About 20 people have been hospitalized in a region of Sweden with suspected Listeria infections. Stockholm’s infection control unit said people may have been infected with Listeria after eating at a restaurant in central Stockholm. An initial warning covered the period Sept. 25 to 27 but this has been expanded to include people who ate...

As extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws for paper and packaging roll out across several U.S. states, producers must navigate a new and evolving regulatory landscape. Seven states (California, Colorado, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon and Washington) already have laws, with lawmakers in many other states introducing or considering their own versions. Figuring out producer obligations under...

FDA increases import requirements on shrimp, spices from Indonesia because of radioactivity | Food Safety News Skip to content Source link

A major German E. coli outbreak also includes a woman from the United States who had been to the country. A total of 255 cases are linked to the outbreak. One person over 90 years old with HUS died but this was a probable case without lab confirmation. The median age of the patients is...

Foster Poultry Farms recalls almost 4 million pounds of corndogs after consumer complaints of injuries | Food Safety News Skip to content Source link

Animal activist offers the rest of the story on challenges to Question 3 and Prop 12 | Food Safety News Skip to content Source link

Almost 6,500 people are believed to have suffered food poisoning linked to a school food program in Indonesia. The number of cases related to the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program has reached 6,452, according to some sources. The initiative was designed to improve the nutrition of school children and was launched by President Prabowo Subianto...

U.S. consumers’ faith in government’s ability to keep food safe hits new low | Food Safety News Skip to content Source link

Public confidence in food safety across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland has increased, according to a survey by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). The survey, conducted between October 2024 and February 2025 with 5,690 adults, found that 94 percent of respondents are confident that the food they buy is safe to eat. This is a...

Food safety scofflaws are now going to fall under the jurisdiction of the Enforcement & Affirmative Litigation Branch of the U.S. Department of Justice.  The new unit is housed in the Department of Justice’s Civil Division. Before this reorganization, the most serious civil and criminal cases involving food safety were brought by local U.S. Attorneys...