World Food Safety Day is June 7, 2026
Every few years a number comes along that stops me cold, even after three decades of doing this work. This week, that
Unsafe food is responsible for about 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths a year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
The number of illnesses and deaths show
The USDA has confirmed the country’s first case of New World screwworm — the parasitic fly poised to harm the Texas $15 billion cattle industry.
The U.S. Department of
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.
People are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to generate images and complaints as part of attempts to claim refunds and compensation, according to food safety experts Food Alert.
The company
An Irish survey has revealed low use of a meat thermometer when cooking burgers, sausages or chicken breasts.
Findings prompted Safefood to remind people to use a thermometer to make
Total Nutrition Inc. of Deer Park, NY, is expanding its recall of TNVitamins and Doctor's Pride Ultra Potent Complete Green Superfood Moringa Capsules due to the potential to