An amendment to the Agriculture Bill on food import standards has been approved in the United Kingdom.
Other proposed changes include asking the government to think again on the use of pesticides, climate change targets,
Continue Reading Food standards amendment backed in UK Ag Bill
The number of foodborne outbreaks was down but the amount of people falling sick was up in Denmark in 2019 compared to the year before.
This past year, 51 outbreaks were reported with 1,929 patients.
Continue Reading Outbreaks down but illnesses up for Denmark
The factory of a sandwich producer in England linked to an illness was contaminated by Listeria for almost three years, a report into the incident has found.
In July 2017, Listeria monocytogenes was isolated from
Continue Reading Listeria found for years at site of sandwich producer
Australians have been warned about the potential risks of buying and selling food on social media websites.
The Food Safety Information Council (FSIC) said food is being prepared in unregulated home kitchens and offered on
Continue Reading FSIC warns of risks because of rise in food sold on social media
U.S. officials have linked recalled black fungus to a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened dozens of people in 10 states. The edible fungus is also known as wood ear mushrooms.
At least 41 patients are
Continue Reading CDC says recalled mushrooms linked to new Salmonella outbreak
The World Health Organization (WHO) is requesting data on methylmercury and total mercury in certain fish species.
Fish types for which maximum limits have already been established are excluded.
People are mainly exposed to methylmercury
Continue Reading WHO wants data on mercury in fish
A California company has initiated a recall for imported dried fungus because state officials found Salmonella in the food product.
Wismettac Asian Foods Inc., Santa Fe Springs, CA, is recalling Shirakiku brand imported dried fungus,
Continue Reading Salmonella finding prompts recall of dried, imported, edible fungus
The resurgence of a hepatitis A outbreak linked to strawberries underlines the importance of complete traceback of implicated products during outbreaks, according to researchers.
Following outbreaks linked to frozen strawberries in Sweden and Austria in
Continue Reading Germany part of resurgent hepatitis A outbreak
Senegal has improved detection of residues and contaminants in food products thanks to international help.
The four-year project strengthening laboratory capabilities for analyzing veterinary drug residues and contaminants in food began in 2016. It is
Continue Reading Senegal project improves food safety capability
Government tests spurred a recall of Manila clams because of contamination with a marine biotoxin that causes the potentially deadly Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning.
Evergreen International Foodstuffs Ltd. reports distributing the clams to retailers in Ontario
Continue Reading Inconsistent labeling complicates clam recall; marine toxin found
Two agencies in the Netherlands have looked at the prevalence of selected pathogens in chickens for meat production.
The study reaffirmed Campylobacter, Salmonella and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing bacteria on broiler farms can be transmitted to
Continue Reading Dutch study assesses pathogens in broilers
