No Ruling Yet in GM Sugar Beet Case
Farmers are going to have to wait a little while longer before they know whether they'll be able to plant this year's crop of genetically modified sugar beets. Federal District...
Food Politics
HVP Recall Widens, More Call on Senate to Act
As the list of products recalled for containing Salmonella-contaminated hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP)--a little-known, but widely-used flavoring ingredient--continues to grow, more politicians and public health experts are calling on the...
Harkin: S. 510 Could Be Signed by May
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) predicted Tuesday that, if all goes well, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, S. 510, will be "on the President's desk by May."As chairman of the...
Study Builds Momentum for Food Safety Bill
New study estimates foodborne illness costs U.S. $152 billion annually, building momentum for FDA food safety reform bill as foodborne illness victims prepare to lobby SenateFoodborne illness is costing the...
Update: Food Policy on Capitol Hill This Week
Updated with witness lists and Senate hearing detailsIt is going to be a busy week for food and health issues in the Capital. President Obama is expected to announce the...
Sodium Use in Poultry Production Scrutinized
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) released documentation last month that provides details on allowed additives that do not need to be labeled on...
Court Rulings Endanger Clean Water
According to reports from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the New York Times, the drinking water of about 117 million Americans could be subjected to widespread pollution. Yesterday, the...
DC This Week: Antibiotics, FDA, School Lunch
It is going to be a busy week for food and health issues in the Capital. President Obama is expected to announce the way forward for health care reform and...
Drilling Could Threaten Drinking Water
Since 2008, natural gas drilling crews have been flocking to Marcellus Shale, a large rock bed that lies about 6,000 feet beneath New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio. Geologists...
More Calls for Senate to Act on Food Safety
Beltway insiders are hearing more calls to pass the FDA food safety reform bill pending in the Senate. This week, The Hill, a Capitol Hill newspaper, featured several Op-Eds which...
Recent Headlines
- HVP Adding Up in US; Questions in Canada
- More Victims, More Pepper Recalled
- Slow Food Tracing Puts School Lunch at Risk
- "Ban the Salt," Says NY Lawmaker
- Lawsuits Filed in Subway Shigella Outbreak
- Dutch Valley Joins Pepper Recall
- More or Less Food Safety Regulation?
- US One of Top Five Food Safety Offenders
- Meat: Ready for its Close-Up
- CDC Traces Outbreak with Shopper Cards
Opinion & Contributed Articles
More or Less Food Safety Regulation?
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...
Foodborne Illness By The Numbers
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...
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eFoodAlert
- Contaminated Pepper Toll: 257 Ill and Counting
- Recall Roundup: March 11, 2010
- Where's The HVP? Check This List Of Recalled Food Brands
- Recall Roundup: March 10, 2010
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- Recall Roundup: March 9, 2010
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- Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Recall: The Domino Effect
- Recall Roundup: March 7, 2010
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