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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Chinese researchers charged with smuggling crop fungus, raising food safety concerns

2 days ago | foodsafetynews.com | Jonan Pilet

Federal authorities have charged two Chinese researchers with smuggling Fusarium graminearum — a fungus that threatens crops and food safety — into the United States, raising concerns about risks to the food supply.
FDA outbreak investigations continue

3 days ago | foodsafetynews.com | Coral Beach

Officials with the Food and Drug Administration are continuing to investigate several foodborne illness outbreaks. For an outbreak of E. coli O145:H28 infections, the FDA has begun sample testing, but has not reported what it is testing. The agency had already begun traceback efforts and an onsite inspection, but has not reported what is being traced or what location is being inspected. The outbreak has sickened 11 people but the agency has not reported the patients’ ages or where they live.
California bill would ban ultra-processed foods from school lunch programs

4 days ago | foodsafetynews.com | Coral Beach

California is one step closer to becoming the first state in the nation to ban ultra-processed foods in public school lunches with bipartisan legislation approved by the state Assembly. The bill, AB 1264, introduced by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, would direct the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to define ultra-processed foods and identify particularly harmful ones to be phased out of school meals by 2032.
Scientists show some bacteria decrease during poultry processing

5 days ago | foodsafetynews.com | Joe Whitworth

Researchers have assessed the impact of processing on the presence and transfer of antimicrobial resistant bacteria on chicken meat. Findings showed that while Campylobacter and E. coli were present in birds entering the plants, their presence and numbers significantly declined along the poultry processing line, especially following procedures such as defeathering and evisceration.
Patient count in Salmonella outbreak traced to cucumbers nearly doubles

6 days ago | foodsafetynews.com | Coral Beach

An outbreak of Salmonella infections traced to cucumbers from Florida is growing. As of May 30, 45 people across 18 states had been infected. Sixteen people have been hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The patients range in age from 2 to 84 years old. Cucumbers from Bedner Growers Inc. of Boynton Beach, FL, have been determined to be the source of the outbreak. Whole fresh cucumbers from the farm were distributed by Fresh Start Produce Inc.
FSAI review backs agency but makes several recommendations

1 week ago | foodsafetynews.com | Joe Whitworth

A review of the Irish food agency has found it is doing a good job but data sharing could be better and emerging issues are likely to pose new challenges. A critical review of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) was done by consultancy firm Indecon for the Department of Health and seven recommendations were made. FSAI aims to ensure that food produced in Ireland, and the food marketed or distributed in the country, meets the highest standards of food safety and hygiene.
Skittles quietly drops titanium dioxide as food industry reduces chemicals

1 week ago | foodsafetynews.com | Jonan Pilet

Mars Wrigley, the maker of Skittles, says it removed titanium dioxide, a whitening agent used in candies and sauces, from its U.S. product line by the end of 2024, responding to consumer demand for cleaner ingredients.
RFK Jr. terminates tax money for human bird flu vaccine

1 week ago | foodsafetynews.com | Dan Flynn

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has withdrawn a generous subsidy that the last administration provided to Moderna to help with the late-stage development of an avian flu vaccine for humans. Federal government agencies only got involved with the bird flu vaccine in July 2024 when the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) approved a subsidy for Moderna’s late-stage development of its mRNA-1018 vaccine with a $176 million grant.
Amicus stresses need to prepare for new fraud offense

1 week ago | foodsafetynews.com | Joe Whitworth

Companies in the food industry in the United Kingdom have been urged to make sure they are prepared for upcoming legislation around fraud. Under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act, the failure to prevent fraud offenses comes into effect on Sept. 1 and will apply to organizations that meet at least two of the following criteria: More than 250 employees, more than £36 million ($48.8 million) annual turnover, or more than £18 million ($24.4 million) in total assets.
MAHA report puts pesticide users on the defensive

1 week ago | foodsafetynews.com | Dan Flynn

With the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission Report, pesticide use that may harm children while helping farmers is quickly emerging as one of the battlelines. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. led the May 22 report, which aims to provide a unifying theory for troubling health conditions being experienced by Americans, including childrenTwo organizations, the American Soybean Association and the Center for Food Safety, are on opposite sides of the pesticide issue.