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Outbreaks Span Three Cities Over Nearly a Month (Image Credits: Foodsafetynews.com) Shandong Province, China – Health officials identified durian mille-feuille cakes from a single franchise brand as the source of multiple foodborne outbreaks that sickened 22 people in three cities during the spring and summer of 2025.[1][2] Outbreaks Span Three Cities Over Nearly a Month Investigators from local centers for disease control pinpointed 22 confirmed cases between May 28 and June 23, 2025. The illnesses struck in Qingdao, Yantai, and Tai’an, affecting people with a median age of 30 years, ranging from 9 to 61. Women accounted for 64 percent … Read more

Addressing Urgent Industry Pressures Head-On (Image Credits: Foodsafetynews.com) Rosemont, Illinois — Professionals in the food industry now have access to specialized certificate courses at the upcoming Food Safety Summit, crafted to deliver practical tools amid intensifying regulatory demands and technological advances.[1][2] Addressing Urgent Industry Pressures Head-On The food sector grapples with heightened scrutiny from regulators, emerging hazards, and swift tech innovations. Organizers of the 2026 Food Safety Summit responded by curating five certificate courses, set primarily for May 11 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. These sessions promise in-depth training from renowned experts, helping attendees build robust safety systems.[2] … Read more

Notifications Climb to New Heights (Image Credits: Unsplash) Europe – Regulators logged 5,471 food and drink recalls and alerts throughout 2025, edging up from 5,426 the year before.[1][2] Notifications Climb to New Heights The food and beverage sector marked a six-year high in recall activity last year. Sedgwick’s European Product Safety and Recall Index tracked this uptick across the region.[3] Overall product recalls reached 15,608, surpassing the 2024 total of 14,484. Quarterly data revealed fluctuations. The second quarter alone saw 1,276 notifications, a 2.7 percent rise from the first quarter’s 1,242.[4] By year-end, the fourth quarter showed an 18 percent … Read more

A Family Member’s Outrage Ignites Debate (Image Credits: Unsplash) Consumers noticed a shift in the taste of certain Reese’s products, prompting the candy’s creator’s grandson to publicly challenge Hershey over ingredient substitutions. A Family Member’s Outrage Ignites Debate Brad Reese, grandson of H.B. Reese who invented the peanut butter cup in the 1920s, recently sampled a bag of Reese’s Unwrapped Chocolate Peanut Butter Crème Mini Hearts.[1] He took just a couple of bites before discarding the rest, describing the texture as gross and waxy.[1] In a LinkedIn post and open letter to Hershey, he accused the company of replacing milk … Read more

Insurgents Outpace the Pack (Image Credits: Unsplash) Smaller food companies known as insurgents captured a quarter of the industry’s expansion last year despite commanding minimal market share. Insurgents Outpace the Pack Bain & Company tracked 113 such brands across fast-moving consumer goods in its 10th annual list, noting they drove nearly 36 percent of growth in monitored channels during 2025.[1][2] These companies grew volumes by 55 percent year over year while the broader market stayed flat. Food stood out, with insurgents responsible for 25 percent of category gains even as they held under 1 percent of sales.[1] The firm selected … Read more

Moderate Overall Growth Masks Category Variations (Image Credits: Unsplash) The U.S. Department of Agriculture released its February Food Price Outlook, signaling moderate rises in food costs throughout the year.[1] Moderate Overall Growth Masks Category Variations Overall food prices stand to climb 3.1 percent in 2026, according to the forecast, which carries a prediction interval from 0.7 to 5.7 percent.[1] Food purchased at home, or groceries, faces a 2.5 percent uptick, ranging from a possible 1 percent decline to 6.2 percent growth. Meanwhile, food away from home edges higher at 3.7 percent. This pace for groceries trails the 20-year historical average … Read more

We’ve all been there. Standing in the kitchen at 10 p.m., eating something that doesn’t appear on any nutritionist’s “approved” list, feeling a quiet wave of guilt wash over us. Diet culture has been telling us for decades that certain foods are villains, that discipline equals health, and that slipping up means starting over. But what if that story is fundamentally wrong? A growing wave of research from 2023 through 2025 is beginning to challenge our most deeply held assumptions about “good” and “bad” eating. The science is pointing somewhere unexpected, somewhere a lot more human. Let’s dive in. The … Read more

Walk into any serious professional kitchen and you’ll notice something that might seem almost obsessive at first glance: chefs reaching for specific colored towels for specific tasks, without a second’s hesitation. It looks like habit. Honestly, it’s much more than that. Behind every color choice is a web of food safety regulations, public health science, and operational logic that keeps both diners and kitchen staff protected. The humble kitchen towel, it turns out, is one of the most consequential tools in the entire restaurant. Let’s dive in. It All Starts With a Staggering Public Health Problem It All Starts With … Read more

Imagine sitting down to a perfectly set table, a glass of wine catching the candlelight, and every bite on your plate somehow feels like it was made just for you. What if the stars actually had something to do with that? It sounds like pure fantasy, but the intersection of astrology, food, and wine has become one of the most talked-about lifestyle trends of recent years. Millions of people are now letting their zodiac signs guide not just their relationships or career choices, but what ends up on their dinner plate and in their glass. Let’s dive in. Why Astrology … Read more

Weeknight dinners. They happen every single day, yet somehow they manage to feel like a fresh challenge each time. You’re tired, the clock is ticking, and the fridge is staring back at you with all the enthusiasm of a Monday morning. Sound familiar? Here’s the thing though: a great weeknight meal doesn’t require a culinary degree or hours of effort. It just needs a few smart, science-backed habits behind it. The research is genuinely surprising, the strategies are practical, and the payoff, for your health, your wallet, and your dinner table, is very real. Let’s dive in. 1. Start With … Read more