Safety Food

When McDonald’s launched a brief food safety ad at the end of 2024, it raised eyebrows in an industry that typically avoids such topics — especially after an E. coli outbreak tied to Quarter Pounders sickened 49 people across 10 […]

Poland has a solid system to monitor fish product safety but its effectiveness is weakened by issues with training and Listeria sampling. An audit by DG Sante took place in May and June 2024 to evaluate the control system for

Scientists at the USDA’s Argiculture Research Service have demonstrated the potential of a form of whole genome sequencing for the early detection of Salmonella on food contact surfaces. The research into long-read whole genome sequencing (WGS) could give food processors

President Trump plans to nominate Susan Monarez to be director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a post on his social media platform. Monarez is not a medical doctor but does hold a Ph.D. in microbiology

Suspected food fraud and non-compliance cases discussed by European countries have continued to fall. The number of notifications reported was 214 in February 2025 which is down from 220 in January and 318 in February 2024. Issues listed are potential

Seven E. coli and 13 Cryptosporidium outbreak investigations in England and Wales required APHA assistance in 2024, according to a recent report. The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) was part of seven Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) investigations with

A new survey has shown that 56 percent of U.S. adults know that drinking raw milk, sometimes called “fresh” milk, is less safe than drinking pasteurized milk. The survey, which involved more than 1,700 U.S. adults, was conducted Jan. 30-Feb.

A study by the CDC, FDA and USDA used whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and machine learning to identify chicken and vegetables as leading sources of Salmonella enterica infections in the United States. The research, published in the April 2025 issue of

The number of foodborne illness outbreaks declined in Hong Kong in 2024 compared to the year before but there was a rise in norovirus epidemics, according to statistics just released. Included food poisoning outbreaks related to food premises and businesses

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