Safety Food

Almost 30 people have fallen ill and three have died in a multi-year Listeria outbreak being investigated in Denmark. There are two different Listeria types linked to Polar Salmon Hjerting Laks from 2018 to 2024. Findings from a recent inspection by Fødevarestyrelsen […]

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Martin Makary to head the Food and Drug Administration.  The chamber voted to approve President Trump’s nomination largely along party lines, voting 56-44 for Makary to confirm him as FDA commissioner. Three Democratic senators, Dick

The tragic death of 14-year-old Miller Gardner, the son of former New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, highlights the critical need for food safety awareness while traveling abroad. Authorities are investigating whether foodborne illness or a related complication caused the

A year into the outbreak of avian flu, there is a continuing threat from the virus to poultry flocks and dairy herds, and to a lesser degree humans. Since March 2024, the avian flu — also called bird flu or

More than 5,200 consumer complaints about food safety were submitted to a dedicated service in Belgium in 2024. The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) consumer contact point received 5,222 complaints. This is up from 4,865

A dairy in Middlefield, OH, is recalling its chocolate milk because of a lack of proper pasteurization. The Ohio Department of Agriculture reported on March 26 it had discovered that Old Country Creamery had improperly pasteurized the milk. The affected

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey signed House Bill 2354 into law on March 24, making the state the first to enact a comprehensive statewide ban on certain artificial food dyes and preservatives. The legislation, inspired by the “Make America Healthy

Latvian public health officials have reported 12 recent E. coli infections with mostly children sick. The Center for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC) said it is conducting an epidemiological investigation because of the registered cases of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli

A charity in Australia has repeated a warning against picking and eating wild mushrooms. The Food Safety Information Council’s annual message comes as mushrooms are starting to appear around Australia with it being Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Lydia Buchtmann,

Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling, LLC, based in Milwaukee, WI, is recalling 864 12-count packs of Coca-Cola Original Taste because of potential contamination with foreign material, specifically plastic. The recall was initiated on March 6, 2025, and remains ongoing, according to the