State officials are warning the public against consuming unpasteurized milk from a New York dairy because sample test results show it to be contaminated with Listeria.
Anyone who has any raw milk from Serenity Meadows
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MDARD says all wild-foraged mushrooms offered for sale must be inspected
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is reminding mushroom hunters that their wild-foraged treasures intended for sale must be inspected by a certified mushroom expert to help control food poisoning. The MDARD also
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Getting-to-Market barriers for cell-cultured meat discussed in new GAO report
A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) says federal food safety agencies “could strengthen existing efforts to prepare for oversight of cell-cultured meat.”
However, the most interesting part of this latest GAO
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Keeping mom safe this Mother’s Day
Moms often are in charge of food safety in the home. Make sure to thank them this year by
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Data shows connection between unpasteurized milk and infections
After reviewing details of brucellosis illnesses from recent years, including a 19-state outbreak, researchers are saying their findings show a link between raw milk and such infections.
Although the researchers did not name the dairy
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Food safety helped spur dream of greenhouses on urban rooftops
Byline correction: Cookson Beecher reported and wrote this story. Our apologies for initially publishing it under a different staffer’s byline. Other stories by Beecher can be found by clicking here.
“We are farmers who
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Risk factors, safety precautions for carry out foods during pandemic
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Editor’s note: Ben Chapman, associate professor and food safety extension specialist at North Carolina State University, has posted this tip sheet for dining outside the home during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. We thank
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FDA reopens comment period on milk rule for some cheeses
The FDA is reopening the public comment period on a proposed rule that would allow the use of ultrafiltered milk in certain cheeses and cheese products. The move will give consumers and others an additional
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Raisins invade list as environmental group names ‘dirty’ fresh produce
The Environmental Working Group has finished crunching numbers from a government report and again says strawberries are at the top of the group’s Dirty Dozen list of fresh produce.
Every year the non-profit group takes
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Scientists find evidence of huge increase in parasitic worms found in raw seafood dishes
The next time you eat sashimi, nigiri or other forms of raw fish, you should consider doing a quick check for worms, according to a team of researchers.
A new study led by scientists at
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Organic growers say it is in their economic interest to stay grounded in soil
Federal Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler is a former assistant U.S. attorney who spent much of her career as a top prosecutor for major federal crimes. Her latest assignment as Magistrate for the U.S. District Court
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