The Veterinary Association for Farm Animal Welfare (VAFAW), a nonprofit organization, has submitted lengthy comments to the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) about Animal Partisan ’s petition that was submitted in September 2023. .That petition requests that FSIS issue a notice to convey that: 1) State government officials are not categorically pre-empted from enforcing

According to an analysis, the disease burden and associated costs caused by selected pathogens in the Netherlands increased in 2022. Each year, RIVM investigates how many people become sick or die from gastrointestinal infections by examining 14 pathogens. These are mainly transmitted through food, but people can also come into contact with them in the

The Food and Drug Administration continues using 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.  Click here to go to the FDA page with links to details on

Last month, FMCG multinational Unilever announced​ it was separating from its ice cream division. The company owns some of the best-known ice cream brands, such as Magnum, Wall’s, and Ben & Jerry’s, but this has not prevented the company from separating from these brands. According to consultancy Argon & Co, such spin-offs​ have risen over

The relationship between food production and salt is complex. For years we’ve been told by chefs, who liberally throw handfuls of salt into their dishes, that seasoning with salt equals flavour. Coupled with that, the food industry has long produced products with a high-salt content, again with the reason of adding flavour, as well as

Blendtopia Products LLC is recalling 29,078 cases of 7-ounce frozen Blendtopia brand Superfood Smoothie Kits because of potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The smoothie blends affected include: Blendtopia brand “Glow,” “Detox,” “Energy,” “Immunity” and “Strength” Superfood Smoothie Kits. The impacted products are labeled as Best By July 2021, Best By Oct 2021, and Best By Nov 2021. The

Tropicale Foods of Modesto, CA, is voluntarily recalling 5,224 units of Helados Mexico Mini Cream Variety Pack with best by date of “MO Best By 10/11/2025”, because the mango bars in the variety pack have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.  The product was distributed at retail locations in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts

A global food standards-setting body has made progress on a range of issues, including E. coli in sprouts and vegetables, Vibrio in seafood, and food hygiene in traditional markets. The Codex Committee on Food Hygiene meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, addressed the outstanding parts of guidelines adopted in November 2023 at the Codex Alimentarius Commission. The annexes

Three companies were fined recently in Singapore for violating food safety regulations. Lee Peng Hwa, the proprietor of LPH Catering, was told to pay SG $12,000 (U.S. $8,900) for multiple offenses committed under the Sale of Food (Non-Retail Food Business) Regulations. Alternative Selection Pte, a food processing company and retailer, was fined SG $6,400 ($4,700)

Photo illustration Otis McAllister, a food firm located in Orinda, CA, is recalling Emerald River Premium Thai Jasmine Rice because of pieces of glass in the product. According to the details posted online by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), the recall was initiated on March 6, 2024, and is ongoing. The recalled products were