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• EU bioeconomy strategy: What it means for food

  27-11-2025 18:36 via foodnavigator.com
  
  The EU Bioeconomy strategy touches on both sustainable packaging materials and novel foods. The strategy procedes the long-expected EU Biotech Act, which will likely be released mid-December.
  
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• Candy Kittens owner in talks to buy Unilever snack brand Graze

  27-11-2025 13:25 via confectionerynews.com
  
  Unilever is close to offloading Graze, the British healthy-snack brand it acquired for £150m in 2019, to German confectionery group Katjes for just £35m.The sale reflects Graze’s struggles under Unilever’s ownership and aligns with the FMCG giant’s strategy to focus on faster-growing sectors like beauty and healthcare.
  
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• Milk recalled because of contamination with cleaning fluid

  27-11-2025 06:39 via foodsafetynews.com
  Prairie Farms is announcing a recall of select Prairie Farms Gallon Fat Free Milk produced at its Dubuque, IA, facility and distributed to Woodman’s stores in Illinois and Wisconsin.Some of the product may contain food-grade cleaning agents, which may cause illness if consumed. Only a specific segment of the DEC08 production run was impacted. The affected product was processed between 17:51 and 21:23, representing a portion of that day’s production. To ensure complete containmen
  
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• Tahineh recalled in Canada because of Salmonella

  27-11-2025 06:20 via foodsafetynews.com
  Aoun brand tahineh is under recall in Canada because of contamination with Salmonella.The recall was triggered by test results from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.The recalled tahineh was distributed to stores in Ontario and Quebec.Consumers can identify the recalled product by looking for the following information:
  Tahineh ground sesame in 400 gram jars with the UPC number 5 283000 905710 and a code of 2026 DE 09; 0512L/THA; andTahineh ground sesame 100 % in 800 gram jars with the UPC numb
  
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• Tips for safely enjoying Thanksgiving leftovers

  27-11-2025 06:05 via foodsafetynews.com
  Thanksgiving is a time for family, friends and feasting. Once the holiday meal ends, the spotlight turns to enjoying the leftovers in the days ahead. To keep those leftovers safe to eat, the U.S. Department of Agriculture provides essential food safety tips.How to handle leftovers safely
  The cardinal rule for leftovers is to store them properly within two hours of cooking. Food left out longer than this enters the “danger zone” — temperatures between 40 degrees F and 140 degree
  
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• FDA declares 3 outbreaks over

  27-11-2025 06:04 via foodsafetynews.com
  The Food and Drug Administration has closed investigations into three foodborne illness outbreaks.For an outbreak of Salmonella Oranienburg, based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s epidemiological investigation, ill people reported eating sprouts before becoming sick. There were five confirmed patients. The FDA first posted the outbreak on Aug. 20. The CDC, FDA, and state and local partners conducted epidemiologic and traceback investigations, and collected and
  
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• Fake food operation taken down in Ukraine

  27-11-2025 06:03 via foodsafetynews.com
  Authorities in Ukraine have uncovered the manufacture and sale of food products made to mimic well-known brands.Detectives from the Territorial Office of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine (ESBU) in the Kyiv region found the counterfeit goods were manufactured in unsanitary conditions in underground workshops.A pre-trial investigation is ongoing into the suspected criminal proceedings and the role of individuals in the illegal activity is being established.The accused packed the items, prod
  
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• Herbal tea recalled in Canada

  27-11-2025 06:01 via foodsafetynews.com
  Celebrations brand Senna Leaf Herbal Tea is under recall in Canada because of Salmonella contamination.The company issued the recall, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The tea was distributed via online sales and in the provinces of British Columbia, New Brunswick and Ontario.Consumers can identify the recalled tea by looking for the following label information: UPC number 6 28240 20182 9, LOT: 251004 and BEST BY:OCT 29 2028.About Salmonella infections
  Food contaminated with
  
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• FDA releases records that show problems at ByHeart date back years

  27-11-2025 03:49 via foodsafetynews.com
  The FDA has released documents showing that unsanitary conditions at a production plant for ByHeart infant formula and positive tests for pathogens have been going on since at least 2022.The company is currently under investigation because of an outbreak of infant botulism traced to its powdered infant formula. As of Nov. 26, there are 37 confirmed cases of infant botulism among babies who were fed ByHeart formula. All of the babies have been hospitalized. Also, there are more than 70 cases
  
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