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Study finds backyard chicken flocks show higher rates of Campylobacter and Salmonella

Backyard chicken flocks in North Carolina harbor almost twice the prevalence of the foodborne bacterium Campylobacter compared to commercial farms, according to a new study. The findings come amid a

By News Desk

/ 19 Jul 2024

Study finds backyard chicken flocks show higher rates of Campylobacter and Salmonella

FSA finds link between food costs and risky behaviors

Analysis of a Food Standards Agency (FSA) survey has found people worried about being able to afford food are more likely to take food safety risks. Data comes from a

By Joe Whitworth

/ 19 Jul 2024

FSA finds link between food costs and risky behaviors

Suspended sentence in food hygiene test case

An appeals court in Finland has increased an individual’s sentence for manipulating a food hygiene test. The Helsinki Court of Appeal modified the decision given by a district court

By News Desk

/ 19 Jul 2024

Suspended sentence in food hygiene test case

Rice recalled in seven states over foreign object of ‘rodent-origin’ in product

Wehah Farms of Richvale, CA is recalling 4600 cases of Lundberg Family Farms Sustainable Wild Blend Gourmet Rice because the product may contain a foreign object that appears to be

By News Desk

/ 18 Jul 2024

Rice recalled in seven states over foreign object of ‘rodent-origin’ in product

Risk warnings are not pausing raw milk consumption

At a time when friends don’t let friends drink raw milk and some world-renowned scientists with deep expertise in the H5N1 virus think the situation is serious enough that

By Dan Flynn

/ 18 Jul 2024

Risk warnings are not pausing raw milk consumption

Publisher’s Platform: We lost another Food Safety Hero

I have been at IAFP this week and learned of the tragic passing of someone I have called a friend. I first met Will on the opposite side of a

By Bill Marler

/ 18 Jul 2024

Publisher’s Platform: We lost another Food Safety Hero

Patient counts increasing in Salmonella outbreaks; more also sick in edibles outbreak

Patient counts in two outbreaks of infections from Salmonella have increased in the past week. For a Salmonella Irumu outbreak, there are three more patients compared to a week ago,

By News Desk

/ 18 Jul 2024

Patient counts increasing in Salmonella outbreaks; more also sick in edibles outbreak

Germany shares latest outbreak and illness data

Germany has published data on foodborne outbreaks and infections for 2021, showing more than 130 outbreaks and a rise in most pathogens. In 2021, 376 potentially food-related outbreaks (excluding norovirus)

By Joe Whitworth

/ 18 Jul 2024

Germany shares latest outbreak and illness data

FDA steps up enforcement of imported seafood, cocoa beans and canned foods

The Food and Drug Administration continues using import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.

By News Desk

/ 18 Jul 2024

FDA steps up enforcement of imported seafood, cocoa beans and canned foods

UK survey reveals knowledge gaps on imported eggs

A survey of chefs in the United Kingdom has found confusion around serving imported eggs to vulnerable groups. A June 2024 poll by The Staff Canteen, a UK chef network,

By News Desk

/ 18 Jul 2024

UK survey reveals knowledge gaps on imported eggs

Hot dog products recalled in three states over lack of federal inspection

AW Farms of Argillite, KY, is recalling 6,900 pounds of hot dog products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, according to the U.S. Department of

By News Desk

/ 17 Jul 2024

Hot dog products recalled in three states over lack of federal inspection

Additional people report becoming ill after consuming Diamond Shruumz edibles

At least 69 people have now reported illnesses, including respiratory failure, after consuming Diamond Shruumz brand microdosing edibles. Some of the recalled edibles are still on store shelves. In the

By News Desk

/ 17 Jul 2024

Additional people report becoming ill after consuming Diamond Shruumz edibles

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Study finds backyard chicken flocks show higher rates of Campylobacter and Salmonella

FSA finds link between food costs and risky behaviors

Suspended sentence in food hygiene test case

Rice recalled in seven states over foreign object of ‘rodent-origin’ in product

Risk warnings are not pausing raw milk consumption

Publisher’s Platform: We lost another Food Safety Hero

Patient counts increasing in Salmonella outbreaks; more also sick in edibles outbreak

Germany shares latest outbreak and illness data

FDA steps up enforcement of imported seafood, cocoa beans and canned foods

UK survey reveals knowledge gaps on imported eggs

Hot dog products recalled in three states over lack of federal inspection

Additional people report becoming ill after consuming Diamond Shruumz edibles