Food Safety News

Publisher's Platform: We still need to address Salmonella in chicken

USDA/FSIS has the authority to deem Salmonella and other pathogens adulterants – they just need to use it.

Salmonella sickens 120 in Latvia

In all of 2024, Latvia reported only 211 salmonellosis cases

U.S., Mexico renew food safety agreements

The United States and Mexico are reinforcing food safety agreements as agricultural food trade between the countries continues to expand.

Recently, Mexican authorities and U.S. regulators reaffirmed their commitment to ensuring the safety of fresh and minimally processed foods, a move that comes as trade flows and supply chain

High additive levels likely cause of large outbreak in Finland

It remains unclear how excessively high levels of an additive got into tortillas that made more than 700 people sick in Finland.

In August 2023, 721 individuals became ill with gastrointestinal symptoms in 17 schools in a Finnish municipality. Of these, 323 developed quickly passing symptoms during lunch or under&

Italian Hepatitis A outbreak linked to shellfish

A ban on the serving and consumption of raw seafood in all public establishments in Napoli has been put in place.

Faces of Food Safety: Meet Oanh Le of FSIS

Oanh Le’s first introduction to USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service may have been by way of her mom and dad, but not as a legacy to follow in their footsteps. As a child, Le’s parents worked at Tyson Foods, her mother on the

Bakery products behind large Salmonella outbreak in Korea

A Salmonella outbreak in Korea that affected more than 300 people was likely caused by cross-contamination during production of bakery products, according to a study.

In May 2025, clusters of salmonellosis were identified in seven cities associated with the consumption of bakery products from one manufacturer.

Consumers complain of metal in ground beef; warning issued

The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for a ground beef product that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically metal. A recall was not requested because the product is no longer available for purchase.

The problem was discovered by the

Bill to lift ban on transporting raw milk is back

The Interstate Milk Freedom Act, would end the federal Food and Drug Administration’s ban on the interstate sales of raw milk in some instances.

Oh, come on — Not Raw Farm again

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Scottish sampling uncovers milk allergen failures

Scottish food sampling has revealed overall good compliance but a high failure rate for milk in dairy-alternative lattes.

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) funds annual food sampling, which is done by local authorities and Public Analyst laboratories. In total, £200,000 ($268,000) was spent on the program, which collected

FDA warns seafood importer over failure to verify foreign processing meets HACCP standards

As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are

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Publisher's Platform: To Safer Infant Formulas and doing away with Botulism, Cronobacter sakazakii, Salmonella and Bacillus cereus

Infant formula has until recently been considered low risk for C. botulinum (and, then there are other pathogens – Cronobacter sakazakii, Salmonella and recently, Bacillus cereus of concern).

Sunday Edition: Sodium

Most Americans are eating too much sodium, largely because it's the food industry’s go-to ingredient and it is found in almost all food categories.