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 modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Click here to go to
The European Commission is consulting on plans to introduce cereulide limits for infant formula. Proposals cover dried infant formula, dried dietary foods for special medical purposes intended for infants under 6 months, and dried follow-on formula. The goal is to make these foods safer for children, while ensuring fair
It’s Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. New illnesses have been reported in outbreaks linked to frozen imported berries and fresh sprouts, while Michigan’s Cyclospora patient count has climbed past 14,700. Also today: a Salmonella outbreak in the United Kingdom has topped 500 cases, an egg-related
Four farming unions in the United Kingdom have renewed calls for a ban on imports of Brazilian meat to align with European restrictions. In a letter to Angela Eagle, Defra Secretary of State, the National Farmers Union (NFU), NFU Scotland, Ulster Farmers’ Union and NFU Cymru asked for a
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are
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 modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below.
The chair of a group that gave advice related to surveillance of pesticides in food in the United Kingdom has hailed the “positive contribution” it made following its final meeting. The Expert Committee on Pesticide Residues in Food (PRiF) was a Department for Environment, Food
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 manufacturer-focused Food Safety Incident Management guide provides companies with a toolkit to navigate planning, perform structured risk assessments, and make swift
Public comment period ends Aug. 31
Audits in France and Germany have found meat controls are generally effective but there is room to improve approval procedures and follow-up of non-compliances, according to recently released audit information. An audit by DG Sante in September 2025 in France evaluated controls on the production of meat preparations
A former contractor has admitted offenses relating to faking food safety inspections in England. Lily Yirenkyi was appointed as a temporary Environmental Health Officer (EHO) by Thurrock Council in 2020. Within weeks of her employment, concerns about her work were identified by the environmental health team. These were referred to
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are
The revocation of the use of Citrus Red No. 2 by the FDA will have virtually no impact because industry abandoned the use of the substance several years ago.
"I view the decision as a win toward reasonable regulations and consumer safety for homemade foods," Jeffrey P. Havens said.
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are
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 modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Click here to go to
Referencing the current Cyclospora outbreak, the Safe Food Coalition has asked Congress the take the produce traceability rule off the back burner so companies like Taylor Farms will be forced to initiate programs to reveal where their products are distributed. The coalition sent a letter to Sen. John Thune, Majority
The Department of Justice has filed a complaint seeking to close down a pet food manufacturer whose raw products have made people and pets sick, causing kidney damage in a four-year-old boy and killing several dogs and cats. The complaint seeks to permanently enjoin Gary T. Tashjian, through
The guidance is not binding and is merely an 80-page document of suggestions.
Consumer groups say the measures fall short
