The headline-grabbing recall of over half a billion eggs for Salmonella contamination in the U.S. is complicating the ongoing dispute with Russia over the acceptance of U.S. poultry products."In light...
Massive Egg Recall Prompts Hearing on Federal Food Safety SystemHouse Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry A. Waxman (D-CA) and Subcommittee Chairman Bart Stupak (D-MI) yesterday announced that the Subcommittee on...
Most Americans have suffered in one way or another from the recent economic downturn, but money problems don't just apply to citizens. An overwhelming number of state governments are facing...
Lawmakers are widening the scope of their investigation into the nationwide recall of over 500 million eggs. The House Energy and Commerce Committee yesterday asked both the Food and Drug...
On Monday an ammonia leak at a refrigeration plant in Alabama caused 84 people to seek medical attention, reported Meatingplace.Millard Refrigeration Services in Theodore, Ala., freezes poultry for export. According...
Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution won an Emmy this past Saturday at the Creative Arts Emmy Ceremony in Hollywood. Oliver, a British celebrity chef turned health activist, has used the success...
As a nationwide Salmonella outbreak linked to 550 million recalled eggs continues to unfold, key lawmakers are pressing federal regulators and the Iowa farms at the center of the recall...
U.S. Senators from the Gulf states are asking President Obama to name a Gulf Seafood Advisory Group to advise federal agencies on a menu of concerns that continues in the...
American Meat Institute President J. Patrick Boyle brought meat regulatory issues into the spotlight on Comedy Central's Emmy award-winning Colbert Report Tuesday night. Boyle appeared on the show for part...
President Obama announced yesterday his intent to circumvent the Senate and recess appoint Dr. Elisabeth Hagen to be Under Secretary for Food Safety at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a...
Some kids have already started attending classes, and most will be back in school after Labor Day. Many parents may justifiably be wondering about recent efforts to improve the quality...
What if I had a food safety magic wand?The other morning when I was prepping in another studio to talk with another cable channel about yet another food crisis--this time...
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