Two people in Romania have been diagnosed with botulism, according to Agerpres, the country’s news agency.
This past weekend, a man went to hospital in the city of Arad and his wife was later diagnosed
Continue Reading Botulism cases reported in Romania; homemade ham implicated
A lack of communication between officials in Canada could put at risk the control system for EU dairy exports, according to an audit.
DG Sante, the European Commission’s agency for health and food safety, looked
Continue Reading EU finds communication gaps in Canadian dairy controls
INFOSAN has reported its busiest period ever for the second successive quarter.
The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) dealt with 63 events from April to June compared to 56 in the first quarter of
Continue Reading INFOSAN food safety work continues to increase
The USDA’s confirmation that African Swine Fever (ASF) has turned up in the Dominican Republic changes the metrics for pork consumers in the United States.
Classical Swine Fever was in the Dominican Republic almost 40
Continue Reading African swine fever gets too close for comfort of U.S. pork consumers
An ongoing E. coli outbreak affecting 16 people in 12 states has been linked to cake mix.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the
Continue Reading Multistate E. coli outbreak linked to cake mix
Chicken has been confirmed as the source of most Campylobacter infections, according to a research report published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the United Kingdom.
The aim was to estimate contributions of the
Continue Reading Scale of Campylobacter poultry link assessed in UK study
The World Health Organization (WHO) wants data on certain mycotoxins in different food products.
The first call for information covers aflatoxin in cereals and cereal-based products. This includes maize grain; flour, meal, semolina and flakes
Continue Reading WHO calls for mycotoxin data in some peanuts, cereals and spices
Health officials in Ireland are investigating an E. coli O26 outbreak at a childcare facility.
Officials with the Department of Public Health Mid-West of the Health Service Executive (HSE) said the agency is managing the
Continue Reading E. coli outbreak sickens young children in Ireland
Belgium’s system to prevent microbiological risks before and during harvest of certain foods has been criticized by the EU’s health and safety body. Officials in Belgium disagree.
A DG Sante audit found Belgium’s program is
Continue Reading DG Sante raises concerns on Belgian microbial controls
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 modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as
Continue Reading FDA clamps down on imported shark fins, cantaloupes, mushrooms and more
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for data on two heavy metals in a range of food types.
The first covers methylmercury and total mercury in orange roughy, pink cusk-eel and all toothfish and
Continue Reading WHO wants data on heavy metals in food
