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United States: food safety news
This page brings together the 14 food safety stories for the selected market (United States) that the TAAG editorial team published between Sep 24, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026: product recalls, alerts, outbreaks, regulatory changes and official controls. By type of story: Outbreak (7), Product Recall (4), and Regulation (2). Most cited pathogens and toxins: Salmonella (7), Listeria (4), and E. coli STEC (3).
Every story can be read in full on TAAG Insights, with its publication date, country and cited original source and, where relevant, the related laboratory analysis. The list runs from newest to oldest. At the bottom of the page you will find the other pathogens, countries and story types on TAAG Insights to keep exploring.
14 stories, newest first
MicrobiologyOutbreak · United States
FDA Investigates a Salmonella Javiana Outbreak with 59 Cases in the United States, with No Food Identified So Far
On October 28, the FDA added an outbreak of Salmonella Javiana with 59 cases in the United States to its table of active investigations. The outbreak is ongoing and the food involved has not yet been identified; it is the second outbreak of this serotype the agency has investigated in 2026.
· 4 min
MicrobiologyProduct Recall · United States
FDA Publishes Recall of a Batch of Coffee and Vanilla Ice Cream Sold in Nine States and Washington, D.C. Over Listeria monocytogenes
The FDA published on October 17 the recall of a batch of coffee and vanilla ice cream with coffee sauce and cookie pieces, in pint containers, over Listeria monocytogenes found in a routine quality control check; it was sold at a supermarket chain in nine states and Washington, D.C.
· 4 min
MicrobiologyProduct Recall · United States
FDA Publishes Recall of a New York Raw Milk Cheddar Cheese Over STEC E. coli O26:H11 and O45:H2 Detected in Maryland
The FDA published on October 15 the recall of a batch of mild raw milk cheddar cheese from a New York State dairy, after two strains of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (O26:H11 and O45:H2) were isolated from two samples tested in Maryland; it was sold in seven states.
· 4 min
MicrobiologyHealth Alert · United States
Virginia Closes a Stretch of River to Oyster and Clam Harvesting After Linking a Salmonella Outbreak in Pennsylvania to Shellfish from That Area
The Virginia Department of Health closed, on October 9 and until November 7, a stretch of the Little Wicomico River to oyster and clam harvesting, after investigators epidemiologically linked a Salmonella outbreak in Pennsylvania to shellfish from that area.
· 4 min
MicrobiologyProduct Recall · United States
Trio of Cold-Smoked Fish Recalled in the United States Over Possible Listeria Detected by the New York Department of Agriculture
The FDA published on October 9 the recall of an assortment of cold-smoked, vacuum-packed salmon, halibut and trout over possible Listeria monocytogenes, identified by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets.
· 4 min
MicrobiologyProduct Recall · United States
Broccoli Sprouting Seeds Recalled in the United States Over Salmonella, Linked to a Sprout Producer Under FDA Investigation
The FDA published on October 7 and 8 two recalls of broccoli sprouting seeds over possible Salmonella, stemming from a supplier's lot in which the agency detected the bacterium and which was linked to a sprout producer included in a multistate investigation.
· 4 min
MicrobiologyOutbreak · United States
FDA Expands Salmonella Bovismorbificans Outbreak to Broccoli Sprouts and Microgreens After Strain Is Detected in Seed Sample
The FDA updated on October 7 its notice on the Salmonella Bovismorbificans outbreak, which now totals 32 ill people in six states: a broccoli seed sample tested positive and matched the outbreak strain by whole genome sequencing, and the investigation was expanded to sprouts and microgreens grown from that lot.
· 4 min
Industry & regulationRegulation · United States
FDA Publishes Its 2025 Annual Outbreak Report: 69 Incidents Assessed and 11 Public Health Advisories
The FDA published on October 6 the 2025 report from its outbreak response office: it assessed 69 incidents, responded to 26 and issued 11 public health advisories, with Salmonella the pathogen that appears most often among the responses.
· 3 min
MicrobiologyOutbreak · United States
FDA Updates the E. coli O145 Outbreak Notice for Frozen Berries: New Expanded Recall and a Chilean Producer That Did Not Provide All Records
The FDA updated on October 5 the notice of the E. coli O145:H28 outbreak linked to frozen organic blueberries and berry mixes, already declared over with 17 cases: on October 2 the recall was expanded again and the agency said the Chilean producer had not provided all the requested records.
· 4 min
MicrobiologyOutbreak · United States
FDA Opens Investigation into Listeria Outbreak with 11 Cases Linked to Unidentified Food
On September 30, the FDA added to its investigation table a new outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes with 11 confirmed cases, with no food yet identified and traceback under way.
· 3 min
MicrobiologyOutbreak · United States
An E. coli O26:H11 Outbreak Linked to Raw Milk Cheeses Leaves 13 Ill and Three Cases of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in the U.S.
The FDA and CDC confirmed on September 25 an outbreak of E. coli O26:H11 linked to raw milk cheeses, with 13 people ill in nine states, eight hospitalized and three cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome; more than half of the patients are five years old or younger.
· 3 min
Industry & regulationRegulation · United States
Food Safety Gets Barely Ten Minutes at the Hearing for the FDA Commissioner Nominee
At the confirmation hearing of the FDA commissioner nominee, held on September 24 before the Senate HELP Committee, food took up about ten minutes of a two-hour session.
· 3 min
MicrobiologyOutbreak · United States
Salmonella Bovismorbificans Outbreak Linked to Broccoli Sprouts Rises to 32 Cases in Six U.S. States
The September 24 update from the FDA and CDC adds 10 new cases and two more states to the Salmonella Bovismorbificans outbreak linked to broccoli sprouts, and confirms through genomic sequencing the strain in product samples.
· 3 min
MicrobiologyOutbreak · United States
CDC Closes the Backyard Poultry Salmonella Outbreak With 1,253 Sick and Two Deaths in the U.S.
The CDC published on September 24 the final update on the Salmonella outbreak linked to contact with backyard chickens and ducks, which totaled 1,253 sick, 256 hospitalized and two deaths in 46 states and Puerto Rico.
· 3 min