It’s Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. We’re starting the week with a focus on oversight — from Congress demanding transparency on infant formula safety to new FDA actions targeting Listeria risks.
A U.S. representative is pressing the FDA for information about ByHeart Inc., the company linked to an outbreak of infant botulism poisonings.
In a letter to FDA Administrator Marty Makary, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-CT, demanded that all inspection records of the company’s infant formula manufacturing plants be released to Congress.
The Food and Drug Administration inspected the food manufacturing facility of Fresh & Ready Foods LLC in San Fernando, CA, from March 31 to April 15, 2025, according to a warning letter issued Sept. 5 and made public this past week.
A farm owner on the Isle of Wight has been fined after an outbreak resulting in more than 250 people being infected with Cryptosporidium.
Sharon Wheeler ran an animal bottle feeding activity at a petting farm at Hazelgrove Farm in Ryde in April and May 2023. Visitors could purchase a bottle of milk to feed to a lamb or goat kid.
A trade union in New Zealand has criticized planned changes to meat export inspection requirements.
The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
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