Long-awaited checks on imports from Europe by the United Kingdom and World Food Safety Day are among the highlights for the coming year.
2024 marks 45 years since the launch of the EU’s Rapid Alert
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The European Commission’s health and safety division has published findings from two assessments looking at controls on milk and dairy products in Austria and Slovakia.
A DG Sante audit in January 2023 made seven recommendations
Continue Reading DG Sante audits show Austria, Slovakia can improve raw milk controls
The safety of raw milk, fish, chicken, and produce were some of the products checked in recent controls in Austria.
Results of the inspection campaigns were published by the Austrian Agency for Health and Food
Continue Reading Austria reveals results from controls on a range of products
Two brands of gorgonzola truffle cheese are being recalled in Canada because of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recall follows testing by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Consumers are urged to check their homes for
Continue Reading Gorgonzola was recalled in Canada after testing showed contamination with Listeria
One person has died in a Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) outbreak in the United Kingdom, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
UKHSA, Public Health Scotland (PHS), and other agencies are investigating the
Continue Reading One dead in UK E. coli outbreak linked to raw milk cheese
The Food and Drug Administration continues using 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
Continue Reading FDA steps up enforcement activities on imported cantaloupe and other foods
An outbreak of E. coli has sickened at least 30 people in the United Kingdom.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA), Food Standards Scotland (FSS), and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) warned people that a type
Continue Reading UK investigates E. coli outbreak with 30 sick from raw milk cheese
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While Poland and Salmonella have met before, in Sweden, eggs and Salmonella were less expected this year. There was a worrying rise in botulism incidents, and Fukushima was back in the news
Continue Reading 2023: From Salmonella in Sweden and Poland to E. coli and botulism outbreaks
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) plans to publish reports on cell-based food, precision fermentation, and whole genome sequencing (WGS) in 2024.
FAO and the China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA)
Continue Reading WGS and cell-based food on FAO’s 2024 agenda
Almost two-thirds of households in Northern Ireland said the rising cost of food was their biggest concern ahead of Christmas, according to a survey.
Research was commissioned by safefood as part of its annual Christmas food safety
Continue Reading Food prices a Christmas concern in Ireland