China Rescinds H1N1 Ban on US Pork
China will reopen its market to American pork exports, almost a year after banning the products over H1N1 fears, U.S. officials announced Thursday."This resolution is excellent news for American hog...
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Restaurants Join in Clean Water Project
Next week, waitstaff at restaurants across the country will invite patrons to donate a dollar for their tap water to help UNICEF provide clean water to children across the globe.Waterborne...
Canada to Fund Organics
Fisheries and Oceans Canada announced March 6 that the Canadian government would invest $170,000 into Canada's organic sector at the Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network (ACORN) conference and trade show...
EU Studies Pathogens on Broiler Chickens
The European Food Safety Authority released the results of a survey on the prevalence of Campylobacter in broiler batches and of Campylobacter and Salmonella on broiler carcasses yesterday. Campylobacter and...
Canada Gives US-Bound Meat More Inspections
Meat is hitting the proverbial fan in Canada.It seems Canadians are taking exception to having meat for domestic consumption coming in for less scrutiny than any product bound for the...
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...
Prosciutto Cotto Recalled for Listeria
For the second time in four months, Canada is warning consumers not to eat a Siena Foods Ltd. product because of possible Listeria contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency...
US One of Top Five Food Safety Offenders
A new global monitoring tool identifies the United States as one of the top five worst food safety offenders, along with China, Turkey, Iran, and Spain. The findings are based...
Meat: Ready for its Close-Up
Last week, all but one of the European Union nations voted in favor of using Thrombian, or Transglutaminase (TG), otherwise known as Meat Glue, or to some Meat Make-Up. Thrombian...
Canada: Is Unsafe Meat Crossing Lax Border?
Canadians are wondering if meat from the United States is safe after learning 70 truckloads have evaded border inspections since January. That's how many truckloads the Windsor Star newspaper said...
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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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