Botulism

State and federal public health officials are investigating a new outbreak of infant botulism poisoning. So far the outbreak has sickened three babies across three states: California, Pennsylvania and Washington, according to the Food and Drug Administration.  The California Department of Public Health has reported that the infections are among infants who were fed Nara

Editors note: Doralice Goes, a Brazilian public servant, visited an organic products fair in her home city of Brasília in Federal District, on Dec. 31, 2021. Among the artisanal products was a tomato and almond pesto sauce. The 49-year-old stored it in her pantry and, 23 days later, on a Sunday night, opened the sauce

The international committee on food safety is reviewing infant formula safety. Published: December 29, 2025, 12:05 am Scientists are to conduct a risk assessment on certain pathogens in powdered infant formula following the global distribution of contaminated ByHeart products. At the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene meeting in December in Nashville, members asked the Joint