National Food Safety

Two simultaneous outbreaks reveal strains on the food safety system.

• Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce from central Mexico linked to 1,947 illnesses and...

A Washington family has filed a product-liability lawsuit against Nara Organics and Target after their infant was hospitalized with botulism from...

BCI Foods is recalling 4,300 pounds of canned chicken noodle soup imported from Canada without required USDA FSIS reinspection, distributed to...

Egg Recall

• 🔥 19 Million Eggs Recalled: Midwest Poultry Services voluntarily recalled nearly 1.6 million dozen shell eggs due to possible...

Fifteen years after the FDA overhauled safety rules for fruits and vegetables to prevent foodborne illness outbreaks, the question persists about how well the system works today.

Under 21 CFR § 1.1455, FDA can demand electronic traceability records within 24 hours during recalls, exposing the operational burden of manual systems that extend response times to hours.

The FDA continues special enforcement of import laws against seafood and mushrooms via import alerts that enforce U.S. food safety rules for foreign foods, with ongoing updates and modifications to these alerts.

Midwest Poultry Services voluntarily recalled 1,589,577 dozen eggs (~19 million total) from two Texas farms due to potential Salmonella Enteritidis...

BCI Foods recalled 4,300 pounds of Canadian chicken noodle soup after it entered the US without FSIS import reinspection, highlighting how skipped...

Roughly 380,000 Peter Rabbit Organics Banana & Strawberry 4 oz pouches pose a choking risk from detached plastic strands and may already be in summer...

• FDA recalls nearly 1.6 million eggs from Midwest Poultry Services due to possible Salmonella Enteritidis contamination.
• Eggs produced in Texas...

Five recalls affect eggs, lettuce, infant formula, blueberries and cheese across multiple states.

• Eggs: 19.1 million recalled for possible...

• Defect details: Thin soft strand of inner pouch material can detach when squeezed, confirmed in inspections
• Retailers involved: Sold exclusively...

Public health officials are tracking two distinct Cyclospora outbreaks this season.

• Total cases: 4,173 laboratory-confirmed infections across 41...

The FDA has launched investigations into three new foodborne outbreaks involving Cyclospora (72 cases), Salmonella Javiana, and Listeria...

PT Organics Limited is voluntarily recalling select Pumpkin Tree Peter Rabbit Organics Banana & Strawberry 4-ounce pouches due to a packaging defect...

Lawsuits allege Abbott's 2022 Similac recall involved bacterial contamination causing infant infections, but these remain unproven allegations that...

Product Recalls

• 🔥 Shell Egg Recall: Midwest Poultry Services is recalling 1,589,577 dozen white and brown cage free shell eggs due to potential...

• Nationwide scope: PT Organics recalls select Peter Rabbit Organics Banana & Strawberry pouches sold at Kroger, Meijer, and Target stores March...

Latest numbers include a new Cyclospora outbreak affecting 72 patients with no identified source, separate from the Taylor Farms-linked outbreak that...