illness caused by Cyclospora, which is a microscopic parasite that hitches a ride on fresh leafy greens. As cases climb

Food agencies from 15 European countries have assessed the safety of plant-based alternatives, finding sporadic contamination. The report, published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) details the microbiological quality of ready-to-eat (RTE) plant-based dairy, meat and fish substitutes. Testing

As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days

Scientists have been unable to pinpoint the route of contamination in a hepatitis A outbreak traced to blueberries. Twenty-four patients in the Netherlands became ill from November 2024 to February 2025 as part of the hepatitis A outbreak. 

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

Quick bites from around the food safety arena The CDC has confirmed nearly 14,000 cases of Cyclospora infections across multiple outbreaks. And, more than 3,000 cases have been added to the total number of patients affected by an outbreak linked to