Safety Food

Sweden has published data on the number of people that were affected by major pathogens such as Salmonella, Campylobacter, E. coli, and Listeria in 2024. Data from Folkhälsomyndigheten (the Public Health Agency of Sweden) shows that outbreaks of Salmonella led […]

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

A research team at New York University has come up with a way to fund FDA food programs, including food safety, without using government money. The team suggests that user fees be implemented — as they already are for the

Foodborne illness typically traces back to contaminated meat or greens, but intentional contamination has a grim legacy that stretches across human history — from ancient poisonings to modern malice. Deliberate food contamination persists, spanning cases from razor blades in pizza

The majority of people in the Czech Republic trust food sold in the country to be safe but at least a fifth struggle with basic food handling rules. Findings come from an online survey of food safety on the Czech

Norway has reported the lowest rate of Campylobacter positive broiler flocks since 2009. In 2024, 70 out of more than 2,000 broiler flocks tested positive for Campylobacter as part of a food safety surveillance program. The Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Norwegian

Both the FDA and the CDC know what romaine lettuce grower is responsible for a deadly outbreak of E. coli O157 infections in late 2024, but the agencies won’t release that grower’s name. In February reports just obtained by Food

A study in Ontario found no traces of influenza A viral ribonucleic acid (RNA) in 117 samples of pasteurized retail milk collected in April and May 2024, according to a report published this month by the Public Health Agency of

Four men and a business have been convicted in England after diverting meat unfit for human consumption back into the food chain. Three men pled guilty, and one man and his business entered not guilty pleas at the Inner London

The progress made by Norway and Iceland on food-related audit recommendations has been disclosed in an updated report. Norway and Iceland are part of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). The EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) monitors how these countries implement