What to know: For months now, the FDA and CDC have withheld from the public the name of the farm behind a deadly E. coli outbreak that sickened 89 people across 15 states.

The name has come to light through a federal court case. Taylor Farms, a prominent California produce grower, was the company that grew the romaine lettuce that sickened those people, hospitalizing 36 and killing one.

Say the word “irradiation,” and a lot of people will shudder. Now ask them about irradiated food, and they’ll quickly say something like “definitely not.”

Yet as far back as 1999, the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved the irradiation of certain foods as a safe and efficient way to kill foodborne germs.

OPINION — By Aviva Musicus

“The current Administration has talked a lot about ‘Making America Healthy Again’ in the fight to reduce chronic disease. Now, the FDA has an opportunity to show that it’s serious about Americans’ health — by finalizing a rule that would require strong front-of-package nutrition labels across the food supply.”

People in the Netherlands have been advised not to eat home-produced eggs because of high amounts of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) said it is not possible to tell the amount of PFAS in an egg from a visual inspection.

Food-related complaints in Ireland in 2024 increased from the year before to almost 5,000.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland’s (FSAI) Advice Line handled 4,996 complaints from consumers, with 32 percent, or 1,597, relating to unfit food and 29 percent, or 1,449, to suspected food poisoning.