It’s Friday, September 19, 2025. Today’s newsletter covers a major E. coli outbreak in Germany, falling U.S. food safety confidence, a Salmonella outbreak in Sweden, and more.
What to know: German officials are continuing to battle a serious E. coli outbreak that may have sickened more than 120 people.
In total, 121 patients are linked to the outbreak. Of these, 67 are confirmed and 20 people have developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).
The International Food Information Council (IFIC) conducts ongoing online surveys of U.S. consumers. The Washington D.C.-based organization recently released survey results for the periods of March 13-27, 2025, and June 7-13, 2025, with respondents weighted to ensure proportional results.
A Salmonella outbreak in nursing homes in a region of Sweden has been connected to a larger national outbreak linked to eggs.
An analysis by the Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhälsomyndigheten) said 48 cases have been confirmed from 11 regions, including 18 in Sörmland.
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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