During the past three months, from October to December 2021, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) Smuggling Interdiction and Trade Compliance (SITC) program seized and destroyed more than 1,900 pounds of prohibited pork, poultry, and ruminant products from
The number of foodborne infections in the Netherlands in 2020 fell sharply compared with previous years likely because of measures taken against coronavirus, researchers say.
Closures of cafes and restaurants, the decrease in social events including catering, travel restrictions, social
More than 30 people have fallen sick in the past few months with Vibrio infections in New Zealand.
Due to the increase in Vibrio parahaemolyticus cases around the country this summer, New Zealand Food Safety has reminded consumers to thoroughly
As the United States enters its third pandemic year, the influences of the virus on the food industry will continue, even as supply chain partners embrace new trends and discard old ones this year not just to survive, but thrive.
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 posted by the agency, are
African Foodways Market is recalling “Tiger Nuts” from the marketplace because of possible Salmonella contamination from rodent infestation.
The product originated from Bistak Enterprises Inc., which recently recalled various products because of Salmonella contamination from rodent infestation.
The nuts were
Norovirus was the cause of more than 120 illnesses in late December 2021 in Slovenia, according to findings of an investigation.
The National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ), the Administration for Food Safety, Veterinary Sector and Plant Protection (UVHVVR) and
Winter storm Izzy has made its way across the eastern United States stranding many in heaps of snow, and leading to thousands of power outages. Among all the other concerns caused by the weather, food safety can become a critical
Thailand last week discovered the country’s first official case of African Swine Fever (ASF).
Thailand’s finding is part of the worldwide spread of ASF. The disease has reached numerous countries across Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, and the Pacific in domestic
A Norwegian agency has pledged almost $2.75 million to support food safety in developing countries.
The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) funding covers 2021 to 2023 and is for the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF). Norad is part of