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When I started suing food companies more than thirty years ago, after E. coli O157:H7 in undercooked Jack in the Box hamburgers killed four children and sickened hundreds, proving where a pathogen came from was slow, painstaking, and often impossible. Investigators matched bacteria using crude …

A dozen illnesses have been reported in France linked to a brand of infant formula. Eleven reports were received via the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) nutrivigilance system, and one via another system, for adverse digestive effects in infants …

A defendant who worked for Fayette Janitorial Services will be sentenced on September 17 after pleading guilty to obtaining fake identifications for undocumented workers, including children. John Bernard Mitchum, a Fayette Janitorial Services division manager,  has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and aggravated identity theft. Fayette Janitorial …

A World Health Organization (WHO) group has urged food safety stakeholders to turn evidence into action, adding that understanding the burden of foodborne disease is only the beginning. In a statement to mark World Food Safety Day, the WHO Alliance for Food Safety called on …

The chair of the group behind revised foodborne illness figures has hailed the “encouraging” progress in reducing infections but warned that the burden is still “significant.” Speaking on a webinar discussing key findings from the 2026 edition of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) estimates on …

The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, are investigating a multi-state, multi-year outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked to requeson, a soft cheese similar to ricotta, manufactured by Clover Hill Dairy LLC of Mechanicsville, MD.   So far, the investigation has …

Orkla has struck a deal to acquire a 40% stake in Dutch sauces maker Go-Tan. Financial terms of the deal were not revealed. The post Orkla buys stake in Asian sauces firm Go-Tan appeared first on Just Food.

Meatpacker JBS is shutting two of its factories in the US, impacting around 2,000 jobs. Production will be absorbed into other undisclosed JBS plants. The post JBS to close two US plants amid production review appeared first on Just Food.

As part of its enforcement activities, the U.S. 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 generally have 15 working days to respond …