Monthly Food Safety Recall Bulletin: June 2026
The period from mid-May to mid-June 2026 has been defined above all by a fatal Listeria monocytogenes outbreak in the United States linked to a small regional dairy, and by the continued unravelling of a multistate Salmonella investigation centred on imported dietary supplement ingredients. Across all six regulatory bodies covered in this bulletin, soft and fresh dairy products, ready-to-eat chilled meats, and minimally processed fresh foods once again accounted for the largest share of microbial notifications — categories in which post-process temperature control and cold chain integrity are the principal safety barriers. The UK Food Standards Agency also issued its first "Food Alert for Action" of 2026, targeting a frozen-food manufacturer unable to demonstrate that its products had been produced and handled safely. This bulletin summarises the most significant notifications from the FDA, CFIA, FSA, RASFF, FSAI, and FSANZ between mid-May and mid-June 2026 and considers what they suggest about current pressure points in thermal processing and cold chain management.
- Temperature Indicators Staff
- Tags: CFIA cold chain FDA food safety FSAI FSANZ HACCP MHRA RASFF recalls thermal processing
Monthly Food Safety Recall Bulletin: May 2026
The past 30 days have produced a particularly active food safety landscape, with a single ingredient contamination event in the United States cascading into dozens of downstream recalls across multiple product categories. Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic and in the southern hemisphere issued alerts spanning Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat dairy and cured meats, Salmonella in poultry and powdered ingredients, undeclared allergens linked to labelling and process failures, and physical contamination across multiple categories.
- Temperature Indicators Staff
- Tags: CFIA cold chain FDA food safety FSAI FSANZ HACCP MHRA RASFF recalls thermal processing
April 2026 Food Safety Recall Bulletin: Listeria, Salmonella and E. coli Dominate Global Alerts
The March–April 2026 period saw a notable concentration of foodborne pathogen-related recalls and outbreak investigations across multiple continents. Listeria monocytogenes continued to feature prominently — with a fatal outbreak in France, cascading cheese recalls in Canada, and a cured-meat recall in the United Kingdom — while Salmonella drove significant activity in Ireland, Canada, and the United States. A cold-chain failure triggering a Clostridium botulinum risk in garlic products, combined with a large-scale Salmonella discovery in dried dairy powder in the US, reinforced the recurring importance of robust temperature management across the entire food production and distribution chain. This bulletin summarises the key recalls and alerts issued by major regulatory authorities over the past thirty days.
- Temperature Indicators Staff
- Tags: CFIA cold chain FDA food safety FSAI FSANZ HACCP MHRA RASFF recalls thermal processing
Food Safety Recalls Round-Up: March–April 2026
April 2026 has seen a notable concentration of food safety recall activity across the UK, Ireland, the European Union, and the United States, with Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella once again accounting for the majority of microbiological recalls. Ready-to-eat chilled products, cured and fermented meats, and fresh produce feature prominently in this month’s round-up, reflecting persistent challenges in post-process contamination control and cold chain integrity.
- Temperature Indicators Staff
- Tags: cold chain FDA food safety FSAI HACCP MHRA RASFF recalls thermal processing
