It’s Thursday, July 3, 2025. Ahead of the holiday weekend, here are the food safety stories making headlines today.
What to know: As Americans prepare to celebrate the nation’s 249th birthday this Fourth of July, millions will gather for cookouts, parades and fireworks. Read tips from the USDA to make sure foodborne illness is not a guest at the party.
Salmonella infections reached a decade high, with an increase from 8,872 cases in 2023 to 10,388 in 2024. Campylobacter cases also increased by 17.1 percent from 60,055 in 2023 to 70,352.
Kraft Heinz Foods Company is recalling fully cooked turkey bacon because sampling has shown it to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
A recent meeting organized by the FAO saw scientists discuss Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and Toxoplasma gondii as well as other parasites.
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