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Ciguatera poisoning from imported fish suspected in the Netherlands
Five people in the Netherlands have been affected by ciguatera poisoning likely caused by frozen red snapper steaks from India. Those sick had a meal together in mid-May and developed symptoms...
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Multi-country recalls due to ethylene oxide in sesame seeds
The presence of an unauthorized substance in sesame seeds from India has prompted a spate of product recalls across Europe. The ethylene oxide alert was first raised by Belgium in early September but...
View ArticleChemicals in food are a main safety concern for majority of Americans
Seven in 10 Americans are concerned about the presence of chemical products in food, according to a survey. The poll by Mérieux NutriSciences and bioMérieux found 70 percent of respondents were...
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EU toughens rules for sesame seeds from India
The European Commission has strengthened checks on sesame seeds from India as recalls due to pesticide residue contamination continue. The move was prompted by food safety incidents notified through...
View Article2020: Deadly beer, seedy stories and PHE axed
Opinion This year has been dominated by the global coronavirus pandemic but it also held many other surprises such as contaminated beer in Brazil, pesticide residues in seeds from India, and approval...
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Indian food system vision recognized with award
A plan to transform the food environment in India that includes improving food safety and hygiene has been named as a winner of an international award. Eat Right India was one of 10 programs recognized...
View ArticleUSDA increasing certification requirements for organic imports from India
The USDA’s Organic Program (NOP) is changing its approach to oversight of imports from India. The USDA is ending its recognition agreement that had allowed Agricultural and Processed Food Products...
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Contaminated sesame seed recalls continue in Europe
A European alert food system is nearing 500 reports because of the unauthorized substance ethylene oxide in products with sesame seeds. Belgium made the first alert in early September 2020 in the Rapid...
View ArticleStudies highlight outbreaks in India and Philippines
Three studies have been published describing water and foodborne outbreaks in India and the Philippines. The articles, in a supplement of the International Journal of Infectious Diseases, involve...
View ArticleWTO members address 10 new trade concerns
Countries have addressed 10 new trade concerns at a recent meeting of a World Trade Organization (WTO) committee. Topics at the Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures meeting on March...
View ArticleEU gets stricter on black pepper from Brazil and peanuts from India
The European Commission has tightened checks on black pepper from Brazil because of Salmonella and peanuts from India because of aflatoxins. These and other products entering the European Union from...
View ArticleSalmonella sickens 14 in Sweden; 40 sick in Danish outbreak
Swedish authorities are investigating a Salmonella outbreak that has affected more than a dozen people in less than two weeks. From April 13 to 24, 14 people have been infected with Salmonella...
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WHO mulls ways to track food safety progress in development goals
The World Health Organization (WHO) has discussed plans to include food safety in the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Almost 250 indicators are monitored across a range of areas to assess...
View ArticleEU again extends flexibility for official controls due to COVID-19
The European Commission has again extended temporary food safety rules on official controls because of the coronavirus pandemic. Updated legislation states the flexibility given to EU countries is...
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Ethylene oxide scandal spreads to food additive
European countries are facing more ethylene oxide related recalls after the substance was detected in a food additive used in a range of products. Belgium first raised the alarm in September 2020 about...
View ArticleEthylene oxide recalls dominate report
The number of food and feed risk notices reported by EU countries to the European Commission fell by more than 6 percent in 2020, according to an annual report. In 2020, there were 3,862 original...
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EU countries hit out at ethylene oxide recall measures
Several European countries have called measures adopted to deal with ethylene oxide in a food additive “disproportionate.” In July, it was agreed all products containing the additive locust bean gum...
View ArticleRare Burkholderia pseudomallei infections caused by room spray sold at Walmart
Water and soil are the usual transmission sources when rare Burkholderia pseudomallei infections occur. But in the latest CDC Health Update, the source of four recent associated Burkholderia...
View ArticleEmployees of iPhone manufacturer suffer food poisoning in India
More than 250 people fell sick and 150 were hospitalized in India this past week after eating food provided by an employer that makes iPhones, according to multiple media reports. Local media quoted a...
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Ethylene oxide meeting highlights concerns as recalls continue
A number of European countries have again expressed concerns about how the ethylene oxide contamination incidents are being handled. Several nations highlighted the high burden of required action as...
View ArticleConcerns raised over peanut traces in food additive from India
Batches of a food additive from India have been found to contain undeclared peanut protein prompting authorities to warn of a serious risk to allergic consumers. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and...
View ArticleUK agencies urge testing of soy product from India because of peanut risk
Authorities in the United Kingdom have advised businesses to test soya lecithin from India because of potential peanut contamination. The issue was raised by Germany via a Rapid Alert System for Food...
View ArticleEU to tighten ethylene oxide rule for food additives
The European Commission is to change the rules around the presence of ethylene oxide in food additives. A revision was made because of the challenge in enforcing the current law because of a lack of...
View ArticleEU heavily involved in issues at WTO food safety meeting
Seven new trade issues discussed at the latest World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting on food safety involved the European Union. Countries raised 52 specific trade concerns (STCs), 10 of them for the...
View ArticleResearchers assess the impact of Nestlé India Maggi recall; food safety...
A recall of Nestlé Maggi noodles in India in 2015 impacted the company for several years, according to an analysis of consumer purchase data. Scientists examined the immediate and long-term changes in...
View ArticleImporter recalls catfish steaks from India because of import violation
Delight Foods USA LLC, a distributor and the importer of record located in Jersey City, NJ, and Delight Foods LLC, a distributor and the importer of record located in San Jose, CA., is recalling 2,961...
View ArticleEU audit covers ethylene oxide and Salmonella in sesame seeds from India
The European Commission’s health and safety unit has revealed progress has been made in India’s controls of Salmonella in sesame seeds but more needs to be done. A DG Sante audit in November 2022...
View ArticleSpices from India recalled; FDA issues import detention notice
The FDA has analyzed samples of three products, Everest Garam Masala, Everest Sambhar Masala, and Maggi Masala ae Magic, and the results showed the products were contaminated with Salmonella. The...
View ArticleFood firms in New Jersey and India warned about unsanitary conditions
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...
View ArticleEU audits investigate Egypt and India’s aflatoxin problem
The European Commission’s health and safety unit has published findings from two assessments looking at controls on aflatoxins in nuts in Egypt and India. A DG Sante audit in Egypt in September 2022...
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