Safety Food

A food safety researcher in Sweden has called for more awareness of the risks posed by plant-based foods. “There is a naive belief that plant-based food is safer than animal-based food. Plant-based foods are just as vulnerable to the same […]

The latest batch of suspected fraud and non-compliance alerts in Europe include supplements, meat products, fish and chocolate. There were 164 reports in September, compared to 166 in August, 136 in July, 164 in June, and 129 in May. Three

ByHeart is expanding its voluntary recall of infant formula to include all batches of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula cans and Anywhere Pack nationwide. The formula has been linked to an outbreak of infant botulism. The California Department of Public

More than 40 people have been sickened across Australia after eating alfalfa sprouts. The Salmonella outbreak includes at least 44 people nationwide, including 18 in New South Wales, 15 in Queensland, nine in Victoria, and two in South Australia. Various

An Australian company has been fined after a case of botulism was linked to its incorrectly labeled bottles. Inside Out Nutritious Goods pleaded guilty at the first opportunity to 10 offenses brought by the regulator, the NSW Food Authority. The

Today is Veterans Day, honoring approximately 17.6 million living veterans in the United States.   And some of them are using this time to call on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to end his efforts to

Listeria monocytogenes is a microscopic organism responsible for foodborne illnesses that frequently result in death. Recently published research shows how it can multiply up to seven-fold on food contact surfaces in production plants when it forms biofilms. Biofilms grow from

An outbreak of botulism poisoning among infants who were fed ByHeart formula has increased to 15 babies across 12 states. An official with the California Department of Public Health confirmed the new numbers to the Associated Press. On Saturday the

The same company whose infant formula is now under recall in relation to an outbreak of botulism poisoning cases recalled its product in 2022 because of contamination with cronobacter. And, in 2023, the FDA warned the company, ByHeart Inc., about

U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, R-KS, has introduced The Better Food Disclosure Act (The Better FDA), a to reform the “Generally Recognized as Safe” or “GRAS” practice by which the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) currently allows food companies to self-certify the