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Ukraine recorded 31 outbreaks in the first half of this year including 19 botulism cases and two deaths. Data from the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection shows that in the first six months of 2026, 31 outbreaks were registered in …

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 …

Health officials in Hong Kong have warned about a summer rise in a serious bacterial infection that can be caused by consumption of raw seafood or contact with seawater. Vibrio vulnificus is present naturally in warm marine environments. Its concentration typically increases in summer when …

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 …

I ordered olive oil gelato in Florence once, expecting a gimmick. It was not. The olive oil was right there in the first spoonful, grassy and peppery, smoothed out by cream and sugar. This recipe captures that: a quarter cup of olive oil whisked into …

In early July I wrote that I had bought Congress a t-shirt — one for every member. The boxes are here. Each shirt comes rolled and compressed inside a little plastic baby bottle small enough to hold in your palm. Unroll it and it reads: For Babies’ Sake, …

I made this cobbler the summer my peach tree produced more fruit than I could eat, and the blackberry bushes along the back fence were heavy enough to pull the branches to the ground. Four cups of sliced peaches and two cups of blackberries, mixed …

Quick bites from around the food safety arena There are now more than 20,000 cases of cyclosporiasis related to current outbreaks. The actual number is likely much higher. CDC is expected to update its patient counts next week. A source of the parasite for the largest outbreak …

I made this for a Saturday lunch when I wanted something more interesting than cold potato salad from a deli. Potatoes and onion sliced into thick rounds, tossed with oil, salt, and pepper, and grilled until charred and tender. Soft boiled eggs, seven minutes in …

A majority of American voters say they have little or no confidence in government oversight of food safety, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll conducted in the last full week of July, as the country’s largest recorded Cyclospora outbreak spread past twenty thousand cases by the states’ own …