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International Collaboration Drives Food Safety Systems Development in Latin America

Ten Latin American countries are developing national initiatives to strengthen food safety systems by integrating risk analysis into public policy and regulatory decision-making, t...

U.S. university involved in international food safety project

Ten Latin American countries are taking part in a project to strengthen their national food safety systems through risk analysis, with one of the leading entities being a U.S. univ...

Q&A: EFSA Explains New EU WGS Data-Sharing Requirements for Foodborne Illness Outbreaks

Regulation (EU) 2025/179, which came into effect on August 23, requires EU Member States to conduct WGS on five key pathogens during foodborne illness outbreak investigations. An i...

Asian countries rehearse food incident response

Eleven Asian countries have rehearsed preparation for a cross-border food contamination event.All 11 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met in Jaka...

Food Safety Without Borders: Building Knowledge Networks for Global Cooperation

As discussed at the 2024 Global Food Safety Symposium at Michigan State University, resilient food safety systems are not built by one technology, one regulation, or one training p...

EU Commission reports potential fraud alerts for May

Plus DG Sante's 2025 and 2026 work

UK APHA Highlights Outcomes of Seven-Year Project to Bolster Global AMR Laboratory Capacities

In an effort to address the “silent pandemic” of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a recently concluded UK Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)–FAO project has helped partners acros...

900 102 112: teléfono de información sanitaria para afectados por los incendios

La Comunidad de Madrid ha habilitado el teléfono gratuito 900 102 112, operativo las 24 horas del día, para ofrecer información y orientación sanitaria a las personas afectadas por...

Proposals put forward to boost Croatian surveillance

Three options have been identified to improve disease surveillance in Croatia with current challenges including fragmented systems and a lack of resources.Campylobacteriosis and sa...

Supplements dominate cross-border alerts in Europe

Twenty alerts mentioned the United States

Guide released to help firms deal with food incidents

A group representing the food and drink sector in Ireland has unveiled guidance covering the prevention and management of food safety incidents.Food Drink Ireland (FDI) said the ma...

Incidents up as Ireland records biggest Listeria outbreak

Ireland’s largest Listeria outbreak and plans to introduce a food hygiene rating system are among the highlights of the Irish food agency’s annual report.According to the Food Safe...

Spot Unsafe Food? GHMC Urges Citizens to Report Violations on FSSAI App

Officials said public participation can help prevent foodborne illnesses

Food safety depends on candid and quick alerts

Pandemic Response Guidance for Maritime Search and Rescue Organisations

IMRF Pandemic Response Guidance With the support of Lloyd’s Register Foundation, the IMRF has developed Pandemic Response Guidance for Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) Organisatio...

FDI launches guide for food safety incident management

A new guide is aiming to help Irish food businesses to continue to protect and maintain the country’s food safety standards. The Food Safety Incident Management Guide has been laun...

More Than 3,200 Food Safety Professionals Gathered at IAFP 2026 in New Orleans

The growing role of data and technology in food safety was a prominent topic throughout the meeting. Sessions addressed AI-powered pathogen detection, data governance, genomics, mi...

From Farm Signal to Supply Chain Shield: Preharvest Biosurveillance in a National Biosurveillance Ecosystem

Food safety begins in the field, the barn, and the watershed, not at the processing plant. The concept of preharvest biosurveillance—the systematic, continuous monitoring and manag...

ILSI Europe Develops Framework to Help Food Industry Rank Microbial Risks of Dried Ingredients

The qualitative, risk-based framework is designed to help manufacturers, foodservice operators, suppliers, and buyers evaluate microbiological hazards associated with dried fruits,...

Four emerging risks identified in EFSA report

Bongkrekic acid and the illegal use of a substance to give the appearance of fish freshness were examples of emerging risks discussed in a recent report about problems in Europe in...

EU countries test safety of plant-based products

Food agencies from 15 European countries have assessed the safety of plant-based alternatives, finding sporadic contamination.The report, published by the European Food Safety Auth...

Czech officials warn of botulism in pate; more warnings issued in Salmonella outbreak traced to noodles

Public health officials in the Czech Republic have warned against eating a type of pate because of Clostridium botulinum contamination.The alert was raised following a consumer com...

The Missing Link in Outbreak Response: Why Distributors Need Real-Time Supplier Intelligence, Not Just Recall Notices

Automated, risk-tiered supplier monitoring does not prevent an outbreak (like this summer's cyclosporiasis event) or replace the traceback work done by FDA and CDC, but it can chan...

Live From IAFP with USDA Leaders—New Strategies for Salmonella, AI, and Inspection Tech

In this bonus episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to Dr. Mindy Brashears, Under Secretary for Food Safety at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Dr. Justin Ransom, A...