— OPINION — By Roger Hancock, CEO of Recall InfoLink  The recent ByHeart infant formula recall is an example of what happens when recall management breaks down at multiple levels. The widespread, multistate recall was initiated after botulism was detected in the brand’s organic infant formula, which research indicates originated from organic whole milk powder...

Momos chutney, also known as red chutney or tomato chilli sauce, is a spicy and flavourful dip that perfectly pairs with all types of momos. It is made with fresh, ripe tomatoes, dried red chillies, garlic and soy sauce, which gives the chutney its rich color, tangy taste and umami flavour. Making momos chutney at...

Also: Counterfeit wine operation investigated Published: March 20, 2026, 12:05 am A man has pleaded guilty to food safety offenses involving a type of meat that is illegal to produce in the United Kingdom. Carmello Gale, from Llandysul in Wales, pleaded guilty at Isleworth Crown Court to conspiring to place unsafe food, namely smokie meat,...

It’s almost the best time of year: the season to lay out a picnic blanket and read outside in the sunshine. The season’s new food-related releases are ready to deliver on this experience. This spring sees the launch of a few exciting memoirs: There are compelling stories of women finding their way through food, including...

Published: March 19, 2026, 12:01 am A dozen new issues have been discussed at the latest World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting on food safety. Attendees at the March meeting of the WTO Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures addressed 76 trade concerns related to food safety and animal and plant health. In November 2025,...

The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a new E. coli outbreak and has closed an investigation into another. The E. coli outbreak is linked to Raw Farm LLC’s raw milk cheddar cheese. So far there are seven confirmed patients from California, Texas and Florida. The FDA has asked the company to recall the implicated...

More than 1,000 cases of shigellosis and other gastrointestinal infections have been detected in people returning from Cape Verde to several countries in Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States since 2022. Between September 2022 and March 2026, 766 confirmed and possible Shigella infections were reported by 13 EU countries, the UK and the...

There are two places where a restaurant like the Grand Tier could exist: inside a snowglobe, or inside New York City’s Metropolitan Opera. Luckily, it has been housed in the latter — encased in some 45,000 feet of glass, no less — for the past 60 years, where it offers hungry opera-goers a surreal experience....

FAO and WHO are also seeking data on the safety of frozen foods Published: March 18, 2026, 12:01 am The World Health Organization (WHO) has said the public health risk in the infant formula cereulide contamination incident is “moderate.” This assessment was reached because of the vulnerability of the affected infant population, global distribution of...

Published: March 18, 2026, 12:02 am Researchers have suggested a move away from the aim of zero risk to an approach that acknowledges trade-offs between food safety and other areas. Scientists said food systems will be more sustainable, while continuing to protect public health, if zero-detection expectations are replaced with evidence-based targets for sufficiently safe food. ...