Skip to content
Sponsored by Marler Clark
Sponsored by Marler Clark, Inc., PS
Food Safety News logo

Food Safety News

Breaking news for everyone's consumption

Menu

HomeNewsletterOutbreaksRecallsDirectoryEventsAbout UsMedia KitContact Us
Search
Close

Food Safety News

physical hazard

Subscribe to physical hazard via RSS
Food safety with young man

Review highlights food contamination risks

By News Desk on May 30, 2025

A review has looked into different types of food contaminants and the drivers behind food safety risks to help with their detection and control.

The study focused on current types of food contaminants, advances in detection technologies, emerging risks, and the latest developments in regulatory frameworks through a review of…

Continue Reading Review highlights food contamination risks

Decline in alerts for global food safety network in early 2022

By News Desk on June 16, 2022

The number of food safety incidents involving an international network dropped in the first quarter of 2022.

The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) was part of 47 alerts from January through March this year compared to 64 in the final quarter of 2021.

So far this year, 25 involved…

Continue Reading Decline in alerts for global food safety network in early 2022
illustration international dinner plate

INFOSAN involvement in food safety incidents doubles

By Joe Whitworth on October 16, 2020

A global food safety network has been involved in almost double the number of incidents in the past few years.

INFOSAN was active during 162 food safety events across all regions in 2018 and 2019. This included 84 in 2019 and 78 in 2018. It was involved in 84…
Continue Reading INFOSAN involvement in food safety incidents doubles

Food Poisoning word cloud hand sphere concept

Hong Kong records rise in foodborne outbreaks

By Joe Whitworth on March 25, 2020

Almost 200 foodborne outbreaks affecting 800 people were reported in Hong Kong in 2019, according to a new report.

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and Department of Health are responsible for investigating and controlling food poisoning outbreaks related to local premises and…
Continue Reading Hong Kong records rise in foodborne outbreaks

FSN Editors Show/Hide

  • Dan Flynn
  • Coral Beach
FSN Writers & Contributors​

Stay Connected

RSS Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Events Calendar

Food Recalls

  • USDA orders recall of catfish products from Vietnam because of export status
  • Comvita Manuka Honey products recalled because of leaking packaging
  • Rocky Road Ice Cream recalled because of undeclared allergens and mislabeled packaging
  • Nearly 50 tons of dry milk recalled because of potential Salmonella contamination
More Recalls

Editorials & Guest Opinions

Modernization of recall communications to consumers is urgently needed

By Guest Contributor on June 13, 2025

Take food safety seriously this summer

By Guest Contributor on June 11, 2025

Publisher’s Platform: World Food Safety Day celebrates ‘Science in Action’

By Bill Marler on June 6, 2025
More Op-Eds
Letters to the Editor

Food Safety Guides

  • Cooking Temperatures
  • Cross-Contamination
  • Foodborne Pathogens
Find Your Health Department
Restaurant Inspections
eFood Alert Blog
Marler Blog
Marler Clark, Inc., PS logo
180 Olympic Drive S.E.
Bainbridge Island, Washington 98110
RSS Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Subscribe
  • Consumer Education
  • Enforcement
  • Events
  • Food Policy & Law
  • Food Recalls
  • Food Safety Guides
  • Foodborne Illness Investigations
  • Nutrition & Public Health
  • Opinion & Contributed Articles
  • Science & Research
  • Sustainability
  • Technology
  • Victim Stories
  • World
  • Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
  • For Foodies
  • Government Agencies
  • Lawsuits & Litigation
  • Letters to the Editor
  • Local Food
  • Media Kit
Copyright © 2025, Marler Clark, Inc., PS. All Rights Reserved.
Privacy PolicyLegal StatementAdvertise
Law blog design & platform by LexBlog LexBlog Logo