Gillibrand Asks Moms to Support S.510
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is becoming the newest food safety champion in the Senate. Gillibrand, the first New Yorker to serve on the Agriculture Committee in almost four decades, introduced...
Food Safety Leaders
Letter From The Editor: PR Advice
Food Safety News entered its seventh month of publishing this past week. We thought now would be a good time to speak to food industry executives.This week we learned that...
Safety, Traceability Addressed at Walnut Day
More than 200 people gathered in the Veterans Memorial Hall in Yuba City, California, to talk about walnuts last month. The annual Walnut Day run by the University of California...
Food Safety News Launches iPhone App
Since Food Safety News launched in September, we've been actively seeking new platforms on which to deliver breaking news and expert opinion. We've been growing our presence on Twitter (follow...
Q&A With Food Safety Expert Phyllis Entis
As a microbiologist and former Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) official, Phyllis Entis knows an awful lot about food safety. Her blog, eFoodAlert is an excellent resource for anyone who...
Books Teach Kids about Allergies, Handwashing
The new children's series, "Green Apple Tales", created by Cindy Rice-Andrea, aims to deliver food safety information through its lovable characters, colorful illustrations, and easy to understand principles. Food Safety...
Food Poisoning Attorney Addresses Students
Seattle attorney William Marler gave a speech last Wednesday regarding foodborne illness law as a part of the Washington State University Common Reading Program. The Common Reading Program chooses...
USDA Vet Blows Whistle on Food Safety Agency
Congressman promises "relentless" oversight after FSIS veterinarian blows whistle on humane handling and food safety violationsCongressional oversight subcommittee chairman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) is vowing to increase oversight over USDA meat...
Grant Awarded for E. coli Research at WSU
This month Tom Besser, professor of veterinary microbiology at Washington State University, received $1 million from the Federal Agriculture and Food Research Initiative. This money will be used to evaluate...
Recall Basics for Consumers
On Wednesday, the Partnership for Food Safety Education (PFSE) launched it's Recall Basics for Consumers campaign. The campaign's aim is to educate consumers on the need to pay attention to...
Recent Headlines
- Kraft to Reduce Sodium in Products by 2012
- Gillibrand Asks Moms to Support S.510
- Letter From The Editor: PR Advice
- New York City to Grade Restaurants
- China Rescinds H1N1 Ban on US Pork
- Safety, Traceability Addressed at Walnut Day
- Concern Regarding Acrylamide In Food
- Restaurants Join in Clean Water Project
- Taylor's Maid-Rite Waiver Goes Down in Iowa
- PCA Owner Hires Criminal Defense Attorney
Opinion & Contributed Articles
Keeping Tradition Alive (despite the risks)
There is much to be said for tradition, especially as it relates to food. When my mother was alive, her tradition at Christmas was to make twice-baked potatoes, which she...
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?”...
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- Seattle Times - "Is raw, unpasteurized milk safe?"
- Subway Shigella Outbreak: lawsuits and claims continue to increase
- Are Your Strawberries Cancer-Free?
- Pot Luck
- Grocery Manufacturers Association Litigation Conference April 7 and 8, 2010 - Washington DC
- Over one year after sickening over 700 and killing 9, Stewart Parnell still has not faced justice
- More companies recalling black pepper . . . a little late in the game
- Delays in Pepper Recalls Threaten Public Health
eFoodAlert
- Where's The HVP? Check This List Of Recalled Food Brands
- Contaminated Pepper Recalls: Nothing To Sneeze At
- Recall Roundup: March 20, 2010
- Recall Roundup: March 19, 2010
- Semi-Dried Tomatoes Fingered In Multiple Hepatitis Outbreaks
- Recall Roundup: March 18, 2010
- Australia's Bonsoy Thyroid Cases: 30+ And Counting
- Gillibrand Proposes "Consumer Recall Notification Act"
- Recall Roundup: March 17, 2010
- Recall Roundup: March 16, 2010