Safety Food

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 […]

A unit of the Food Standard Agency (FSA) has helped seize bushmeat in England. The National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) operation resulted in one arrest. A 51-year-old man has been released under investigation.

Freshprep brand Creamy Cucumber Dill Salad with Feta & Pita Chips is being recalled in Canada because of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall was triggered by the company, according to the recall notice from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

— OPINION — Much has been written about the impact of Upton Sinclair’s 1906 novel The Jungle, but the more revealing parallel may be what followed. After President Theodore Roosevelt sent investigators to verify Sinclair’s claims, their findings confirmed systemic

The FDA has concluded its investigation into an outbreak of Salmonella infections related to Rosabella-brand moringa powder capsules distributed by Ambrosia Brands LLC. As of April 1, there have been 10 patients from eight states confirmed in the outbreak of

The number of suspected frauds reported by countries in Europe declined in February compared to the month before. Three alerts involved the United States in February with two related to animal feed. The other topic was health claims on food supplements.

Gifting live chicks, ducklings and bunnies as Easter presents remains a popular tradition, but public health officials warn the practice continues to fuel Salmonella outbreaks and animal welfare concerns. Salmonella outbreaks linked to backyard poultry, animal abandonment and potential ecological

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has published guidance to help businesses with their food safety management systems as well as detection and control of Listeria. It was issued as part of FSAI’s response to recent outbreaks of listeriosis, including

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for frozen, dinosaur-shaped, ready-to-eat chicken nuggets sold at Walmart stores because they may be contaminated with unsafe levels of lead.  Guidelines from the Food and Drug

Here is a history of some of the outbreaks and recalls linked to Raw Farm, formerly known as Organic Pastures: DateProductContaminantRecall/IllnessesSeptember 2006Raw MilkE. coli O157:H76 ill, 2 with Hemolytic Uremic SyndromeSeptember 2007Raw CreamListeria monocytogenesRecall IssuedDecember 2007Raw MilkCampylobacter8 IllnessesSeptember 2008Raw CreamCampylobacterRecall IssuedNovember