It’s Friday, July 18, 2025. We’re closing out the week with the key food safety updates and alerts.
What to know: A long-running outbreak of Salmonella infections has been detected by the Food and Drug Administration.
The source is Deep brand frozen mat (moth) and moong (mung) sprouts. Eleven patients have been confirmed and four people were hospitalized.
The former director of Vietnam’s Food Administration is one of several people who have been charged as part of a corruption investigation.
Read about recent changes to the Food and Drug Administration’s list of import alerts. These are used to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland’s annual report has revealed a rise in food incidents, recalls, and enforcement but a decline in sampling.
Recent Recalls
That’s it for this week. Join us again Monday for more food safety coverage.
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