Report Finds Lax USDA Organic Oversight
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) oversight of organic food has been lax since the agency's organic program was launched in 2002, according to a recent Inspector General report. The...
Government Agencies
New York City to Grade Restaurants
While many restaurants in New York City adhere to good sanitation practices, there are many establishments that need improvement.On Tuesday the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene...
FDA Letters Demand Work on Seafood HACCPs
Two seafood processing facilities--one in California and the other in Ohio---were on the receiving end of "Warning Letters" from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that were made public...
HVP Recalls May Affect Meat Labeling
In the wake of hundreds of product recalls for Salmonella-contaminated flavor enhancer hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP), the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is telling...
Vilsack to Promote U.S. Ag in Japan
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced yesterday that Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will travel to Japan to promote U.S. exports next month. Secretary Vilsack will meet with Japanese...
Lead Found in Imported Indian Spices
Researchers in Boston recently tested imported spices and food products in 15 Indian specialty stores and found a quarter of the samples contained more than 1 microgram of lead per...
Listeria Found in Ready-to-Eat Meat Plant
A Detroit food processing facility has some significant food safety problems, including Listeria found in the slicing room for ready-to-eat meats, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) disclosed Tuesday.Scotty's...
Slow Food Tracing Puts School Lunch at Risk
Several hundred schools may have received recalled beef, USA Today reported Wednesday. The beef, potentially contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, was not purchased by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA)...
CDC Traces Outbreak with Shopper Cards
As of March 2, 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) counted a total of 245 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Montevideo in 44 states....
FDA Warns Oregon Sprout Grower
You might think of an Oregon sprout farm as being all clean and fresh. You'd be wrong.Lucky Farm Inc. is a bean sprout processing facility in Portland. An investigation team...
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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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