It’s Tuesday, March 4th, 2025. Here’s a roundup of today’s essential food safety stories. Let’s get into the news.

What to know: U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-MS, has introduced the Safer Shrimp Imports Act, legislation aimed at tightening federal inspection standards for imported shrimp.

The bill, S.667, would require foreign shrimp exporters to meet U.S. food safety standards and undergo inspections to prevent importation of contaminated shrimp.

Almost 60 cases of a serious condition that develops after an E. coli infection were reported in 2024 in Italy. One child died.

Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a severe complication associated with E. coli infections that causes kidney failure and sometimes brain damage.

Portuguese authorities have uncovered illegal slaughter operations, olive oil fraud, and food unfit for consumption in various operations during recent months.

In January, a regional unit of the Economic and Food Safety Authority (ASAE) carried out an inspection at a food processing establishment in Ponte de Lima with support from the National Republican Guard (GNR).

What to know: Wild Coast LLC dba Wild Coast Raw of Olympia, WA, is recalling frozen Boneless Free Range Chicken Formula raw pet food for cats because it has tested positive for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 also known as bird flu.

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