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Family Farmstead Dairy of Worcester, NY, is recalling some of its raw milk cheddar cheese because it may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 bacteria. The product was distributed to grocers in NY and NJ. The cheese is packaged in clear plastic with green, red, and white labeling on the front and back. The affected product can be identified by the following label information: * Product: Family Farmstead Dairy Raw Mild Cheddar Cheese * Lot Code: 7/22/27 * Best By Date: 7/22/27 No illnesse
FDA and USDA won't reveal the brand of the wraps
The program is part of a series of changes to FSIS oversight of Listeria in ready-to-eat (RTE) facilities following the deadly 2024 Listeria outbreak traced to Boar Head deli meat.
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Samples were taken four days after the best before date
The Center for Science in the Public Interest is scaling up its food safety efforts with the creation of a new position beginning in January 2027. The Campaign Manager will lead and advance the center’s campaigns for stronger, evidence-based food safety policies addressing foodborne pathogens and fraudulent or dangerous dietary supplements. The manager will work full time to to design and execute state and federal advocacy campaigns to promote standards to limit food contamination, ensure pro
Salmonella was detected more often in chickens but less frequently in pigs and raw meat-based pet food in 2025, according to the latest figures. The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) collected data on Salmonella from animals, feeding stuff and animal by-products (ABP) in England, Wales and Scotland.
More than 100 cases and one death from a serious condition that can develop after an E. coli infection were recorded in 2025 in France. A total of 109 cases of pediatric hemolytic uremic syndrome were reported to Santé publique France, compared to 87 cases in 2024 and 143 in 2023. At 54 percent, females were slightly more affected than males.
The affected brands, quantities recalled, and places where eggs may have been distributed have not been made public.
Every one of these petitions comes back to the same idea. If the government knows something that would keep people from getting sick, it should test for it, write it down and tell the public. That is not a radical ask. It is the job.
No new law is needed. The list is FDA’s own, and the Commissioner can amend it.
Quick bites from around the food safety arena this week * An outbreak of E coli O157:H7 infections linked to ready-to-eat multi-ingredient chicken wraps has affected 50 patients, up from 35 reported by the FDA just one week ago. Neither the FDA nor the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reported what brand is involved or where the wraps were sold. The FDA says the wraps have already been removed from the market while an investigation of ingredient level contamination continues. * Consu
The decision about whether or not to recall, and how broadly, is rarely simple. There are factors that consumers will never see, as companies weigh evolving information, public health risks, potential legal considerations, supply chain complexity, and financial consequences. Since consumers aren’t privy to the internal process leading up to the recall decisions, they look to how companies act and communicate to determine whether the brand prioritizes consumer protection, or if they’re ...
A major pork company in China has announced two of its directors have been fined as part of an investigation into breaches of food safety rules. WH Group, which also owns Smithfield Foods Inc., a large pork company in the United States, and Morliny Foods Holding, a European meat processing business, disclosed the violations in a company filing.
