Nine people from the same family have died in China after consuming homemade corn noodles.
The family had eaten a local dish known as suantangzi earlier this month in the northeastern Heilongjiang province. All nine
Continue Reading Nine dead in China from contaminated corn noodles
Seven in 10 Americans are concerned about the presence of chemical products in food, according to a survey.
The poll by Mérieux NutriSciences and bioMérieux found 70 percent of respondents were troubled about this topic
Continue Reading Chemicals in food are a main safety concern for majority of Americans
More than 4,000 reports on food or feed risks were filed by member states to the European Commission this past year.
In 2019, 4,118 original notifications were transmitted through the Rapid Alert System for Food
Continue Reading RASFF notifications broke 4,000 barrier in 2019
For the second time since June, China has suspended imports from a U.S. poultry plant where employees became infected with the coronavirus.
First to face suspension was poultry from a Tyson Foods plant in Springdale,
Continue Reading China refuses imports from Fort Smith and Springfield poultry plants in U.S.
Poisonous mushrooms were the most common cause of outbreaks in China during a 14-year period, according to a study.
Researchers looked at data reported to the National Foodborne Disease Outbreak Surveillance System from 2003 to
Continue Reading Mushroom poisoning behind most outbreaks in China
It is highly unlikely that SARS-CoV-2 is a food safety risk, according to an international group of scientists.
The International Commission for Microbiological Specifications of Foods (ICMSF) is a non-governmental organization and an observer to
Continue Reading Experts affirm that coronavirus is ‘highly unlikely’ to be food risk
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
Continue Reading Federal alerts include milk products from China, aquaculture seafood
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for an undetermined amount of imported cooked duck blood curds from China. Yes, that is correct, the public health alert is for
Continue Reading Alert over China’s exports of duck blood to U.S. without inspection or records
People across the world are continuing to receive unsolicited packages of seeds that appear to be coming mainly from China.
The United States, Canada, India, Israel, Poland, Japan, Ireland, Germany, Australia, the United Kingdom and
Continue Reading Mystery mailings of seeds continue worldwide
A government agency, industry association and the affected company in Brazil have responded to Chinese claims that a chicken wing sample has tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19.
Health authorities in Shenzhen, Guangdong
Continue Reading Brazil responds to Coronavirus positive chicken claims
City food inspectors from Shenzhen and Xian, China report finding traces of the COVID-19 virus on the packaging for imported chicken wings and shrimp.
China in June stepped up its scrutiny of imported food, saying
Continue Reading Trace amounts of COVID-19 virus found by Chinese cities on packages of frozen foods
