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Grand Rapids, Michigan · Grand RapidsErnakulam: The passengers aboard the Vande Bharat Express in Kerala filed a complaint Tuesday after catering staff attempted to serve contaminated food on the train. The incident happened when food packets meant for passengers aboard the Vande BharatSee the Story
Catering staff tries to serve contaminated food on Vande Bharat Express in Kerala
FDA · New YorkA research team at New York University has come up with a way to fund FDA food programs, including food safety, without using government money. The team suggests that user fees be implemented — as they already are for the medical and tobacco programs of the Food and Drug Administration. Such fees come from businesses using services of the agency, not from Congress. The FDA primarily relies on congressional appropriations to fund its food-related…See the Story
Researchers say business user fees could ease budget woes at FDA and enhance food safety
Norway · NorwayNorway has reported the lowest rate of Campylobacter positive broiler flocks since 2009. In 2024, 70 out of more than 2,000 broiler flocks tested positive for Campylobacter as part of a food safety surveillance program. The Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet), Animalia, and the poultry industry annually monitor Campylobacter in broilers slaughtered at a maximum age of 50 days. Mattilsynet is responsible …See the Story
Norway reports decline for Campylobacter in chickens
Missouri · MissouriBoth the FDA and the CDC know what romaine lettuce grower is responsible for a deadly outbreak of E. coli O157 infections in late 2024, but the agencies won’t release that grower’s name. In February reports just obtained by Food Safety News, the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the same grower behind the 2024 outbreak was also responsible for an outbreak in 2021. There were at least 45 FDA staff…See the Story
Federal agencies won't report what companies were involved in romaine outbreak despite promise of 'radical transparency'
Iceland · IcelandThe progress made by Norway and Iceland on food-related audit recommendations has been disclosed in an updated report. Norway and Iceland are part of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). The EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) monitors how these countries implement European Economic Area (EEA) rules on food and feed safety, animal health, and welfare. ESA recently updated the country profile reports for Iceland and Norway. The revision refl…See the Story
Updated report covers Iceland and Norway’s audit actions
Pandemic · United KingdomA study in Ontario found no traces of influenza A viral ribonucleic acid (RNA) in 117 samples of pasteurized retail milk collected in April and May 2024, according to a report published this month by the Public Health Agency of Canada. Influenza A is a virus family that includes various strains affecting humans, birds, and mammals. One such strain, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1, commonly known as bird flu, has raised global conc…See the Story
