The European Commission has opened a call for evidence relating to food and feed safety legislation.
The move is in response to stakeholders and member states asking for reduced administrative
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or
German officials are continuing to battle a serious E. coli outbreak that may have sickened more than 120 people.
In total, 121 patients are linked to the outbreak. Of these,
The International Food Information Council (IFIC) conducts ongoing online surveys of U.S. consumers. The Washington D.C.-based organization recently released survey results for the periods of March 13-27,
A Salmonella outbreak in nursing homes in a region of Sweden has been connected to a larger national outbreak linked to eggs.
An analysis by the Public Health Agency 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.
Recent
Federal officials are investigating two new foodborne illness outbreaks, but have not yet been able to identify a source of the pathogens.
One outbreak, from Salmonella Lomalinda, has sickened 30
Smoked fish products in England have a relatively low prevalence of Listeria but have been associated with illnesses, according to a study recently published.
Researchers encouraged manufacturers of smoked fish
On September 18 the world marks Global Glove Safety Day, led once again by food safety icon Darin Detwiler with specialist glove supplier Eagle Protect. But this year, it comes
A company in England has been fined for failing to promptly tell authorities it was working with high-hazard infectious agents.
Lab 21 Healthcare, a company that operated a high-containment laboratory
Haifa Smoked Fish of Jamaica, NY, is recalling “COLD SMOKED SALMON” and “COLD SMOKED SEABASS” because of positive tests for Listeria monocytogenes.
The implicated Haifa “COLD SMOKED SALMON” is sold
Danish authorities have linked a Listeria outbreak to a brand of ready-to-eat fish cakes.
Five people have been infected by the same type of Listeria since mid-August.
According to the
