A man has been arrested in Italy for threatening to tamper with food and water products in supermarkets.
Investigators said the 47-year-old man claimed he would target mineral water and food items in supermarkets by
Continue Reading Man arrested in Italy after threats to adulterate food products
Officials in South Africa are looking into the deaths of up to five children to see if they are linked to eating instant noodles.
The Department of Health is investigating the possible food poisoning in
Continue Reading Noodle link investigated as children die in South Africa
Charges against a woman accused of putting needles in strawberries in 2018 in Australia have been dropped.
My Ut Trinh, an ex-farm worker, had been charged with contamination of goods and was scheduled to go
Continue Reading Prosecutors drop charges in strawberry tampering incident involving needles
Hannaford Supermarkets has expanded a pizza dough recall to include all Portland Pie products while doubling down on warnings to consumers about “malicious tampering” involving metal objects.
“Hannaford has removed all Portland Pie products from
Continue Reading Chain expands pizza dough recall involving razor blade tampering
A man who put metal in some jars of baby food in the United Kingdom has been jailed for 14 years.
Nigel Wright, a father of two, was convicted of blackmail and contaminating baby food
Continue Reading Man jailed for blackmail and contaminating baby food
A man who put shards of metal in baby food jars in the United Kingdom has been found guilty of blackmail and contaminating goods.
Nigel Wright began threatening supermarket chain Tesco in spring 2018, writing
Continue Reading Farmer guilty of putting metal in baby food
Acts of terrorism and other intentional tampering with food are the subjects of the third and final installment of industry regulatory guidance on how to deal with the intentional adulteration of the food supply.
With
Continue Reading FDA issues final draft guidance to help businesses find and eliminate tampering
The Fresh Produce Safety Centre Australia and New Zealand has published updated food safety guidelines for the industry.
The group is an industry-led organization established in 2013.
The guidelines are designed to achieve greater consistency
Continue Reading Australia and New Zealand get revised produce safety guidelines
The government’s response to tampering of Australian strawberries with needles this past year was timely but areas to improve have been identified in a Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) report.
These include centralizing incident
Continue Reading Recommendations made in strawberry tampering report
Plans to create stronger penalties for deliberate food contamination are being considered in New Zealand.
Nathan Guy, a member of parliament for the New Zealand National Party, has proposed a Member’s Bill to protect people
Continue Reading Stricter food contamination penalties proposed in New Zealand
