Why Did Whole Foods Stop Selling Raw Milk?
Why did Whole Foods stop selling raw milk in California, Washington, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut?In January, I wrote “Risky Business - Why would a retailer like Whole Foods sell Raw Milk?”...
Why did Whole Foods stop selling raw milk in California, Washington, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut?In January, I wrote “Risky Business - Why would a retailer like Whole Foods sell Raw Milk?”...
During the past weeks, a few news stories have highlighted the distinctions between two different legislative approaches to address the issue of food safety. There is little question that the...
Robert L. Scharff, with the help of funding from the Produce Safety Project at Georgetown University, recently published a study analyzing the financial impact of foodborne illness in the United...
What It Is Like To Live With End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)?In honor of March's official designation as National Kidney Month, fellow Food Safety News contributing writer Dave Babcock recently...
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), which makes up part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has issued a press release recognizing World Kidney...
I am often asked what foods I avoid because they may carry a risk of contamination with pathogenic organisms. I have a very short list of foods to avoid on...
For decades, the meat industry has insisted that pathogens like E. coli O157:H7 are inherent to raw meat, that there is no way for the manufacturing process to eliminate the...
Many consumers associate organic food production with food safety. While there is an abundance of persuasive arguments supporting this connection, the claims are often not accompanied by credible, scientific studies....
The rates of obesity in the United States have dramatically increased to epidemic proportions, impinging on more than our good looks and athletic ability. Obesity is often associated with several...
Here, Trevor Suslow, Ph.D., shares his reaction to the recent Consumer Reports article Packaged Salad Can Contain High Levels of Bacteria. Suslow is a cooperative extension research specialist in postharvest...