Three people have died and more than 60 have fallen ill in a serious Listeria outbreak in Italy.
The Ministry of Health (Ministero della Salute) said there had been an increase in cases of listeriosis
Continue Reading Poultry sausages linked to deadly Listeria outbreak in Italy
A group of cattle ranchers is pushing hard for reforms on country-of-origin-labeling, known as COOL, and the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture says he is already working on the situation.
R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America is
Continue Reading USDA secretary says he is working on ‘made in the USA’ labeling for beef; cattlemen want faster action
Detections of Salmonella in raw meat-based pet food in the United Kingdom have hit their highest ever level, according to a report. This poses a risk to people who handle it.
Data on Salmonella reports
Continue Reading Findings of Salmonella in pet food continue to increase, finds report
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has warned of major food safety and standards risks if the United Kingdom scraps certain European rules.
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill covers more than 2,400 pieces of EU
Continue Reading Scottish agency concerned about UK’s move on EU laws
A Salmonella outbreak in Denmark has ended without the source being identified although patient interviews pointed to chicken.
From the end of March to early August, 22 people were infected with the same type of
Continue Reading Denmark Salmonella and Listeria outbreaks end with sources still unknown
The Food and Drug Administration is continuing its use of 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
Continue Reading Cheese, fish, dried fruit among foods subject to new import enforcement
The United States has fallen a few places in the latest rankings of a report that measures food security.
The study from Economist Impact put Finland at the top, followed by Ireland, Norway and France. Canada
Continue Reading U.S. slips down rankings in food security index
Officials investigating a deadly outbreak in Austria have found Listeria at the company thought to be responsible.
Listeria isolates with the same genetic fingerprint as the outbreak strain were detected in three environmental samples from
Continue Reading Austrian officials find Listeria at company linked to outbreak
There was a big fall in the number of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infections in Europe in 2020, according to recently published data.
In 2020, 4,824 confirmed STEC infections were reported. This is down
Continue Reading Europe sees large drop in E. coli infections in 2020
Researchers have estimated that Japan had around 20,000 anisakiasis cases each year in 2018 and 2019. These figures are much higher than official data.
Anisakiasis is a parasitic disease caused by anisakid worms. Transmission occurs
Continue Reading Scientists find large gap in anisakis estimates and official statistics