Published: December 26, 2025, 12:03 am 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 listed below. This post is for paying subscribers only...

The 1800s saw the transition of the food industry from one of self-sufficiency to central mass production to support the urbanization of the population. The degree of separation from producer and consumer led to rampant adulteration with additives such as lead, opium and other toxic substances being added. Some additives were added for monetary advantage...

Portugal’s food agency has led multiple recent operations to ensure safety and authenticity in the meat, honey and wine sectors. The Portuguese Economic and Food Safety Authority (ASAE) conducted several inspections covering animal origin products to verify compliance with legal requirements regarding traceability, freezing procedures and packaging in meat product cutting rooms around Faro. During...

The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (AGM) today warned consumers not to consume unpasteurized raw milk from Horning Family Farms LLC because tests showed Campylobacter jejuni contamination.  On Dec. 15, the New York State Department of Health reported two illnesses to AGM with possible associations to consuming raw milk purchased from Horning...

Published: December 24, 2025, 12:05 am Dutch health officials have flagged an increase in Salmonella infections and high levels of E. coli. Figures come from the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment’s (RIVM) State of Infectious Diseases, an annual report that provides an overview of notable epidemiological developments. This post is for paying...

Twenty years later, the State of Oklahoma is coming away with the win, but without as much as it sought over the years to clean up waters polluted by poultry waste.  Published: December 24, 2025, 12:06 am Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt went so far as to say the landmark case should be dismissed, and Tyson Foods...

Published: December 24, 2025, 12:07 am Consumers are being warned about the risks of buying spices abroad after a case of lead poisoning in England. The alert comes after a Northolt resident fell ill with high levels of lead in their blood. An investigation by Ealing Council and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) traced potential...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting that 64 people from 22 states have been confirmed with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Telelkebir. Of 44 people with the information available, 20 have required hospitalization. The true number of sick people in this outbreak is likely much higher than the number reported, and the...

ByHeart for the botulism outbreak and the terrible response to a crisis – “Aggressive” Denial of Evidence: Consumer advocates, including the Center for Science in the Public Interest, criticized ByHeart for downplaying initial findings. After the California Department of Public Health found C. botulinum in an opened can, ByHeart claimed the result lacked “scientific basis,” a stance experts called an “unusual” and...

Vada Pav is one of Mumbai’s most loved street food snacks and a daily staple for the city. It consists of a spiced potato fritter coated in gram flour batter, deep fried until crisp, and served inside soft pav with chutneys. For readers unfamiliar with Indian street food, it is often described as India’s vegetarian...