Three more states are reporting people with Listeria infections in relation to pasta meals. Two more people have died.

The patient count now stands at 27 with sick people spread across 18 states, according to the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Moonlight Companies is recalling California-grown conventional yellow and white peaches because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

This recall is being conducted because Listeria monocytogenes was identified in the packing facility environment.

Product testing in Denmark has found traces of animal DNA that were not on the ingredient list — although the majority were in low quantities.

Fødevarestyrelsen (the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration) said a new DNA method would make it easier to uncover fraud with meat and fish.

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) reports that after a summer pause, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has returned in significant numbers.

New Zealand Food Safety has decided to keep glyphosate residue limits the same following a public consultation.

There was a proposal to change maximum residue levels (MRLs) for glyphosate in wheat, barley and oats to 10 mg/kg but the limit has been set at 0.1mg/kg, which is the same as the current default level.

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.