Posting the results of government meat, poultry and egg inspections and testing data could have “substantial benefits” to food safety, according to the highly respected National Research Council.
An NRC committee made up of agriculture experts and food safety advocates studied the possible consequences of publishing such detailed information on
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The Food and Drug Administration has reiterated its finding that apple juice sold across the U.S. is safe to drink, with naturally occurring arsenic levels well below the agency’s “level of concern,” but says it may set new guidelines on an appropriate level for inorganic arsenic.
“FDA monitoring has found
Consumers throughout the west should avoid ASSI brand frozen oysters from Korea, which have been linked to an outbreak of norovirus in Washington State, the Food and Drug Administration said.
An FDA warning, released at the close of business Friday, advised consumers not to eat frozen, shucked oysters packed in
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By now, most of us understand that tomatoes simply ain’t what they used to be.
Once upon a time, the tomato was synonymous with summer, a juicy and flavorful fruit that enticed: Eat now, for tomorrow ye may die. A native of South America, it was the New World’s gift
As many as 20 percent of Americans — 60 million people — are more vulnerable to foodborne illness due to their age or health conditions that affect their immune systems, according to a newly published study by British medical researchers.
In addition to the elderly, susceptible people include young children
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A Salmonella outbreak traced to Cargill Inc. ground turkey has claimed 130 more victims – workers laid off at the company’s Springdale, Ark, processing plant.
“We have people who don’t have any work,” Cargill spokesman Mike Martin told the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
The Minnesota-based meat company, which employs a
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Like all disease, foodborne illness seems to strike at random. When people are exposed to foodborne microbes, some of them get sick while many others will suffer few or no ill effects.
Now it appears that the randomness extends to the public response. Some outbreaks of disease are quickly traced
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A rare, slow-motion outbreak of toxic E. coli sickened at least 250 people and killed one across the United Kingdom over a span of eight months this year before being traced to raw leeks and potatoes, British health authorities announced Friday.
The national Health Protection Agency (HPA) said it monitored
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has assembled a new network of epidemiologists and other public health experts in hopes of responding more quickly and effectively to outbreaks of foodborne illness.
Dubbed the Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation (CORE) Network, the team will be directed by Dr. Kathleen F. Gensheimer
For the second time in barely a month, Cargill has voluntarily recalled ground turkey due to tests showing the presence of Salmonella, and has temporarily suspended ground turkey production at its Springdale, AR, processing plant.
Cargill announced the recall of 185,000 pounds of turkey that was processed at the Arkansas
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