Published: Oct 19, 2018

A case of BSE - commonly dubbed "mad cow disease" - has been found on a Scottish farm, though the isolated case posed no risk to human health, the devolved government in Edinburgh said Thursday (Oct 18).

Published: Oct 19, 2018

Five European food safety agencies have met to practice response to an emergency food safety incident.

Published: Oct 19, 2018

Kuwait has halted all foodstuff imports from Iraq, after reports of cholera in Basra and other parts of the country seemed to come more frequently.

Published: Oct 18, 2018

For years, big fast-food giants such McDonald’s and Burger King have been touting their plans to curb the use of antibiotics in their meat supply.

Published: Oct 18, 2018

Two cases of potato mop-top virus have been confirmed in Mid Canterbury, but many more are suspected, Biosecurity New Zealand says.

Published: Oct 18, 2018

“A lead investigator is coordinating the ongoing QPS investigation with the support of a number of officers attached to the Drug and Serious Crime Group within State Crime Command,” the QPS said in a statement.

Published: Oct 18, 2018

Austria has become part of a multi-country Hepatitis A outbreak with 31 confirmed cases linked to frozen strawberries imported from Poland.

Published: Oct 18, 2018

As Health Inspectors found food debris and improperly stored food at several other restaurants during an inspection tour from October 8 to 15, at least two Houston restaurants were forced to deal with a widespread roach problem in their establishments.

Published: Oct 18, 2018

Fall is here, but even though the temperatures are cooler, food safety is still an issue.

Published: Oct 17, 2018

Although Cyclospora outbreaks in the US happen less frequently than those caused by typical pathogens like E. coli, Salmonella and Listeria, the recent salad mix outbreaks occurring in July and August of this year are sadly familiar.

Published: Oct 17, 2018

Even as the government has proposed to form a South Goa branch of the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) to counter the use of formalin in fish, vegetables and legumes, some Margao residents are finding green peas mixed with a coloring agent sold in the

Published: Oct 17, 2018

Urban farmers growing vegetables to feed the millions of people in Africa's ever-growing cities could unwittingly be helping to spread disease by irrigating crops with wastewater, a new study reveals.

Published: Oct 17, 2018

The day before yesterday is Global Handwashing Day. Correctly washing your hands is one of the best ways to stop the spread of pathogens such as E. coli, Salmonella, norovirus, Listeria monocytogenes, hepatitis A, and Campylobacter.

Published: Oct 15, 2018

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, will use the genomics of lettuce to combat a pathogen that causes losses in the $3 billion industry each year.

Published: Oct 15, 2018

An investigation into a series of deaths linked to listeria on rockmelons has concluded the contaminated fruit came from a single farm in New South Wales, and the outbreak was largely caused by the weather.

Published: Oct 15, 2018

A text message about a needle that was allegedly found in a banana in Penang has gone viral.

Published: Oct 12, 2018

The UK food safety regime seems to fall short, as the number of food recalls and notifications has been increasing over the last years.

Published: Oct 12, 2018

The potato mop-top virus was discovered in potatoes grown on two Canterbury properties last month.

Published: Oct 12, 2018

This weekend, the Nigerian National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), warned its countrymen against the consumption of rotten tomatoes, claiming these are causing cancer.

Published: Oct 11, 2018

A group that oversees food safety programs for big California lettuce growers has changed its protocols in the wake of an E. coli outbreak last spring which caused five deaths and made more than 200 people across 36 states ill.