The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert due to concerns that certain Turner Farm’s frozen, raw ground beef products may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically hard plastic and metal.
The problem was discovered after the firm notified FSIS that
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As 2025 begins, the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continue to investigate outbreaks of foodborne illnesses that started in 2024.
Overall, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted information in 2024 on 13 multi-state outbreaks of infections caused by E. coli, Listeria and
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Brothers Stewart and Micheal Parnell are the most reviled characters from one of food safety’s worst tragedies, and they’ve been trying for an early release from prison going into their sixth year.
Stewart, 70, and Michael, 65, seemed close to getting a decision Sept. 26, 2024, when the U.S. Court
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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 months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are
Continue Reading FDA warns Stew Leonard’s Holdings over misbranded cookie products following anaphylactic death
A rare illness in Belgium that affected nine people was likely spread after the initial patient ate pork while abroad several years earlier.
Human cysticercosis results from ingesting Taenia solium eggs shed by a tapeworm carrier, forming cystic larvae in tissues. Upon consumption by humans, they develop into a new intestinal
Continue Reading Carrier in Belgian pork tapeworm case ate meat abroad
From milk to meat to vegetables, food recalls surged in 2024.
Food safety experts suggest consumer demand for convenience could be part of the problem. Convenience brings risk. The additional handling steps required to bring those further prepared foods to the dinner table create more opportunities for pathogenic contamination. Increased
Continue Reading Were recalls really up in 2024?
More than 60 people fell ill in Kazakhstan after eating a cake made with raw eggs that was not stored correctly.
A total of 182 people attended a wedding in 2022. Of 138 study participants, 66 became ill. The main symptoms were diarrhea, abdominal pain and fever. Symptom onset occurred
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By Allie Molinaro
If you aren’t already concerned about antibiotic resistance, it’s time to take notice. The UN recently issued a grave warning, declaring antimicrobial resistance (AMR) one of the most urgent global health threats. Known as the “silent pandemic,” antibiotic resistance claimed 4.7 million lives
Continue Reading Unchecked antibiotic use just got more unchecked
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 modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below.
Use the chart below to view import alerts.
Continue Reading FDA increases import security on cheese from France, seafood and canned foods
Abbey Specialty Foods of Fairfield, NJ, is recalling Wicklow Gold Cheddar Nettle & Chive 5.2 oz product and Wicklow Gold Cheddar Tomato & Herb 5.2 oz product because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
There is concern that consumers may have the product in their homes
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