Many Americans are once again planning for holidays that look more like they did before the pandemic, but the continuing COVID-19 pandemic coupled with rising costs can make for a stressful holiday season. Don’t let
Continue Reading Thanksgiving 2021 — Preparing your turkey under stress
An ongoing outbreak of Salmonella infections traced to backyard poultry flocks has now infected 1,135 people across 48 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, according to an update from the CDC.
Two deaths
Continue Reading More than 1,100 sick in backyard poultry outbreak; one-fourth younger than 5
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has extended the public comment period on an advance notice of a proposed rulemaking regarding labeling of lab-grown meat and poultry products made by using cultured cells
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Halloween has a different look in many communities this year. Outdoor Halloween parties, car trunk trick-or-treating events and more masks than ever are in the mix. With all these changes, it doesn’t hurt to brush
Continue Reading Food safety tips for this Halloween with food safety expert Robert Gravani
Today marks the beginning of the semi-annual meeting of the National Organic Standards Board, which advises the USDA’s National Organic Program on policies and regulations.
The five-day meeting will be live online with a
Continue Reading National organics meeting begins today; watch by Zoom or listen by phone
People move for all kinds of reasons — new jobs, to be closer to family, and sometimes for specific food options.
Everyone should be conscious and vigilant when it comes to where they buy and
Continue Reading WalletHub maps out the best cities for vegans and vegetarians
It’s hunting season, and just like hunters need to be well trained in gun safety to avoid accidents, hunters also need to be well trained in food safety to avoid foodborne illnesses.
Those who field
Continue Reading Game food safety tips for hunters
Mention sustainable agriculture and you’ll likely get a hearty thumbs-up. Ask why this is so, and you’ll hear how sustainable farmers take good care of the soil, their animals, the environment,
Continue Reading With care, sustainable farming and food safety can be a good match
The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as
Continue Reading FDA modifies alerts for cheese, shrimp, conchmeat, canned foods, other seafood
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has responded to petition sponsors with differing opinions about how lab-grown “meat” and “beef” should be labeled.
The FSIS Office of Policy and Program Development has denied the
Continue Reading Petition responses point to direction that regulators are going on lab-grown meat labeling
