The United States and European Union have changed the rules around the import of food from areas near Fukushima in Japan.
While the Food and Drug Administration has removed an import alert, the European Commission
Continue Reading U.S and EU ease Fukushima import rules
Fats and oils remained the category most debated in 2020 by European countries trying to tackle food fraud, according to a report.
The EU Agri-Food Fraud Network (FFN) is managed by the Directorate-General for Health
Continue Reading Food fraud discussions continue to rise in Europe
Officials in Brazil have issued a warning after a woman became sick from a rare disease after eating fish.
The municipality of Goianésia, which is in the state of Goiás, said it is monitoring the
Continue Reading Rare case of illness in Brazil from fish prompts warning
A dairy linked to an E. coli outbreak in 2019 in England has been prosecuted for food safety and hygiene offences.
NP and DJ Darwin Ltd, trading as Darwin’s Dairy, pleaded guilty at a virtual
Continue Reading Prosecution for dairy linked to E. coli outbreak; fish sellers also sentenced
Authorities in the British Virgin Islands have issued a warning after a surge in Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) within the past few weeks.
Cases until the week of June 6 were sporadic, but within three
Continue Reading Ciguatera increase prompts alert in British Virgin Islands
The risk of Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat (RTE) fish products requires further attention, according to a long-awaited EFSA and ECDC study.
The European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC), European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
Continue Reading New study highlights Listeria risk in ready-to-eat fish products
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 Import alert modifications include fish, cheese, produce and more
Norway has opted not to change the rules around the sale of unpasteurized, raw milk to protect consumer health.
In 2017, the Ministry of Health and Care Services commissioned the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet)
Continue Reading Norway decides not to change raw milk rules; salmon producers face review
A project looking at the risk of ciguatera poisoning in Europe has finished work after almost five years.
An international scientific meeting was held in October for the EuroCigua project which began in April 2016
Continue Reading Project confirms growing threat in Europe from toxins created by microalgae
A French agency has warned people of the risks of eating berries or leaves from decorative plants.
The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) seasonal message focused on holly, mistletoe
Continue Reading Health officials warn of seasonal poisoning risk from certain plants
Three European countries have recorded Listeria infections with fish being investigated as the source.
Germany has reported 30 infections and, since November, two people in Austria and one person in Denmark has contracted the same
Continue Reading Germany hit hardest by current Listeria outbreak across Europe
