It's Wednesday, October 1, 2025. Today’s newsletter highlights declining U.S. confidence in food safety oversight, a mass food poisoning outbreak in Indonesia, new developments in animal welfare law challenges, and a French botulism alert.
Consumers’ confidence in food safety in the United States is at an all time low, according to a Gallup Poll.
The poll revealed that only 12 percent of U.S. adults say they have a “great deal” of faith while 41 percent say they have a “fair amount” of confidence in the federal government to keep the food supply safe.
Almost 6,500 people are believed to have suffered food poisoning linked to a school food program in Indonesia.
The number of cases related to the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program has reached 6,452, according to some sources.
As the CEO of Animal Wellness Action (AWA) and the Center for a Humane Economy (CHE) Wayne Pacelle frequently gains intervenor status in federal court cases, such as those involving California’s Proposition 12.
French health authorities have confirmed two cases of botulism following the consumption of a product made in Spain.
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