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New Year’s Eve food safety: How to prioritize food safety for a healthy start in 2024

As the countdown to 2024 begins, celebratory get-togethers need to prioritize food safety. Amid the excitement and festivities, it’s crucial to ensure that the New Year’s Eve

By News Desk

/ 30 Dec 2023

New Year’s Eve food safety: How to prioritize food safety for a healthy start in 2024

Gorgonzola was recalled in Canada after testing showed contamination with Listeria

Two brands of gorgonzola truffle cheese are being recalled in Canada because of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall follows testing by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Consumers are urged

By News Desk

/ 29 Dec 2023

Gorgonzola was recalled in Canada after testing showed contamination with Listeria

One dead in UK E. coli outbreak linked to raw milk cheese

One person has died in a Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) outbreak in the United Kingdom, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). UKHSA, Public Health Scotland (PHS)

By Joe Whitworth

/ 29 Dec 2023

One dead in UK E. coli outbreak linked to raw milk cheese

Study looks at using antimicrobials in coatings for stone fruits to make them safer and last longer

A new project explores the addition of food-grade antimicrobials to the wax and fungicidal coatings applied to stone fruit to reduce contamination risks and extend shelf life. While stone

By News Desk

/ 29 Dec 2023

Study looks at using antimicrobials in coatings for stone fruits to make them safer and last longer

FDA steps up enforcement activities on imported cantaloupe and other 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

/ 29 Dec 2023

FDA steps up enforcement activities on imported cantaloupe and other foods

Soybean sprouts recalled after state finds Listeria contamination

Nam & Son of Jessup, MD, is recalling one-pound bags of soybean sprouts, with the sell-by date of Dec. 14 because they have the potential to be contaminated

By News Desk

/ 28 Dec 2023

Soybean sprouts recalled after state finds Listeria contamination

Outbreaks this year included thousands of victims

Federal, state, and local officials investigated dozens of foodborne outbreaks during 2023, with some ongoing as the year ended. One common denominator among the outbreaks is that far more people

By Coral Beach

/ 28 Dec 2023

Outbreaks this year included thousands of victims

UK investigates E. coli outbreak with 30 sick from raw milk cheese

An outbreak of E. coli has sickened at least 30 people in the United Kingdom. The Food Standards Agency (FSA), Food Standards Scotland (FSS), and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

By Joe Whitworth

/ 28 Dec 2023

UK investigates E. coli outbreak with 30 sick from raw milk cheese

Industry group calls for FDA regulation of Kratom

Kratom, the tropical tree native to Southeast Asia, isn’t lawfully marketed in the U.S.— not as a drug product, a dietary supplement, or a food additive in conventional

By Dan Flynn

/ 28 Dec 2023

Industry group calls for FDA regulation of Kratom

2023: From Salmonella in Sweden and Poland to E. coli and botulism outbreaks

— OPINION — While Poland and Salmonella have met before, in Sweden, eggs and Salmonella were less expected this year. There was a worrying rise in botulism incidents, and Fukushima was back

By Joe Whitworth

/ 27 Dec 2023

2023: From Salmonella in Sweden and Poland to E. coli and botulism outbreaks

More patients found to have lead poisoning linked to applesauce; some recalled products still on store shelves

The number of children affected by extremely high levels of lead in cinnamon applesauce pouches continues to grow, and some adults are now reported in the outbreak. The outbreak has

By Coral Beach

/ 27 Dec 2023

More patients found to have lead poisoning linked to applesauce; some recalled products still on store shelves

Parnell brothers remain incarcerated but start 2024 in very different places

The year 2023 ends with brothers Stewart and Michael Parnell in very different places in their Habeas Corpus appeals at the Circuit Court in Atlanta. Stewart Parnell, who was permitted

By Dan Flynn

/ 27 Dec 2023

Parnell brothers remain incarcerated but start 2024 in very different places

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New Year’s Eve food safety: How to prioritize food safety for a healthy start in 2024

Gorgonzola was recalled in Canada after testing showed contamination with Listeria

One dead in UK E. coli outbreak linked to raw milk cheese

Study looks at using antimicrobials in coatings for stone fruits to make them safer and last longer

FDA steps up enforcement activities on imported cantaloupe and other foods

Soybean sprouts recalled after state finds Listeria contamination

Outbreaks this year included thousands of victims

UK investigates E. coli outbreak with 30 sick from raw milk cheese

Industry group calls for FDA regulation of Kratom

2023: From Salmonella in Sweden and Poland to E. coli and botulism outbreaks

More patients found to have lead poisoning linked to applesauce; some recalled products still on store shelves

Parnell brothers remain incarcerated but start 2024 in very different places