An indoor agricultural evolution is in the making. That’s how some people see the surge of interest in growing leafy greens in greenhouses. No doubt about it, this approach to farming has increased dramatically in
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Letter to the Editor: Entrepreneurs should have access to rent-a-kitchens
Dear Editor,
In relation to your recent story, ‘Microenterprise home kitchens’ look for food safety exemptions in Washington, I live in Missouri. In the St Louis area we have rentable fully equipped commercial kitchens
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Lettuce research, pathogen control pursued on academic, industry fronts
On one hand, leafy greens growers, including romaine growers, are exploring food safety mitigation for lettuce and other greens grown in open fields. On the other hand, the USDA has given $2.7 million to Michigan
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Sanitizer found in milk; one person sick with recall underway
Officials are reporting at least one person is sick in relation to milk that is now under recall because it is contaminated with a sanitizer.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has posted a recall for
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State finds Listeria in raw milk — warns consumers, shuts down dairy operations
Officials have shut down operations at a raw milk dairy and are warning consumers against using unpasteurized milk from Pennings Farm because of positive tests for potentially deadly Listeria monocytogenes.
Initial and followup testing showed
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Denmark and Sweden hit by norovirus in oysters
Denmark and Sweden are the latest countries to report outbreaks of norovirus linked to shellfish from France.
At least 180 people in Denmark are sick since the start of the year and 70 are affected
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Inspection refusals, filth and pathogens spur alert updates
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
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Survey finds rise in food safety concern from public in United Kingdom
Consumers in the United Kingdom are increasingly concerned about food safety, according to a survey recently published.
The report, from Lloyd’s Register, was compiled from online research of 1,000 U.K. consumers in August 2019.
Almost
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Consumer Reports taps former USDA food safety official to direct food policy
Consumer Reports Monday announced the appointment of former USDA deputy undersecretary Brian Ronholm as director of food policy for the 80-year old non-profit organization.
“Mr. Ronholm will lead Consumer Reports’ advocacy efforts to advance a
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Publisher’s Platform: Wise words from Barfblog — What is the one food you will not eat? Raw sprouts tops the list, always
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According to the FDA, Sprouts Unlimited of Marion, IA, is recalling clover spouts in 4-ounce packages because they may be contaminated with Escherichia coli O103 bacteria (E. coli O103).
The affected batches of
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FSS reminds people not to overfill the fridge
To help reduce food poisonings, Food Standards Scotland is reminding people not to overfill their refrigerators this festive season.
Officials from Food Standards Scotland (FSS) said an overstuffed fridge could lead to food poisoning as
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