An outbreak of E. coli has sickened at least 30 people in the United Kingdom. The Food Standards Agency (FSA), Food Standards Scotland (FSS), and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) warned people that a type of raw milk cheese may be contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC). Four of Mrs. Kirkham’s Lancashire Cheese products
Photo illustration The kitchen at the heart of an E. coli outbreak that sickened almost 450 children at daycare centers in Calgary, Canada, has been allowed to reopen on a limited basis. Provincial health officers in Alberta say the Fueling Minds kitchen can only serve one of the 11 daycare centers that were closed during
The role of infected food handlers in two norovirus outbreaks in Spain has been highlighted recently by researchers. Two gastroenteritis outbreaks occurred a week apart in the same facility in Lleida, Spain, in 2018. The most frequent symptoms were abdominal pain, vomiting, and nausea. The first outbreak was associated with salad consumption and the second with
The FDA has released its final food safety guidance for producers of sprouts, a food that has been linked to several outbreaks in recent years. The document details recommendations on how sprout operators can comply with the sprout portion of the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act, which establishes science-based standards for safe produce production and
A new journal article on the polony tragedy was just published: “Cost estimation of listeriosis (Listeria monocytogenes) occurrence in South Africa in 2017 and its food safety implications.” Some main points: Estimate the loss of 204 that died was at least $240,000,000 US Hospitalization costs were at least $10,400,000 US Loss to businesses was at least
Itrading International is recalling SSS brand Enoki mushrooms from the marketplace because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. This recall was triggered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency test results. Recalled product: BrandProductSizeUPCCodesSSSMushroom (enoki)200 g6 953150 100677All units sold up to and including July 28, 2023 As of the posting of this recall, there have been
Panamerican Foods, LLC, a distributor and importer of record located in Kearny, NJ., late Friday recalled approximately 4,978 pounds of the pork and beef bean stew products that were imported from Brazil that were not eligible for export of meat products to the United States, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
Photo illustration T&E Imports and GPAE Trading Corp. are recalling G Fuel brand Energy Drinks because of high levels of caffeine. Too much caffeine can cause severe disturbances to the heart and nervous system. According to the recall posted by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the recalled products have been sold nationally in Canada
Scott Faber, Senior Vice President for Government Affairs, and Kalena Wojtala, a J.D. candidate at Vermont Law School and an intern working for the Environmental Working Group (EWG), have filed the latest petition with USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). In the petition filed on April 27, the EWG requests that the USDA agency:
Human botulism is rare in France but levels have remained stable in recent years, according to a study. Botulism is a notifiable disease in the country through a case-based passive surveillance system. All reports of human botulism are recorded by health authorities through Santé Publique France and cases are confirmed by the National Reference Center for
Health officials have been unable to find the source of a Salmonella outbreak that affected almost 30 people in Ireland and England. The outbreak, which saw 11 people hospitalized, has been declared over by authorities. Symptom onset ranged between Nov. 30, 2022, and Jan. 13, 2023, peaking on Dec. 7. Patients lived in multiple areas
Conagra Brands, Inc., of Fort Madison, Iowa, is recalling approximately 2,581,816 pounds of canned meat and poultry products because of a packaging defect that may cause the products to become contaminated without showing any outward signs of contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced. Recalled brands include Armour, Kroger