Veteran journalist with 15+ years covering food safety. Dan has reported for newspapers across the West and earned Associated Press recognition for deadline reporting. At FSN, he serves as Senior Editor and covers foodborne illness policy.
With nearly half our domestic seafood dependent on what happens in the Gulf of Mexico, we cannot really take our eyes off the BP oil spill.
In last week’s
So Shing Hing (USA) Trading Co Ltd on May 24 recalled Dried Melon because the product was found to contain undeclared sulfites.
Consumers who have severe sensitivity to sulfites run
Alleged abuse of animal drugs was the subject of three warning letters released this week by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Two of the letters went out
Herb and Honey Inc. of Ridgefield, NJ, on May 27 recalled its 16-ounce packages of “Dried Apricots” because they contain undeclared sulfites.
The “Dried Apricots” are products of Turkey.
Consumers
Liquid Manufacturing LLC built a beverage business in Brighton, Michigan, diversifying from malt beverages to a long list of non-alcoholic drinks including everything from fresh berry juices to citrus products.
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is still concerned about processing plant contamination that led to the hazelnut recalls last Christmas season by such well known retailers as
South Carolina’s Milky Way Farm, which produces raw milk, cream, buttermilk, and butter under a license from the state Department of Health and Environmental Control, is now in trouble
Anticipating another rift with the powers that be in Washington D.C., Louisiana is taking steps to allow oysters to be sold year round in the state.
Last year, the
Sample test results of oysters and water will be on the agenda today when the Louisiana Oyster Task Force meets in New Orleans. It comes a day after the federal
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) sent out a weekend warning to people with allergies to milk proteins after learning milk, an allergen, was not disclosed as an ingredient on
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta on May 21 issued what it said will be its final report on the E. coli O145 five-state outbreak
