** Chinese researchers charged with smuggling crop fungus, raising food safety concerns

By Jonan Pilet on June 6, 2025

Federal authorities have charged two Chinese researchers with smuggling Fusarium graminearum — a fungus that threatens crops and food safety — into the United States, raising concerns about risks to the food supply.

Yunqing Jian, 33, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Michigan, and her boyfriend, Zunyong Liu, 34…Continue Reading

** Trump golf resort kitchen gets 32 out of 100 on health inspection report card

By Coral Beach on June 6, 2025

Inspectors found multiple food safety violations in May at a golf course resort kitchen owned by President Trump.

The inspectors from Somerset County Department of Health found the kitchen at…Continue Reading

** Salmonella contamination sparks the tehini recall

** Diced chicken recalled in Canada because of bone fragments

**Publix recalls baby food because of lead contamination

** Consumer’s allergic reaction to undeclared milk spurs recall of breading mix

** FDA issues public health alert for food from Kentucky importer

** Hormel recalls more than 250,000 pounds of canned stew after consumer complaints

** The Coastal Companies recalls multiple products containing cucumbers because of Salmonella risk

** FSIS issues public health alert for chicken soup products because of misbranding and undeclared wheat allergen

Reptile food recalled because of potential Salmonella contamination

** Aldi brand fresh salmon recalled because of undeclared soy

** Isabelle’s Kitchen Inc. Recalls Refrigerated Deli Salads Containing Fresh Cucumbers Because of Possible Health Risk

**Supreme Service Solutions LLC Voluntarily Recalls Supreme Vegetable Products Because of Possible Health Risk

** RECALLED CUCUMBERS: Marketside , Snowfruit & Snowfox , East Coast Fresh, TOPS, Wellsley Farms, WEIS, AHOLD, Jack and Olive, Created Fresh, Spring and Sprout ,

** Haribo recalls sweets due to cannabis finding What to know: Haribo has recalled sweets in the Netherlands because of potential contamination with cannabis.The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) said there are packs in circulation with sweets that can lead to health complaints, such as dizziness, when consumed.

Food Recalls ~ FSN

U.S.-Based Recalls:

* E. coli illness link prompts raw milk recall * Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods recalls Marinated *Cucumber Salad because of Salmonella risk * Yummi Sushi products sold at Kroger stores in *Florida recalled for Salmonella risk * Made-to-order subs, wraps and paninis recalled in *Massachusetts and Connecticut because of Salmonella risk *More cucumbers from Bedner Growers recalled because of link to Salmonella outbreak * California firm recalls imported oysters because of possible contamination with norovirus * Bourgeois Smokehouse recalls Smoked Andouille Sausage products after testing finds Listeria contamination * Kasundi Peeled Mango Pickle recalled over elevated lead levels * Bengal King Family Pack Vegetable Singara recalled because of undeclared peanuts * Fijian Import & Export Co. Inc. recalls meat pie products for lack of import reinspection * Bedner cucumbers are back, making people sick once again

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More cucumbers from Bedner Growers recalled because of link to Salmonella outbreak

Made-to-order subs, wraps and paninis recalled in Massachusetts and Connecticut because of Salmonella risk

Spanish firm denies link to Listeria cheese recall

** Filipino testing finds Salmonella in onions from China

By News Desk on May 13, 2025

Testing in the Philippines of smuggled vegetables has found they were positive for heavy metals and Salmonella.

Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. led the inspection of two container vans carrying an estimated 34 metric tons of white onions from China.

Testing was conducted by the Bureau of Plant…Continue Reading

** Tahini recalled in Canada because testing showed Salmonella contamination

Afghani Corn Bread “Doda” recalled because of undeclared sesame and wheat

Hak brand kale and spinach recalled in Canada because of rubber pieces

Mini Éclairs recalled in Canada after testing finds E. coli

** FDA solves Listeria outbreak after yearlong investigation; 86 products recalled

By Coral Beach on May 11, 2025

An FDA outbreak investigation that began in 2024 has finally revealed that the cause of Listeria infections is ready-to-eat foods.

Sandwiches and snack foods from Fresh & Ready Foods LLC of San Fernando, CA, have been found to be the source of the pathogen that has sickened 10 people in…Continue Reading

** Las Vegas-area health officials investigate illnesses linked to South Korean oysters

Optimal Carnivore recalls Bone & Joint Restore Capsules because of possible Salmonella contamination

** SIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ready-To-Eat Chicken and Bacon Wrap Products Due to Possible Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken and bacon wrap products due to concerns that the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. A recall was not requested because the affected products are no longer available for purchase.

** Lamb Weston recalls 34,801 cases of hashbrown products because of plastic contamination

** Al Kanater Tahini recalled in Canada because of Salmonella contamination

** Lil’ Juan’s and Lucia’s Mexican Style Pork Carnitas recalled in Canada because of wood fragments

** FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Bismillah Halal Meats Ground Beef Due to Possible E. Coli O103 Contamination

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for retail ground beef products sold by Bismillah Halal Meats, a retail market in Marietta, Ga., that may be contaminated with E. coli O103. FSIS is issuing this public health alert to ensure that consumers are aware that these products should not be consumed. A recall was not requested because the products are no longer available for purchase.

** Smith Packing, LLC Recalls Sausage and Sliced Meat and Poultry Products Due to Sodium Nitrite Levels in Excess of Regulatory Limit

Smith Packing, LLC, a Utica, N.Y. establishment, is recalling approximately 18,792 pounds of various ready-to-eat sausage and sliced meat and poultry products due to sodium nitrite levels that exceed the regulatory limit, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

** Upper Crust Bakery recalls bread products because of glass contamination

** Marie Sharp’s Original Garlic Habanero Pepper Sauce recalled in Canada because of spoilage

** USDA issues public health alert for halal ground beef

By News Desk on May 1, 2025

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for retail ground beef products sold by Bismillah Halal Meats, a retail market in Marietta, GA., that may be contaminated with E. coli O103. 

The FSIS is issuing this public health alert to ensure that consumers…Continue Reading

** Valley Fine Foods recalls Chile Verde Egg Bites because of foreign material contamination

By News Desk on May 1, 2025

Valley Fine Foods Co., Inc., of Benicia, CA, is recalling 646 cases of its Chile Verde Egg Bites because of potential contamination with foreign materials.

The recall, initiated on April 3, 2025, is classified as a Class II recall, indicating a low risk of serious health consequences, though temporary or…Continue Readin