A current foodborne outbreak has caused the closure of school buildings for at least two weeks in Camden County, NJ.
On May 6, the district’s employees experienced symptoms of foodborne illness after attending a luncheon
Continue Reading New Jersey school district closes doors after foodborne outbreak
Authorities in Singapore have launched an investigation after 15 people fell sick beginning in late March.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) and Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said one person was hospitalized but has since been
Continue Reading Singaporean agencies probe illnesses; help form food safety hub
A poll of adults in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland has revealed that half of them do not always check the use-by date on food before eating it.
Findings show that 44 percent view use-by
Continue Reading FSA survey shows date label confusion
More than nine in 10 people surveyed in three UK countries have confidence that the food they buy is safe to eat.
Food and You 2 is a biannual survey which covers self-reported consumer knowledge,
Continue Reading FSA survey finds high confidence in food safety
Singapore is to introduce a bill on food safety and security later this year to better manage new and emerging risks.
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA), formed in 2019, will propose the act to consolidate
Continue Reading Singapore plans bill to manage food safety risks; posts updates on outbreaks
Four people have been convicted in England for making a false holiday food poisoning claim.
Two men and two women from Middlesbrough were sentenced to four months in prison, after issuing fraudulent compensation claims for
Continue Reading Four convicted for fake food poisoning claim
Consumer complaints in 2020 included hair in foods, glass in soup and insects and rodent droppings in products, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI).
In total, 2,772 grievances were handled by the
Continue Reading Irish complaints include hair, snails, moths, stones, live insects in food
A non-profit group has added its voice to a chorus of growing safety concerns about the rise in businesses operating out of people’s homes.
The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation said urgent government intervention on food
Continue Reading Rise in home-based businesses creates new safety worries amid pandemic
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has taken to social media to tackle potential confusion caused by a food waste campaign that encourages consumers to smell, look and taste to determine whether food is spoiled.
The
Continue Reading FSA stresses ‘use by’ date importance after food waste campaign confusion
Food poisoning has been the main food safety concern of surveyed Japanese people for almost every year since 2008, according to a study.
Food poisoning was ranked as the top food safety related hazard causing
Continue Reading Food poisoning top concern for people in Japan
A high number of Campylobacter infections and more cases of Salmonella infection linked to foods of non-animal origin have been identified in Sweden during a 10-year period, according to a new study.
The document compiles
Continue Reading Sweden publishes a decade of food poisoning data
