Published: Aug 08, 2016

The most recently posted warning letters went to a seafood exporter in Indonesia, a beef operation in Missouri, an acidified foods manufacturer in Virginia, a vegetable processor in Washington state, and a California firm with a contracted seafood storage

Published: Aug 08, 2016

The inspection and quarantine bureau of Qingdao in Shandong buried a batch of Philippine import bananas that didn't meet the import standards.

Published: Aug 04, 2016

Consumers in Australia and New Zealand, especially the elderly, children and pregnant women, have been advised to avoid eating rockmelon, as the Australia and New Zealand's food safety authority investigates a spike in salmonella cases associated with the

Published: Aug 03, 2016

The Bulgarian Agency for Food Safety has started mass checks of markets, exchanges, auctions, wholesale stores, retail chains, as well as non-regulated places devoted to the sale of fresh fruits and vegetables across the country.

Published: Jul 26, 2016

How are residues doing nowadays? Carine de Clercq, CEO of Primoris, bases her answer on the recent monitoring report of FAVV (the Belgian Federal Agency for Safety in the Food Chain).

Published: Jul 22, 2016

Researchers at the University of Limerick studied the effectiveness of thyme essential oil and other compounds - camphor and verbenone -against Listeria on fresh-cut products such as lettuce, Cantaloupe melon and pineapple.

Published: Jul 20, 2016

Two people have died in the UK from an E. coli outbreak which has also infected more than 150 people.

Published: Jul 18, 2016

Wondering about food safety after a flood?

Published: Jul 14, 2016

When severe weather strikes and the power goes out, it can be confusing to figure out what food is safe to eat.

Published: Jul 14, 2016

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has plans to begin sharing new levels of food safety data specific to slaughter and processing facilities in the United States.

Published: Jul 08, 2016

Most people have heard this one: It’s okay to eat food dropped on the floor, so long as you pick it up within five seconds. But with salmonella cases on the rise, better play it safe, said a food safety expert.

Published: Jul 07, 2016

As more than 100 people in the UK have been infected by E. coli poisoning, government officials warn that eating mixed salad leaves may be connected to the outbreak.

Published: Jul 07, 2016

Summer is a great time of year to spend time with your pets, but the season does present special challenged for the animals.

Published: Jul 05, 2016

Animals are important reservoirs of zoonotic enteropathogens, and transmission to humans occurs more frequently in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where small-scale livestock production is common.

Published: Jul 05, 2016

Tips from FoodSafety.gov can help Americans grilling out for the Fourth of July holiday avoid food illnesses, certainly unpleasant and sometimes dangerously so.

Published: Jul 01, 2016

I heard it in my own kitchen, “it is fine ’cause of the five-second rule.” My sons were talking about that much-quoted saying that means when dropped food is on the floor less than five seconds, it won’t be a problem in the food safety arena. Their assump

Published: Jul 01, 2016

The FDA issued a proposed rule yesterday requesting additional scientific data to support the safety and effectiveness of ingredients used in hand sanitizers that are marketed over the counter.

Published: Jul 01, 2016

What could be more frightening than an unseen enemy — one so stealthy and powerful that it can send you to the hospital or even kill you?

Published: Jul 01, 2016

The Listeria outbreak connected to caramel apples in late 2014 and early 2015 gave the produce industry a slap to remind it to remain vigilant about food safety.

Published: Jun 29, 2016

No matter where you find yourself on the Fourth of July, you will probably see lots of food, beverages and grass-stained sneakers.