What to know: Around 70 Salmonella infections have been linked to eating eggs in Belgium.

At the start of 2025, the National Reference Centre for Salmonella at Sciensano detected an increase in reports of a certain type of Salmonella. An investigation to determine the origin of the rise was launched by the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC), the Flemish Department Zorg and Sciensano, the Belgian national public health institute.

OPINION — By Consumer Reports

“Many critical functions of the food division of the Food and Drug Administration have been drastically slowed or entirely stopped since late January, potentially making Americans less safe, current FDA employees say.”

A Salmonella Muenchen outbreak occurred in August 2024 after consuming wild hunted kangaroo in the Northern Territory (NT). Of the seven people who shared the food, all became ill; three were confirmed and four were probable cases.