Food Safety News

Food Safety News is a dedicated website that focuses on news and advocacy related to food safety. Established in 2009 by Bill Marler, a lawyer passionate about food safety issues, the site aims to address gaps in coverage left by traditional media due to budget cuts that have led to the reduction of specialized reporters in the food, health, and safety sectors. Marler is the Managing Partner of Marler Clark, a law firm in Seattle, Washington, that deals specifically with cases of foodborne illnesses. Food Safety News offers daily updates on various topics, including outbreaks of foodborne illnesses, food recalls, and the connection between food safety and the local food movement.

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UK food agencies voice concerns about status of inspection activities

2 days ago | foodsafetynews.com | Joe Whitworth

Two agencies in the United Kingdom have raised concerns about local authority resources and the number of samples being taken for food safety testing. Findings come from a report by Food Standards Scotland (FSS) and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) reviewing food safety across the UK in 2024. According to the report, local authorities do not have enough resources to address the substantial backlog of inspections or deal with the growing number of new food businesses that should be inspected.
Members raise new and existing food safety topics at WTO meeting

3 days ago | foodsafetynews.com | Joe Whitworth

Four new trade topics were discussed at the latest World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting on food safety. Attendees at the June meeting of the WTO Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures addressed trade concerns related to food safety and animal and plant health. Members raised 56 specific trade concerns (STCs), including four for the first time.
Incident levels steady for FSA but complexity increases

4 days ago | foodsafetynews.com | Joe Whitworth

The number of incidents handled by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has remained stable but the authority has warned investigations are getting more complex. The FSA was notified of 1,825 food and feed safety incidents in England, Northern Ireland, and Wales during 2024-25. This is down slightly from 1,837 incidents in 2023-24. The agency said the type of incidents and foodborne outbreaks being managed are becoming more complex, with a rise in high and medium priority incidents.
Texas is the 7th state to put brakes on lab-grown meat

4 days ago | foodsafetynews.com | Dan Flynn

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed Senate Bill 261, making the Lone Star State the seventh in the nation to ban lab-grown meat. Texas new law establishes a prohibition on the offering for sale and sale of cell-cultured protein for human consumption and provides civil and criminal penalties. The law will take effect on Sept. 1; unless extended, the prohibition will expire on Sept. 7, 2027. The Texas Health and Safety Code (sec.
New Zealand saw recalls rise in 2024

5 days ago | foodsafetynews.com | Joe Whitworth

New Zealand recorded an increase in recalls in 2024 with a major incident involving Salmonella in sesame seeds. The recall of imported sesame seeds with the potential to cause salmonellosis was the biggest food safety event of the year. Salmonella was detected during routine testing by a New Zealand business. Sesame seeds were imported from India and distributed to up to 150 businesses.
North Carolina may close raw milk loopholes because it could spread bird flu

5 days ago | foodsafetynews.com | Dan Flynn

North Carolina’s 2025 Farm Act may enhance the state’s ban on raw milk sales, taking a loophole-closing approach to non-pasteurized dairy. The 2025 Farm Act, Senate Bill 639, passed the state senate on June 17 and cleared its first reading in the House, meaning it’s in line for its final vote by the full House. The sale of raw milk for human consumption is illegal in North Carolina, but loopholes exist.
RFK Jr. isn't making raw milk advocates happy

6 days ago | foodsafetynews.com | Dan Flynn

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is getting plenty of criticism for what could happen as his “Make America Healthy Again” agenda upends some long-established public health policies. But for some nationally prominent raw advocates, RFK Jr. is not moving fast enough. Mark McAfee, chief executive of the California-based Raw Farm, and Sally Fallon Morell, founding president of the Weston A.
Almost 100 children sick in Salmonella outbreak

6 days ago | foodsafetynews.com | Joe Whitworth

The number of children sick in an outbreak mainly affecting Germany and Austria has increased to almost 100. The Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) reported illnesses were likely caused by an organic cashew butter with raspberries sold at dm drogerie markt. locations. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has identified 85 Salmonella Infantis infections largely among infants and young children. In total, 84 cases are children up to 4 years old and one patient is a 30-year-old woman.
FDA wants comments about how to rank chemicals in food

1 week ago | foodsafetynews.com | Coral Beach

The FDA is giving consumers one month to comment on a proposed method for ranking chemicals in food. The new method would involve a systematic and science-based approach to determine which chemicals the Food and Drug Administration would prioritize for post-market assessment, according to a statement from the agency. With the new method, the FDA would be able to allocate resources more efficiently, ensuring that the agency focuses on food chemicals that present the greatest public health risks.
More than 100 sick in French Salmonella outbreak

1 week ago | foodsafetynews.com | Joe Whitworth

More than 100 people have fallen sick in France as part of a Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs. Surveillance of salmonellosis and the identification of common sources by Santé publique France is based on mandatory reporting of outbreaks, as well as the detection of genomic clusters identified by the National Reference Center for Salmonella (CNR).