🥗 Nutrition & Food Science

EU Audit Finds France, Germany Meat Controls Effective With Minor Improvements Needed

Audits in France and Germany have found meat controls are generally effective but there is room to improve approval procedures and follow-up of non-compliances, according to recently released audit information. An audit by DG Sante in September 2025 in France evaluated controls on the production of meat preparations

Listeria Infections Rising in Pakistan; Public Health Surveillance Needed

Researchers have warned about a rise of Listeria infections in Pakistan and called for public health measures to control and prevent cases. Human listeriosis is not a notifiable disease and there is no active surveillance system or targeted research for the pathogen in the country. Listeria monocytogenes contaminated foods

Indus Foods Recalls Pickled Goat and Chicken Products Over Missing USDA Inspection

Indus Foods LLC, doing business as Gangothri Foods, an Austin, TX, firm, is recalling 1,626 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) pickled goat and chicken products that were produced without the benefit of inspection, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The RTE&

Cyclospora Outbreaks Affect Over 17,000 People Across Seven Clusters

The CDC is reporting that there are at least 11,844 additional patients in the seven outbreaks who have not yet been confirmed.

Bakehouse Recalls Chocolate Dipped Donuts for Undeclared Milk Allergen

The Better Bakehouse Snack Company is recalling certain lots of Donutful Chocolate Dipped Vanilla Cake Donuts because the product may contain undeclared milk.  People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product. The

Canadian Company Recalls Veggie Chips Over Undeclared Wheat Allergen

Exotique Foods Inc. of Ontario, Canada, is recalling Momchipz Veggie Chips Broccoli Florets & Cauliflower because they may contain undeclared wheat.  People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to wheat run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product. The Momchipz Veggie

Weight Bias in Healthcare Settings Creates Documented Health Disparities

Please note: This blog and its accompanying video discuss the important and troubling issue of weight bias and discrimination, which may be a sensitive topic […]

FDA and CDC Dodge Public Letters on Romaine Outbreak Response

Meanwhile, the answers are appearing — in newspapers and on a company FAQ page. Congress should hold a hearing.

Contractor Sentenced for Falsifying Food Safety Inspections

A former contractor has admitted offenses relating to faking food safety inspections in England. Lily Yirenkyi was appointed as a temporary Environmental Health Officer (EHO) by Thurrock Council in 2020. Within weeks of her employment, concerns about her work were identified by the environmental health team. These were referred to

Survey Identifies Cost, Resource Shortages, and Compliance Burden as Audit Challenges

A survey on audits has revealed they are valued but there is a need to shift perceptions from them being seen as a costly obligation. Recurring themes were concerns about compliance-driven approaches, auditor shortages, audit fatigue, digital readiness, and the potential of internal checks, according to a report from

UK Reports Highest Salmonella Case Count in Multi-Country Outbreak

More cases are expected until proper control measures are implemented.

Suction-Based Apple Harvester Aims to Improve Efficiency and Worker Safety

Gentle suction mixed with the dependable pull of gravity. That’s the basic principle behind a new way of harvesting apples. In what some would call a transformative system, it was designed to ensure fruit quality, harvest efficiency, better worker conditions, and even food safety.

FDA Issues Warning to California Pet Food Maker Over Listeria Contamination

As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are

Belgian E. coli Outbreak Traced to Specific Food Source

UK Listeria Outbreak Traced to Contaminated Home-Delivered Meals

An outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections, which resulted in one death, was caused by contaminated home-delivered meals, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). In mid-April 2025, the Gastrointestinal Infections, Food Safety and One Health (GIFSOH) Division was informed of two cases of listeriosis with sample

USDA Seeks Public Input on Genetically Modified Pest-Resistant Soybean

Just last week, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service asked for public comments on yet another GMO. It wants input about a petition to deregulate a type of soybean, developed using genetic engineering to control certain lepidopteran pests.

Alfalfa Sprout Recall Issued After E. Coli and Salmonella Outbreak Across 15 States

Everything Sprouts LLC of Minneapolis, MN, is recalling three varieties of alfalfa sprouts products because they have been linked to a 15-state outbreak of Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) and/or Salmonella. The recalled products were distributed by Everything Sprouts from May 27 to Aug. 21 to wholesale

Food Safety Failures: Single Outbreak Sickens Nearly 11,000 Despite Routine Disease Spread

What none of this is, at any point, is a consumer behavior problem. The field for next summer gets planted in a few months. Nobody chooses what is living in the water when it does, and washing will not help then either.

Parasitic Illness Tied to Lettuce Spreads Across 17 States, Affecting Over 10,000

The sick people are spread across 17 states

Salmonella and E. coli Outbreak Linked to Alfalfa Sprouts Spreads to 55 Cases Across 15 States

The CDC has reported that the number of people infected in an outbreak of Salmonella and E. coli infections linked to alfalfa sprouts has grown to almost 60. And, 15 states coast to coast are now involved. The outbreak was first reported by public health officials in Minnesota and Wisconsin

Scientists Call for WHO Recognition of Toxoplasmosis as Neglected Tropical Disease

Scientists have called for toxoplasmosis to be listed as a neglected tropical disease by the World Health Organization (WHO). The Toxoplasma parasite can cause ocular toxoplasmosis, an eye infection that damages the retina and results in permanent vision loss. People can become infected through eating raw or undercooked meat, contaminated

IAEA Launches Safety Assessment of Edible Insects as Food Source

Another project is trying to improve the uptake and application of food irradiation

HHS Food Adviser Claims No Premarket Approval System Exists for Food Products

A recall is not proof the system worked. It is a notice, sent after the fact, usually by the company that failed, telling you that something already went wrong and you may have eaten it. Calling this a good year for recalls is not a defense of the FDA. It is an insult to the people counted in it.

Multiple States Report Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Alfalfa Sprout Brands

Consumers are being urged to not eat Calco or Everything Sprouts brand alfalfa sprouts.

Jalapeño Salmonella Outbreak Affects 431 People Across 32 States; Source Unknown

CDC lists the investigation status as open and FDA lists it as ongoing. Case counts and recall lists in this report reflect the federal record as of Aug. 20, 2026.

Weight Bias Affects Clinical Care and Patient Outcomes

Please note: This blog and its accompanying video discuss the important and troubling issue of weight bias and discrimination, which may be a sensitive topic […]

Publisher’s Platform: The President Has Nominated Dr. Heidi Overton to Run FDA. She Would Inherit the Largest Cyclospora Outbreak Ever Recorded, and Here Is the To-Do List I Would Put on Her Desk.

I have watched commissioners arrive since 1993, each with an agenda, and I have outlasted every one of them. That is not a boast. It is the problem, and it is the reason I am writing this the day the name came out rather than the day something goes wrong.

Cheese and Lettuce Linked to Recent Cryptosporidium Outbreaks in France

Salmonella Outbreak in China Traced to Contaminated Eggs

California Lettuce Growers Destroy Crops Despite No Safety Risk Found

Fix the finding and one farm takes the loss instead of ninety percent of the lettuce. Do that and you put me out of the fresh fruit and vegetable business, and I would go gladly.