A notification reports Salmonella Agona in fresh chicken sausages with herbs from Lithuania and classifies the risk as serious. The product was presumed to be no longer on the market.
A notification reports detection of E. coli STEC in cheese in Spain. It describes the risk decision as potentially serious and states that distribution reached other member countries.
A serious alert notification reported arsenic in a food supplement from Spain, with distribution to other member countries and Luxembourg identified as an affected distribution country.
The source reports E. coli STEC detected in cheese in Switzerland and describes the risk as potentially serious. It notes distribution to other member countries.
Illustrative image: A diagram showing the constitutional structure of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, including its four constituent countries (Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and the Netherlands) and the geographical distribution of its territories between Europe (12 provinces) and the Caribbean (special municipalities Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba). — Minja Klarić/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
A source alert reports a potentially serious STEC hazard in cheese, with distribution to other member countries. The affected distribution country is the Netherlands.
A food-safety notification reports Salmonella Enteritidis in fresh turkey meat associated with Poland. The product was described as presumably no longer on the market.
A remark by Brazilian President and re-election candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva about men's reluctance to undergo prostate examinations has sparked a controversy five days before the vote. Opposition figures linked it to child sexual abuse and Lula's campaign has taken the matter to the Superior Electoral Court.
World News in Brief: Deadly Myanmar strikes as Malaysia begins deportations, new emergency funding released, Gaza and West Bank update. Additional details were not included in the source data received by Planet Briefing.
Security Council LIVE: DRC peace deals fail to halt fighting as Ebola deepens crisis. Additional details were not included in the source data received by Planet Briefing.
INMET issued a low-humidity alert rated “Grande Perigo” for affected areas in Brazil, from 10:30 to 20:00 on 29 September 2026. The source reports relative humidity below 12% and risks to health and from wildfires.
INMET issued a danger-level low-humidity alert for multiple regions of Brazil, with relative humidity expected to range from 12% to 20% from 10:00 to 21:00 on September 29, 2026. The source cites risks to health and of wildfires.
Class II FDA drug recall: Dopamine HCl Inj., USP, 200 mg/5 mL (40 mg/mL), 5 mL Single-dose, 25 vials per tray, Rx only, Distributed by Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045 USA, Vial NDC 0409-5820-11, Carton NDC 0409-5820-01. Additional details were not included in the source data received by Planet Briefing.
Class II FDA drug recall: Chlorthalidone Tablets, USP, 25 mg, 100 Tablets per bottle, Rx only, Manufactured by: Inventia Healthcare Limited. NDC: 64980-599-01. Additional details were not included in the source data received by Planet Briefing.
Class II FDA drug recall: fentaNYL Citrate, 1,000 mcg/100 mL (10mcg/mL) Injection solution in 100 mL, 0.9% NaCl Bag, OurPharma LLC, 2512 S. City Lake, Fayetteville, AR, NDC 73013-1013-01. Additional details were not included in the source data received by Planet Briefing.
Class II FDA drug recall: Lidocaine Ointment USP, 5%, Speermint Flavor, 50 g Jar, Rx only, Mfd. by: Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc., Brampton, Ontario, L6T1C, Canada, Dist By: Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A. Inc. Hawthorne NY 70532 NDC: 51672-3008-5. Additional details were not included in the source data received by Planet Briefing.
Class II FDA drug recall: Fluphenazine HCl Elixir, USP, 2.5 mg per 5 mL, Delivers: 5 mL, Oral Elixir, PAI, Alcohol 14% by volume, For Oral Use Only, Rx Only, Pkg by: Safecor Health, Woburn, MA 01801. NDC: 00121-0654-16. Additional details were not included in the source data received by Planet Briefing.
Class II FDA drug recall: Fluphenazine HCl Elixir, USP, 20 mg per 4 mL, Delivers: 10 mL, Oral Elixir, PAI, Alcohol 14% by volume, For Oral Use Only, Rx Only, Pkg by: Safecor Health, Woburn, MA 01801. NDC: 00121-0653-04. Additional details were not included in the source data received by Planet Briefing.
Hanmi Group delivered specially prepared health kits containing honey to flophouse residents, provided kits to 150 residents, and donated 450 acacia honey bottles to a community food bank. The group also supported an SMG-Hanmi public bathhouse partnership for four consecutive years with about 120,000 cumulative users.
Illustrative image: Buddhist offering table with fruits, shrimps, duck, chicken, lobster, rice, confectionery, orange flowers and candles, on golden metal trays, at Bangkok City Pillar Shrine , Bangkok , Thailand . — Basile Morin/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
A notification reports presumably psychoactive substances in confectionery from the Czech Republic marketed as room fragrances, with online trade in Germany. It describes the risk as potentially serious and the notification as information for follow-up.
Illustrative image: There is no way away around it - the food in Paris is incredible. On the day my old friends Francie and Bernadette came over from Belgium we did a long marching tour of Paris - and went through an open air market - my God - the smells and sights - it was sensory overload - great food everywhere. We sampled some it - oo la la - but it was just around closing time and they were putting everything away or I could have lingered there for hours. Who wants to go sightseeing when there is good food to — Frank Kovalchek from Anchorage, Alaska, USA/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
A source alert reports Salmonella detected in frozen chicken sausages from the UK, with Spain identified as an affected distribution country. The risk decision is classified as serious, and distribution to other member countries is noted.
A serious alert notification reports milk proteins not declared on FUET meat-product labels in Italy. Distribution information was not yet available in the supplied record.
The notification reports Salmonella Typhimurium in 3 of 5 samples of a pork meat preparation from Poland, with Slovakia listed as the affected distribution country. The product was presumed no longer on the market.
A notification identifies Listeria monocytogenes in dried beef and lists French Polynesia as an affected distribution country. The risk decision is classified as serious; the notice is for information and attention.
Illustrative image: Group of American Red Cross men, Lts. Kelly, Dubois, Fraser and Vance, placing a wreath on Miss Edith Cavell's grave immediately after the departure of the Germans from Brussels — Library of Congress/Library of Congress, Free to Use and Reuse
A notification reports dimethoate in chopped red jalapeno from India associated with Belgium. The risk decision is serious, and distribution is restricted to the notifying country.
