Food Safety News

A third of fraud cases pose a food safety risk, say scientists

In the Joint Research Centre cases, the vast majority of hazards were of a microbiological or chemical nature.

FDA increases enforcement of import regs for shrimp, papaya

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.

Singapore shares details of revised rating system

Singapore is bringing in a new food establishment rating system later this month.

The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said the Safety Assurance for Food Establishment (SAFE) framework will apply beginning Jan. 19.

GAO report says FDA is still failing to meet requirements of 2011 law

A key element of the law is the establishment of a system to trace food, which is key to reducing the severity of foodborne illness outbreaks.

Two studies assess links between certification and pathogen detection

Two studies have looked into whether private certifications improve food safety with results varying by certification standard and pathogen.

The first study examined whether third-party certifications make the food system safer for meat, poultry, and egg industries in the United States.

New dietary guidelines published

The 2025 dietary guidelines have just been published and they include a bigger focus on including red meat and fat in the foods Americans eat.

The guidelines, which will be in place through 2030, are primarily the brainchild of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of the Department of Health

FSA reports improved results from imported product sampling

There has been a sharp decline in the number of positive samples found as part of a program targeting imported products, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

Results are from sampling products of animal origin (POAO) at UK Border Inspection Posts (BCPs), under the National Monitoring Plan, between April

Nestlé expands infant formula recall

Toxin found in production plant

Costs of foodborne illnesses exceed $74 billion

The cost of foodborne illnesses in the United States was almost $75 billion in 2023, according to recently released data.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that the most expensive foodborne pathogen is Salmonella, which cost $17 billion. The least expensive pathogen was for cholera, a relatively rare disease

Firm to compensate consumers after food poisoning

A food company in Brazil has been held accountable following an investigation into a food poisoning outbreak during Christmas 2024.

The Public Prosecutor's Office of Rio Grande do Sul (MPRS) signed an agreement with Circulu's Lanches to compensate consumers because 97 people fell sick after eating

English germ reports updated; E. coli study findings

Campylobacter cases declined while Salmonella infections were stable in England in the third quarter of 2025 when compared with the same period in 2024, according to recently released data.

However, Campylobacter and Salmonella cases increased from the previous two quarters in 2025.

Data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

WGS adoption linked to Salmonella reduction

Reducing illnesses could save up to $17 million annually

Dietary guidelines due out in 2025 still in the works

The guidelines for Americans’ food that were promised in summer of 2025 are still in the works.

The 2025-2030 version of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans have been delayed three times, with the promised release in summer, fall and by the end of December 2025. Secretary of Health and

Polish audit reveals continued Salmonella testing problems

A follow up audit in Poland has found ongoing differences between Salmonella results from official controls and sampling by food businesses.

The November 2024 DG Sante audit was undertaken to check on progress on nine recommendations made during a remote audit in 2021 on bovine meat traceability and poultry meat

2026: From new foodborne illness figures to Africa’s food safety agency

Revised foodborne illness figures from the World Health Organization (WHO) are the main thing to watch out for in 2026.