Managing Editor Coral Beach is a print journalist with more than 35 years experience as a reporter and editor for daily newspapers, trade publications and freelance clients including the Kansas City Star and Independence Examiner.
A federal court has entered into a consent decree with Rizo Lopez Foods Inc. regarding a deadly Listeria outbreak traced to its cheeses.
The U.S. District Court for the
The Connecticut Department of Agriculture has issued a recall of bottled raw milk produced by Bridgewater farm Nature View Dairy because it has been linked to people with Campylobacter infections.
A third person has died in an outbreak traced to Diamond Shruumz brand edibles.
As of Oct. 3, there have been 175 confirmed illnesses with 70 patients requiring hospitalization, according
As part of the FDA’s new Human Foods Program reorganization, which went into effect Oct. 1, the agency has announced a streamlined approach for processing consumer complaints.
The process
The USDA is planning to reduce some Salmonella testing for poultry products for the coming fiscal year, but that is not necessarily a bad thing.
In a 33-page sampling plan
A group of U.S. legislators are demanding answers from the USDA and Boar’s Head company officials regarding egregious food safety violations at a production plant that has led
In denying a request for records related to a deadly Listeria outbreak traced to Boar’s Head deli meat, the USDA said the company is under criminal investigation.
In keeping
A 10th death has been reported in an outbreak of Listeria infections traced to Boar’s Head deli meats. The outbreak has sickened 59 people in 19 states. All of
Officials in Maine have issued a recall for eggs from Rainbow Farm because of an outbreak of infections from Salmonella.
The recall by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and
Two recent surveys of consumers show record lows in confidence of the safety of the U.S. food supply.
In a Gallup poll, 28 percent of survey respondents do not
The patient count in a deadly outbreak linked to edible mushroom products continues to increase, with more than 160 people now having been confirmed with reactions.
As of Sept. 18,
Boar’s Head is closing its Jarratt, VA, production plant indefinitely and permanently discontinuing production of liverwurst amidst an outbreak of Listeria infections that has sickened dozens and killed nine.
