Food Safety News

Pesto linked to botulism cases in Poland

The company said it was taking all necessary steps to fully clarify the matter

Hundreds sick and two dead in UK Salmonella outbreaks

Two people have died and almost 500 have been infected in a trio of Salmonella outbreaks in the United Kingdom since 2025. The UK Health Securit…

Canadian company recalls veggie chips in U.S. because of undeclared wheat

Exotique Foods Inc. of Ontario, Canada, is recalling Momchipz Veggie Chips Broccoli Florets & Cauliflower because they may contain undeclared wh…

Publisher's Platform: Thirteen letters to FDA, CDC, HHS and Taylor Farms, and not one published answer

Meanwhile, the answers are appearing — in newspapers and on a company FAQ page. Congress should hold a hearing.

UK most affected in multi-country Salmonella outbreak

More cases are expected until proper control measures are implemented.

Patient count for parasite outbreak linked to lettuce tops 10,000

The sick people are spread across 17 states

Scientists push for toxoplasmosis recognition

Scientists have called for toxoplasmosis to be listed as a neglected tropical disease by the World Health Organization (WHO). The Toxoplasma par…

Publisher’s Platform: There Is No Premarket Approval for Food, Says the Senior Food Adviser at HHS. Ten Days Earlier His Own Secretary Called the Exception to It a Loophole That Industry Hijacked.

A recall is not proof the system worked. It is a notice, sent after the fact, usually by the company that failed, telling you that something alr…

Publisher’s Platform: The President Has Nominated Dr. Heidi Overton to Run FDA. She Would Inherit the Largest Cyclospora Outbreak Ever Recorded, and Here Is the To-Do List I Would Put on Her Desk.

I have watched commissioners arrive since 1993, each with an agenda, and I have outlasted every one of them. That is not a boast. It is the prob…

Publisher’s Platform: Frank Yiannas Wants an Independent Board to Investigate Foodborne Outbreaks. Set the Airplanes Aside.

I have known Frank since his Disney days, through his ten years at Walmart and through his time at FDA, and I guest lecture in his food safety c…

Noodles, soup base recalled for undeclared fish

Sun Noodle of Honolulu, HI, is recalling 15.4-ounce packages of Sura Tanmen Hot and Sour Flavor Premium Japanese Noodles & Soup Base, because th…

Calls to suspend school meals plan as illnesses continue

Data show that 37,000 schoolchildren have suffered poisoning between January 2025 and May 2026.

USDA issues alert for products containing jalapeños in connection with outbreak

Many of the products are Taylor Farms brand

Taylor Farms says it's not responsible for Cyclospora outbreak

In 2013 U.S. health authorities linked a Cyclospora outbreak to Taylor Farms, tracing it back to the same central Mexico facility implicated in…

Raaw Energy expands recall of pet food because of Listeria test results

Raaw Energy is voluntarily notifying the public of an expansion of a recall involving products produced between 7/17/25 and 12/23/25 due to poss…

Kirkland Signature wine sold at Costco stores recalled because of shattering bottles; injury reported

Nearly 1 million bottles of wine sold at Costco stores are being recalled after reports of the bottles shattering, leading to at least one lacer…

Controls in Portugal uncover oil and meat issues

A series of operations in recent months in Portugal have revealed olive oil fraud, illegal slaughter activities, and water added to seafood. In…

A new window opens for the emerging lab-meat industry

Joint regulation of cell-cultured meat by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has not bro…