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Sunday Edition: Adulterants

In 1858, in Bradford, England, with sugar scarce and pricy, sweets sold to the public were adulterated with arsenic trioxide.

Garlic recalled because of botulism risk

According to press reports, the Food and Drug Administration has issued its most serious recall for peeled garlic sold in New York, Vermont and Pennsylvania over a potential botulism risk.

The Class I recall is for Christopher Ranch Garlic, sold in 6-ounce containers at Tops stores in those states, according

Publisher's Platform: Seriously, Do Not Drink Raw Milk and watch out for Cheese

Since the last update on March 15, 2026, 2 additional illnesses have been reported from California. A total of 9 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli have been reported from 3 states – California 7, Florida 1 and Texas 1. 

Illnesses started on dates ranging from

Analysis of illness increase reveals multiple causes

An increase in Campylobacter and Salmonella infections in England has been attributed to multiple factors.

It is estimated that there are 300,000 cases of foodborne Campylobacter a year with a societal and economic cost of £716 million ($959 million), compared to 32,000 foodborne Salmonella cases

FDA increases import enforcement on foods with pesticides, heavy metals and Salmonella

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 listed below.

EU funds new phase of food safety project in Ukraine

The European Union (EU) has announced funding for food safety reforms in Ukraine.

The EU will provide €12 million ($14 million) as part of the third phase of the EU4SmallFarms and EU4SaferFood projects. 

Food safety scientist scoops World Food Prize

A food safety scientist has been named the 2026 World Food Prize Laureate for his efforts to build international consensus on food standards and facilitate the safe flow of trade.

Huub Lelieveld, from the Netherlands, was recognized for leading a movement across more than 100 countries to deliver the scientific

Milk recalled in Canada because of glass pieces

Farmers, Québon and Natrel brand milk products are being recalled in Canada because of the possible presence of pieces of glass.

The milk was distributed nationwide, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

The recall was triggered by the company.

Products impacted by the recall are as follows:

USDA issues warning about beef, pork sold without inspection

The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for various raw beef and pork products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection and may bear a false mark of inspection. 

The action is part of an ongoing investigation.

The

More patients identified in outbreak linked to Raw Farm

More than half of the sick people are children younger than 5

FDA inspecting Raw Farm dairy because of link to outbreak

The dairy continues to refuse to recall its products

Hotel fined for hygiene failures and Salmonella outbreak

A hotel in Australia has been fined for food hygiene offenses relating to a foodborne outbreak that sickened 76 people.

The Terrigal Plaza Hotel in New South Wales was ordered to pay more than $53,000 (U.S. $37,000) in fines and costs with a guilty conviction recorded for

Scientists update data on Campylobacter sources and resistance

Scientists have estimated that most Campylobacter cases in an English county are associated with poultry meat, and that many of them are resistant to antibiotics.

Researchers from the Ineos Oxford Institute for antimicrobial research and the Department of Biology 

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