Food Safety Alert: Taco Bell is warning customers in several US states after investigators linked a cyclosporiasis outbreak to shredded iceberg lettuce from a Mexico supplier (reported as Taylor Farms), with health agencies urging people not to eat the lettuce while traceback continues. Public Health & Policy: India’s FSSAI is pushing food businesses to strengthen quality systems, adopt digital traceability, and communicate transparently as consumer complaints rise online. Foodborne Outbreak Watch: The US continues to monitor rising cyclosporiasis cases across dozens of states, while local health officials urge safer produce handling. Food Security & Resilience: Brazil-funded integrated food systems projects in Namibia are expanding from community farms into school feeding and health support, with WFP backing to sustain the model. Agriculture Procurement: Uttar Pradesh highlights record MSP procurement milestones, including large-scale paddy buying and new coarse cereal procurement, using tech-driven payments to farmers. Waste & Pollution: A Philippines plastic crisis series argues that low consumption doesn’t prevent massive leakage, driven by unmanaged waste and system gaps. Industry & Trade: Romania is urged to build more competitive farms and a stronger processing sector to become a strategic agri-food supplier for Europe. Food & Beverage Business: San Antonio Airport issues an RFP for food, beverage, retail and duty-free concessions for its new Terminal C. Community Food Support: A Starbucks Foundation grant backs the Arnprior and District Food Bank, while local food drives and school programs keep rolling out across communities.