Safety Food

Moldova and Malta have both recently recorded separate outbreaks of foodborne illness. In Moldova, the National Agency for Public Health (ANSP) reported an outbreak of food poisoning among people who attended events in a hotel in Chisinau. The epidemiological investigation […]

As the United States marks its 250th Independence Day, families will be packing away picnic trays, grill platters and dessert tables and facing the question of how to safely handle leftovers in the sizzling summer heat. The U.S. Department of

Experts have voiced concerns about food fraud in food security programs and suggested ways to combat the problem. A report made several recommendations including penalizing and discouraging food fraud practices, greenwashing and misleading claims or labels by requiring businesses to

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

Three babies — in California, Pennsylvania, and Washington — were hospitalized with botulism after being fed Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Powdered Infant Formula. All three were between two and five months old. All three were treated with BabyBIG. On

The number of people sick in a multi-country Salmonella outbreak in Europe has passed 100. Between November 2025 and June 2026, 106 confirmed Salmonella Stanley cases were reported in 13 European countries and the United Kingdom. The outbreak has mainly affected

Federal public health officials are investigating a new outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections. The Food and Drug Administration reports that there are 14 outbreak patients. The agency has not reported the patients’ ages or where they live. Investigators with

As Americans prepare to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday this Fourth of July, millions of people will gather for backyard barbecues, picnics, parades and fireworks displays. Food safety experts say taking a few simple precautions can help ensure the holiday

The Belgian food agency’s annual report was released recently and highlighted a fatal E. coli outbreak and revealed food fraud cases. The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) marked its 25th anniversary in 2025. In total,

The Honorable Bill Cassidy, M.D., ChairmanThe Honorable Bernie Sanders, Ranking MemberCommittee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsUnited States Senate428 Senate Dirksen Office BuildingWashington, DC 20510 Re:  Finish what the Senate started — botulism in infant formula, the shared milk and powdered-milk