An adult has died in a Salmonella outbreak in Germany tied to a brand of nut nougat spread.
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) is part of a team investigating the outbreak of Salmonella Bochum. This rare strain has been causing illnesses since September 2025.
The 40 patients are mainly children
Read the NewsAs 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
Read the NewsIt’s well known that direct-to-consumer (DTC) food recall communication needs improvement. Currently, there’s no legal requirement for food companies to notify consumers directly when food products are recalled. While recalls may be posted publicly on the FDA or USDA websites, the onus is on the consumers
Read the NewsMore than two-thirds of stores selling fish do not consistently follow food safety regulations, according to inspection findings from the Dutch food agency.
Most violations concerned the failure to list allergens or listing them incorrectly, and the improper handling of food, such as poor storage.
Read the NewsAfter one of the most significant public health events in U.S. history, pasteurized milk became almost universally adopted. But there are hold-outs, and raw milk and raw milk products are responsible for human illnesses and deaths 161 years after pasteurization became available.
Read the NewsOn April 10 the Washington State Department of Health advised the FDA of a recall of certain shellfish because of norovirus-like illnesses associated with consumption of raw oysters.
The recall includes all species of shellstock from Gomez Shellfish LLC (WA-1724-SS), harvested on March 22 through April 9, from a
Read the NewsThe number of people confirmed with Salmonella infections after eating at an Ontario restaurant has doubled and at least 44 unconfirmed patients have reported symptoms.
As of April 17 there were 13 confirmed patients who had eaten at the Piper Arms Stoney Creek location in Hamilton, Ontario, according to Hamilton
Read the NewsSilver Moon LP dba Loard’s Ice Cream of San Leandro, CA, is recalling all products sold in retail-sized packaging because they were distributed without ingredient labeling and therefore they contain undeclared allergens, sulfites, and added colors.
People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk, eggs,
Read the NewsAuricchio brand Gorgonzola D.O.P. Piccante is being recalled in Canada because of Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The recall is because of inspection activities by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. No illnesses have been confirmed to date in relation to consumption of this product.
The implicated cheese was distributed in
Read the NewsThe E. coli matches that from patient samples from an outbreak in 2025
Read the NewsNearly 200 Listeria infections have been reported in Denmark over a 3-year period with only four of 10 outbreaks solved.
Data from the Statens Serum Institut shows 199 cases of invasive infection with Listeria monocytogenes between 2023 and 2025. There were 66 cases on average per year with a range
Read the NewsThe prevalence of Campylobacter in Swedish chickens has dropped to a record low.
Data from Svensk Fågel shows that in 2025, only 3.8 percent of flocks were positive, down from 5.8 percent of more than 4,700 samples the year before.
Read the NewsThe 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.
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Read the NewsPlus: Results of testing meat for Shiga toxin-producing E. coli
Read the NewsWhen a food safety problem is discovered, there isn’t much done to make sure consumers find out. No one has to contact grocery stores or restaurants. No one has to notify consumers
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