At least three children have been hospitalized with E. coli illnesses in Tennessee’s Knox County after consuming raw milk. Health officials are investigating McBee Dairy Farm and collected samples from the cattle and their milk on Thursday. Local television station WATE reports that Tennesseans can legally drink raw milk if they own the cow and that McBee is a privately owned cow-share operation. A cease-and-desist order has stopped the farm’s sale of raw cow and goat milk, and the health department will contact anyone who may have purchased McBee milk.
The News Desk team at Food Safety News covers breaking developments, regulatory updates, recalls, and key topics shaping food safety today. These articles are produced collaboratively by our editorial staff.
This is part 1 of a 3-part series.
An unlicensed meat producer and poor hygiene at a restaurant played a role in a Salmonella outbreak in an Australian state,
Almost 500 people were sick in a major E. coli outbreak in Germany in 2025, according to recently released figures from a regional State Office for Health and Social Affairs.
The root cause of a large E. coli outbreak in the United Kingdom in 2024 remains unknown with authorities warning a re-emergence is possible.
Almost 300 people fell ill
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
Gias Foods has issued a nationwide recall of two lots of bettergoods Authentic Italian Lemon Alfredo Fettuccine sold at Walmart after testing found the product may be contaminated with Listeria
The Food and Drug Administration has added three products to a safety alert about yellow oleander. There are now 33 products on the warning list.
The agency is reminding consumers
Alasko brand frozen whole raspberries are being recalled in Canada because of contamination with norovirus.
This recall was triggered by findings by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency during its investigation
