Silani Sweet Cheese Ltd. has recalled mozzarella balls because they are potentially contaminated with E. coli.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) advisory, posted Feb. 14, says the product was distributed to retail stores
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Brashears begins her second year as deputy undersecretary with new plan for FSIS
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service rolled out a new annual plan at a meeting in Austin with small meat and poultry operators. Mindy Brashears, USDA’s deputy undersecretary for food safety, described a sort of
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FSA surveys show level of antimicrobial resistant bacteria on UK chicken
There has been a decline of antimicrobial-resistant E. coli but not Campylobacter in chicken based on surveys by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Two annual surveys tested fresh chicken sold in the United Kingdom, with
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German researchers developing rapid Salmonella detection test
Fraunhofer researchers are helping to develop a test to detect Salmonella in less than eight hours.
A team from the Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology, Branch Bioanalytics and Bioprocesses are working with the
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Blackberry warning remains in place as outbreak declared over
Federal officials still can’t say for sure where the blackberries came from, but today they repeated their public warning about fresh berries that were sold in the fall of 2019 and linked to a multi-state
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Wife pays tribute to husband who died after Salmonella infection
The wife of a man who was infected with Salmonella linked to duck eggs and later died has said his death has left a massive hole in their lives.
Cheryl Tavakoli paid tribute to her
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Advertising raw milk in Kansas is okay, but producing it might be banned
A Kansas review of raw milk policies includes everything from banning sales to requiring a 37-word warning label about the health risks of consuming unpasteurized milk.
Kansas does not permit sales of raw milk in
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Survey reveals food safety perceptions in five countries
Insights into consumer attitudes about food safety in five countries have been published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Findings come from data collected in November 2019 in Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and
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FDA, CDC say outbreak over; investigation finds problems but no specific cause
Federal agencies are reporting a Salmonella outbreak traced to fresh-cut fruit is over after sickening more than 150 people in 14 states. The outbreak strain was particularly virulent with a high hospitalization rate.
One factor
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APHIS still wants USA to adopt RFID based traceability
Animal disease, not human food safety, is the purpose of traceability in the United States. It means that if there is an outbreak of hoof and mouth disease, tracing it to impacted herds might be
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