Food Safety News

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

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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.

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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. 

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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

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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:

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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

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More patients identified in outbreak linked to Raw Farm

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

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FDA inspecting Raw Farm dairy because of link to outbreak

The dairy continues to refuse to recall its products

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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

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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 

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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.

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Salmonella sickens 120 in Latvia

In all of 2024, Latvia reported only 211 salmonellosis cases

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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

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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&

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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.

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