Nick Hoffman and family practice Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) at Hoffman Farm in Franklin, MA, offer fresh vegetables, eggs and raw milk to shareholders who pay $615 every week.
But earlier this month, Hoffman Farm
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FDA finds Listeria in ‘Margie’ cheese; New York company recalls product
Sprout Creek Farm of Poughkeepsie, NY, has pulled its “Margie” cheese from retailers because laboratory tests of the finished product were positive for Listeria monocytogenes, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
Federal officials report
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Penn State researchers find farmers markets’ food safety inadequate; E. coli and Listeria abound
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Many vendors at farmers markets take inadequate precautions to prevent the spread of foodborne illness, and they should be trained to reduce food-safety risks, according to Penn State researchers who completed the final phase
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Public urged to throw out raw milk from dairy implicated in Salmonella outbreak
Health officials are urging the public to immediately discard any unpasteurized, raw milk from a Pennsylvania dairy because it has been linked to at least nine people with confirmed Salmonella infections.
Almost no labeling information
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No word on what stores, restaurants sold ice cream recalled for Listeria
A week after an ice cream company recalled two flavors, little information is available about a person who recently developed an infection from the same type of Listeria monocytogenes that has been found in the
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New Zealand ready to review regulations for raw milk sales
Two and half years ago, the government of New Zealand struck a blow for food safety by limiting raw milk sales to registered dairy farms where farm gate purchases and home delivery are permitted.
The
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CDC, FDA urge public to look for Gravel Ridge eggs; more states report illnesses
During the past three weeks public health officers confirmed another two dozen people with Salmonella Enteritidis infections in an outbreak traced to cage-free eggs from Gravel Ridge Farms.
Federal and state officials continue to express
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FDA says pesticide/herbicide levels OK in most food; glyphosate within legal limits
A special testing program showed more than 60 percent of corn and soybeans sampled by the Food and Drug Administration were positive for glyphosate and glufosinate residues in FY 2016, but none of the samples
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Ice cream maker expands recall; stops production because of Listeria
A micro-creamery owner has closed up shop until further notice because state testing found Listeria monocytogenes in his company’s ice cream and production plant. The owner also expanded a previous recall to include all Reilly
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E. coli found in mojitos sold on Barcelona’s beaches
Spanish authorities have seized ingredients hidden in sewers and trash bins that were used to make mojitos at a tourist hot spot.
La Guardia Civil carried out controls on beaches of the Barcelona coast in
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USDA, FDA team up to hear comments about what can be called “meat”
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and the Food and Drug Administration are teaming up in October for a joint public meeting on the use of cell culture techniques to develop products derived from
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