The United States and Canada are part of an outbreak affecting Europe because of Salmonella in tahini and halva from Syria.
The United States has reported six Salmonella Mbandaka cases, one in 2020 and the rest this year.
Interviews were
Continue Reading U.S. and Canada part of Salmonella outbreak linked to tahini and halva
Harbor City Restaurant at 707 S King St. in Seattle has been closed by a Public Health food inspector on Oct. 14, 2021, because of the following food safety violations:
Continue Reading Thirteen Seattle area restaurants remain shut-down for public health violations
Williams Valley Family Farm LLC of Clayton, WA, is recalling retail, raw whole milk because of E. coli contamination. The recall was initiated after routine sampling conducted by the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) revealed the presence of toxin-producing E.
Continue Reading Raw milk recalled in Washington after sampling reveals E. coli contamination
One person has died in a hepatitis A outbreak associated with three restaurants in the Roanoke, VA, area, according to state officials, and two more people have been added to the patient list.
“We don’t believe there is an ongoing
Continue Reading Patient dies in hepatitis A outbreak traced to restaurants in Virginia
A federal judge in Rochester, NY, has ruled he can review the denial of a rulemaking petition that suggests USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service should prohibit behavior that has the potential to cause birds to die other than by
Continue Reading USDA denial of poultry handling rule is subject to Administrative Procedures Act review
The number of foodborne outbreaks reported in Germany halved in 2020, according to a report, but did include a large Salmonella outbreak linked to imported dried coconut.
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) and Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food
Continue Reading Recorded outbreaks plummet in Germany in 2020; pandemic was likely a factor
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is out with final guidance titled: “Voluntary Sodium Reduction Goals: Target Mean and Upper Bound Concentrations for Sodium in Commercially Processed, Packaged, and Prepared Foods,” which provides voluntary short-term sodium reduction targets
Continue Reading FDA announces plan to tamp down sodium consumption in U.S. diets
The COVID-19 pandemic and EU exit put “pressure” on the United Kingdom’s main lab for food microbiology, according to an annual report.
The UK’s national reference laboratory (NRL) for food microbiology is Public Health England.
Despite the pressure leaving the
Continue Reading Report reveals pandemic and Brexit impact on UK food microbiology lab
Evans Food Group Ltd. of Chicago is recalling 10,359 pounds of pork pellet products that were not presented for import re-inspection into the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The pork
Continue Reading Pork pellets and snacks made from them recalled because of reinspection issue
In the first update in two weeks, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that the Salmonella Oranienburg outbreak of unknown origin remains a mystery.
And it’s a growing mystery. With 592 people now infected in 36 states. The
Continue Reading Mystery Salmonella Oranienburg outbreak continues to grow
