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CDC FoodNet Update Gives Home Cooks a Clearer View of Foodborne Illness Trends
A new CDC FoodNet Data page explains how to use FoodNet Fast to explore foodborne illness trends while keeping the limits of surveillance data in view.
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FAO and WHO Put Chemical Water Quality on the Food-Safety Agenda
A joint FAO and WHO report offers a practical framework for assessing chemical hazards in agricultural water and explains why food safety increasingly begins before ingredients reach the kitchen.
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FSA retail survey finds most sampled foods satisfactory, but labels still need scrutiny
The Food Standards Agency says 72% of its targeted samples met the checks applied, while allergen, authenticity and labelling gaps show why shoppers still need to read the pack.
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A.Vogel Recalls Rapunzel Red Clover Sprouting Seeds After STEC Finding
A batch of Rapunzel bioSnacky Red Clover seeds is being recalled after Shiga toxin-producing E. coli was found. Do not grow or eat the affected pack.
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Instant Pot Highlights Two-Pot Cooking as Its Retail Push Expands
Instant Pot’s current retail update puts its Dual Action Multi-Cooker in focus, pairing parallel cooking with a more structured way to time mains and sides.
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Vorwerk Details Cookidoo Assistant’s AI Route from Ingredients to Guided Cooking
Vorwerk says Cookidoo Assistant can turn a user’s available ingredients and questions into recipe suggestions linked to Thermomix Guided Cooking, while important rollout and performance details remain open.
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Food and You 2: What the FSA’s Latest Survey Says About Home Cooking
The Food Standards Agency’s latest official survey captures how people are changing their cooking, shopping and eating-out habits for health, safety and sustainability.
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Sun Noodle Recalls Sura Tanmen Kits Over Undeclared Fish Allergen
A Hawaii-only recall affects one lot of Sura Tanmen Hot and Sour Flavor noodles after a soup base containing fish was packed into kits without a fish declaration.
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FSA Warns That ‘It Looks Done’ Is Not Enough at the BBQ
The UK Food Standards Agency and UK Health Security Agency are urging barbecue cooks to check the centre of meat, separate raw and cooked foods, and keep salads and egg dishes chilled.
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WHO’s New Arsenic Review Puts Rice-Cooking Water in the Spotlight
A new WHO and FAO JECFA publication updates the science on arsenic in food. Here is what it means for rice, cooking water and everyday kitchen choices.
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FAO Explains How Targeted Food Hygiene Can Reduce Rare Nipah Risks
A new FAO food-safety update focuses on practical ways to reduce the limited risk associated with raw date palm sap, while stressing that everyday food-related exposure remains very low.
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JELL-O Simply Mixes Are Set for August: What the New Dessert Line Says
Kraft Heinz says JELL-O Simply gelatin and instant pudding mixes will be available nationwide in August 2026. Here is what the announcement confirms—and what shoppers still need to check on the box.