Safety Food

The proposed 2026 Farm Bill includes several provisions for food safety. The formal name of the bill is the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026. It is a multi-year omnibus bill and is the primary piece of legislation […]

Stricter controls on tahini and halva from Syria for Salmonella have been put in place by the European Commission. The legislation sets the rate of official controls and special conditions for food and feed of non-animal origin imported into Europe. Action

Nearly one in three consumers in Scotland have eaten beef burgers that are pink or have pink juices, according to a survey. Food Standards Scotland (FSS) said results highlight potentially dangerous habits as barbecue season gets underway. The agency urged

The number of food recalls declined in New Zealand in 2025 and undeclared allergens were responsible for almost half of the alerts. New Zealand Food Safety supported businesses in conducting 57 consumer-level food recalls this past year, down from 88

Certain Five Star Shellfish Inc. brand oysters are being recalled in Canada because of contamination with Salmonella. The recall was triggered by Canadian Food Inspection Agency test results.  There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these

Scientific American this morning laid out the brutal arithmetic behind the ByHeart and Nara botulism outbreaks, and every member of Congress should sit with it.[1] Clostridium botulinum forms spores that survive pasteurization and spray-drying and hide, dormant, in dried powder — and when

Three people have emerged on the short list for the new commissioner of  the Food and Drug Administration. White House aide Heidi Overton, oncologist Jeffrey Vacirca and senior Pentagon health official Stephen Ferrara are all in the running, according to

Cereulide contamination in infant formula and a fatal Listeria outbreak have been flagged as the major incidents in Europe in 2025. The European Commission’s annual report on official controls in the food chain covers the Alert and Cooperation Network (ACN), which is

There were more than 2,000 Salmonella infections in January to March this year in England, but Campylobacter cases declined. Figures from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) show non-typhoidal Salmonella laboratory reports in the first quarter of 2024 slightly increased from 1,541

By Roger Hancock Most consumers assume their grocery store has a thoughtful plan for food recalls. Many do, but some are better than others. You don’t have to wait for a recall to find out which kind of store you