BrucePac of Durant, OK, is recalling 9,986,245 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

The problem was discovered after FSIS performed routine product testing of finished product containing RTE…

A federal court has entered into a consent decree with Rizo Lopez Foods Inc. regarding a deadly Listeria outbreak traced to its cheeses.

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California entered a permanent injunction against the company, prohibiting it from manufacturing and selling certain food products until…

One month into the FDA’s new Human Foods Program, Deputy Commissioner Jim Jones will appear in a webinar by the Alliance for a Stronger FDA.

The FDA the country’s oldest comprehensive consumer protection agency, began its new chapter on Oct. 1.  The new human foods program took effect after a…

Public Health Scotland (PHS) has shared data revealing the number of outbreaks and illnesses caused by different pathogens in 2022 and 2023.

Surveillance of outbreaks in Scotland was suspended due to the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic and is undergoing review before re-establishment. The report only covers outbreaks in which…

An investigation into businesses showing incorrect food hygiene ratings in England has renewed calls for mandatory display.

The BBC visited dozens of establishments in east London and found businesses ranging from small local restaurants to the supermarket chain Sainsbury’s misleading customers with inaccurate Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) scores.

The…

Lunds & Byerlys is recalling about 500 containers of L&B Lone Star Dip because of potential mold growth contamination.

The recalled product was sold at Lunds & Byerly’s stores throughout the Twin Cities and surrounding area.

There is concern that consumers may have unused portions of the dip in their…

The Connecticut Department of Agriculture has issued a recall of bottled raw milk produced by Bridgewater farm Nature View Dairy because it has been linked to people with Campylobacter infections.…

Because pasteurization is the defense against potentially deadly avian flu,  it can be argued that raw milk has never been more dangerous than now.

But today, a state appeals court in Pennsylvania will hear whether the infamous Amos Miller should be able to sell raw milk to out-of-state customers. Miller…

An investigation into related Salmonella infections in the United Kingdom has revealed multiple vehicles and pathways of infection.

Following an outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium in Wales in 2021, which was associated with sheep meat and lamb liver being consumed raw, other genetically related cases were found across the UK. The…

A recently published report has detailed the largest multi-provincial Salmonella outbreak in Canada in more than two decades, linking 515 confirmed cases to contaminated red onions imported from the United States.

The outbreak, which occurred between June and August 2020, affected residents across seven provinces, with 19 percent of those…