The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent
An analysis of cinnamon on the European market has discovered fraud and potential safety issues.
Scientists said the problem requires attention given the projected increase of the global cinnamon market.
Brazil has recorded 217 cases of methanol poisoning following adulterated alcohol consumption.
The Ministry of Health (Ministério da Saúde) said 17 cases are confirmed and 200 are under investigation.
The
At least 500 poisonings related to mushroom picking and consumption have occurred in the past few months in France.
Cases have been recorded since July by Poison Control Centers. A
The World Citrus Organisation (WCO) has raised concerns about the growing trend of private food safety standards imposed by retailers.
WCO said the “non-scientific” requirements threaten the sustainability of the
Re-introducing expired products into the supply chain continues to be a major trend, according to findings from an operation targeting counterfeit and poor-quality food and beverages.
Operation Opson XIV, coordinated
Data on foodborne norovirus has revealed almost 70 outbreaks in England in less than a decade.
The UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) said there is less awareness of the
A major German E. coli outbreak also includes a woman from the United States who had been to the country.
A total of 255 cases are linked to the outbreak.
Effective Oct. 31 the FDA will require import certifications for all shrimp and spices within certain parts of Indonesia because of the risk of radioactivity.
The move comes after levels
About 20 people have been hospitalized in a region of Sweden with suspected Listeria infections.
Stockholm’s infection control unit said people may have been infected with Listeria after eating
A Cryptosporidium outbreak in Denmark has been traced to a type of produce from Italy.
During June and July, the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) registered 11 cases of Cryptosporidium parvum
Digital tools and human expertise have been highlighted by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) as vital when looking at emerging food safety issues.
Foresight takes a medium-to-long-term view and
