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World cereal prices rose in May to a 19-month high due to cost pressures in fuel and fertiliser linked to the Strait of Hormuz blockade. The post FAO-tracked world cereal prices hit 19-month high on fuel, fertiliser costs appeared first on Just Food.

World Food Safety Day is June 7, 2026 Every few years a number comes along that stops me cold, even after three decades of doing this work. This week, that number is 866 million. That is how many people the World Health Organization estimates get sick from unsafe …

Unsafe food is responsible for about 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths a year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The number of illnesses and deaths show the burden is similar to that from tuberculosis, HIV, or malaria. 

The USDA has confirmed the country’s first case of New World screwworm — the parasitic fly poised to harm the Texas $15 billion cattle industry. The U.S. Department of Agriculture tested a sample from La Pryor in Zavala County at the its National Veterinary Services …

An Australian survey has found many people think it was the last thing they ate that made them sick and consumers are still washing raw poultry at home, which is a dangerous practice. Results were released by the Food Safety Information Council to mark World Food …

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.

Public health officials are investigating a deadly Listeria outbreak traced to requeson, a soft cheese similar to ricotta. The multi-state, multi-year outbreak began in 2023 and has sickened eight people across three states — Maryland, New York and Virginia — according to the Food and …

Global use of antibiotics in livestock may rise by nearly 30% by 2040 compared with 2019, the UN FAO has warned. The post Livestock sector’s use of antibiotics could jump 30% by 2040, UN warns appeared first on Just Food.

Lactalis has announced a deal in a product area where a lot of deals are happening – and where industry watchers think the transactions will continue. The post Lactalis joins protein fray and bulks up via M&A appeared first on Just Food.

Danone’s CEO has dismissed the idea of the French giant buying the Mead Johnson infant-formula business in the US owned by Reckitt Benckiser. The post Danone CEO rules out interest in buying infant-formula peer Mead Johnson appeared first on Just Food.