What to know: A Listeria monocytogenes outbreak linked to chicken fettuccine alfredo products from FreshRealm has sickened 17 people across 13 states, leading to a recall of all products produced before June 17, 2025, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

The outbreak has been associated with three deaths and one fetal loss.

A recently published study in the Journal of Applied Physiology suggests that erythritol, a widely used non-nutritive sweetener in sugar-free and low-calorie foods, may impair brain vascular cell function and potentially increase the risk of stroke.

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Kraft Heinz plans to remove artificial dyes from its U.S. products starting in 2027 and will no longer launch new products with the dyes.

In a statement released June 17 the company said almost 90 percent of its U.S. products already don’t contain food, drug and cosmetic colors, but that the products that do still use the dyes will have them removed by the end of 2027.

The head of food safety at the World Food Programme (WFP) has shared the challenges of ensuring food is safe when working in remote areas and sourcing items locally.

The number of fraud and other non-compliance cases reported in April was similar to the month before but much lower than the same period in 2024.

Reports in Europe reached 235 in April 2025, which is close to the 237 alerts in March but down from 341 in April 2024.