The Food and Drug Administration has closed an investigation into an outbreak of Listeria infections without finding a source of the pathogen. The agency first posted the outbreak on Sept. 17. Eight patients were confirmed in the outbreak, but the […]
Two Spanish groups have voiced concerns about almonds from the United States failing to meet European safety requirements. The Valencian Association of Farmers (AVA-ASAJA) and Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives of Murcia (FECOAM) have both recently commented on aflatoxin findings in
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The number of people sick in a Salmonella outbreak in Vietnam has passed 300. The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health identified the agents responsible for the food poisoning as Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella spp. through the results of
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The Dutch poultry sector has implemented measures to try and curb a rise in Salmonella infections. Figures show an increased incidence of Salmonella Enteritidis in laying hens since May 2023 from less than 2 percent to 4 percent in 2024.
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Another company is recalling moringa powder products because of Salmonella contamination and a related outbreak. Food To Live, of Brooklyn, NY, is recalling its Organic Moringa Leaf Powder (dried Moringa oleifera) and its Organic Supergreens Powder Mix distributed under the
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Emergency funding legislation for the federal government approved by the Senate includes provisions that will hamper food safety efforts already in motion — industry lobbyists have been working to halt those efforts. In a scathing report, The Lever outlined how
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More than half a dozen people have been infected by Listeria in Denmark since August. Between Aug. 21 and Oct. 24, seven people infected with the same type of Listeria monocytogenes were registered at the Statens Serum Institut (SSI). Five
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This year, many in Congress have been working on bills to reform the Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) protocols for food ingredients. In the past week, this included Sen. Roger Marshall’s Better Food Disclosure Act (The Better FDA), to change
Congress is writing GRAS law faster than the FDA can keep up Read More »
An Australian charity has raised concerns about people unnecessarily washing raw chicken before cooking it. The Food Safety Information Council released findings from a national study to mark Australian Food Safety Week which runs from Nov. 8 to 15. The
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U.S. audits of foreign country inspection systems for equivalency with America’s food safety regulations, such as the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Inspection Act, the Egg Products Inspection Act, and the Humane Methods of Livestock Slaughter Act, don’t follow
