It’s Wednesday, August 27, 2025. From federal oversight of a deli meat plant linked to a deadly outbreak to a growing pistachio recall in Canada, here are today’s top food safety developments from around the globe.
What to know: Boar’s Head company officials and federal officials are getting their ducks in a row in anticipation of the reopening of the deli meat production plant behind a deadly Listeria outbreak in 2024.
More people are sick and a total of 27 products are now under recall in Canada in a Salmonella outbreak traced to pistachios.
In addition to pistachio kernels, a number of products — primarily baked goods — are under recall because of links to the outbreak.
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The restaurant linked to a hepatitis A outbreak in Norway has reopened.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) said there are 38 patients with probable connection to the outbreak, of which 27 have been confirmed by genomic sequencing.
Newton’s Third Law of Motion is that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. An example of this is currently playing out with pesticides and food safety and other health issues.
There is a low rate of bacterial contamination in frozen berries, according to a study in Switzerland.
However, researchers warned that such products may pose a risk if they are consumed without a heating step and not immediately after thawing.
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