Letter From The Editor: Loose Meat
Tomorrow Food Safety News will report in detail on the highly likely possibility that the Iowa Legislature is going to make it legal to recklessly cook loose meat in the...
Local Food
Libertarian Farmers Lobby Against S. 510
It is not every day you find Amish farmers serving raw milk in the U.S. Senate. But this week a group of libertarian, small, sustainable, organic farmers were serving up...
Should Small, Sustainable Farms Fear S.510?
The debate over whether the pending Senate food safety legislation would have a disparate impact on small and mid-sized farmers has been reignited as it's rumored the upper chamber might...
NSAC Outlines Approach for Amending S. 510
A key coalition in the sustainable agriculture community has announced a more specific, multifaceted approach for influencing the pending Senate food safety reform bill. Yesterday, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition...
A Safe and Sustainable Valentine's Day
A Valentine's Day Treat: Sustainable food advocate and accomplished chef, Nora Pouillon shares her thoughts on safe foodOn the tail of another troubling slew of food recalls we come upon...
Red Darla Cheese Recall For Listeria
Red Darla cheese is one of those locavore products that has a unique distribution chain. It's made its way from the Estrella Family Creamery at Montesano, WA to Farmer's Markets...
Bill in GA House Would Legalize Raw Milk
Yesterday, Georgia State Rep. Doug McKillip introduced a bill in the Georgia House that would legalize the sale and consumption of raw, unpasteurized milk. As the law currently stands in...
Another Call to Add Help for Farmers to S. 510
The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) issued an action alert on Friday urging its members to support an amendment to the pending food safety bill, which would provide training and...
Farmer Suicides Increase in Poor Economy
During the Reagan era family farms experienced a rapid demise with many farmers turning to suicide as a result of lost profits. There may once again be a muted epidemic...
Urban Agriculture Future of Sustainability
On Tuesday, the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. hosted a panel discussion on Urban Agriculture as part of the museum's ongoing series, For The Greener Good: Conversations That Will...
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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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- Ed Roller, Inc. Announces Voluntary Recall of Wegmans 9 oz. Food You Feel Good About� Medium Seafood Sauce Due to Undeclared Ingredients on Label
- Estrella Family Creamery Recalls Old Apple Tree Tomme Cheese Due to Possible Health Risks
- Undecalred allergen - MSG
- Sainsbury’s withdraws a batch of Sainsbury’s Mandarin Jelly individual chilled pots due to incorrect labelling resulting in the presence of undeclared allergens
- Butterkist Sweet Microwave Popcorn recalled because of possible rice weevil
- California Firm Recalls Enchilada Products Due to Mislabeling and an Undeclared Allergen
- CERTAIN SIENA BRAND DRIED MEAT PRODUCTS MAY CONTAIN LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES
- Recalls continue due to contaminated black pepper
eFoodAlert
- Recall Roundup: March 13, 2010
- Where's The HVP? Check This List Of Recalled Food Brands
- Contaminated Pepper Recalls: Nothing To Sneeze At
- Recall Roundup: March 12, 2010
- Contaminated Pepper Toll: 257 Ill and Counting
- Recall Roundup: March 11, 2010
- Recall Roundup: March 10, 2010
- Basic Food Flavors Knowingly Shipped Potentially-Contaminated Product
- Recall Roundup: March 9, 2010
- Recall Roundup: March 8, 2010