What to know: A new survey has shown that 56 percent of U.S. adults know that drinking raw milk, sometimes called “fresh” milk, is less safe than drinking pasteurized milk.

The survey, which involved more than 1,700 U.S. adults, was conducted Jan. 30-Feb. 10 by researchers at the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. It found that two-thirds of people do not know that children are more vulnerable than adults to getting sick from the viruses and bacteria that can occur in raw milk.

A study by the CDC, FDA and USDA used whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and machine learning to identify chicken and vegetables as leading sources of Salmonella enterica infections in the United States.

The research, published in the April 2025 issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases, focused on sporadic cases, which account for 95 percent of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s estimated 1.35 million annual Salmonella illnesses.

Seven E. coli and 13 Cryptosporidium outbreak investigations in England and Wales required APHA assistance in 2024, according to a recent report.

The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) was part of seven Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) investigations with two each in the first and second quarters of 2024, and three during the third quarter.

What to know: The number of foodborne illness outbreaks declined in Hong Kong in 2024 compared to the year before but there was a rise in norovirus epidemics, according to statistics just released.

Food Safety News seeks grad talent for two fellowships to advance public health through communication.

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.