It’s Thursday, June 19, 2025. As the week winds down, here are the top stories in food safety you need to know.

What to know: The Biden administration began the process, but Brooke Rollins and RFK Jr. now say the final 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines will be released soon. Promising a “shake-up,” the secretaries say the new guidelines will be short, easy to understand, and based on “sound science.”

A European agency has started a campaign to raise awareness and protect consumers from fake food and beverages.

The European Union Intellectual Property Office’s (EUIPO) “What’s on your table?” campaign covers the 27 EU member states.

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Federal officials are investigating a new multi-state outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections that has killed four people.

As of June 18, the Food and Drug Administration was reporting 17 people across 13 states had been sickened in the outbreak, which has been traced to chicken fettuccine alfredo meals. The implicated meals were sold under the Marketside and Home Chef brands sold at Walmart and Kroger stores, respectively.

Swedish officials are continuing to investigate a Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs from Ukraine.

The Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhälsomyndigheten) reported that the number of cases is significantly lower in 2025 compared to 2024, but new infections are still being recorded.

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