Researchers have described a confirmed case of infant botulism linked to peanut butter that occurred in the United Kingdom in May 2024.
A 6-month-old infant was hospitalized after being given
Reported outbreaks fell in 2024 in Austria but the number of people requiring hospitalization doubled compared to the year before, according to recently released data.
In 2024, 34 foodborne outbreaks
One of the six people who fell ill in a French botulism outbreak linked to cake has died.
French media reported the 78-year-old woman who died had made the cake
Four people have fallen sick after consuming a type of egg product supplement in the United Kingdom.
Public Health Scotland is leading the probe into a cluster of multidrug resistant
Tighter controls for Salmonella on tahini and halva from Syria are among changes made by the European Commission to checks on imported products.
The revised legislation sets the rate of
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
Recently released data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has shown another rise in E. coli infections in England in 2024.
Overall, 2,544 cultured-confirmed cases of Shiga toxin-producing
Dong Phuong Group Partnership is recalling Ocean Swallow brand Sesame Candy because it contains undeclared peanut.
People with sensitivities or allergies to peanuts could have serious or life threatening reactions
A review has revealed foodborne botulism is uncommon in the United Kingdom but its seriousness means there is a critical need for continued surveillance.
Botulism is a rare but life-threatening
Swedish authorities have closed a business that produced cheese and other dairy products without a permit.
The Swedish Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket) urged people to throw away items labeled “Ellen dairy,
Authorities in Turkey have found three companies guilty of breaching competition laws.
The Turkish Competition Authority (Rekabet Kurumu) recently concluded an investigation involving five private food control laboratories.
The case
An audit of local authorities in Scotland has found an inconsistent approach to official controls and not enough unannounced inspections.
The Food Standards Scotland (FSS) audit examined the organization, planning,
