American consumers are becoming increasingly aware of the safety-enhancing methods used on food and beverage products before their arrival at retail outlets: pasteurization by heat and high-pressure treatment,
Canadian firm Sobeys, Inc., is recalling Compliments brand Stir-Fry Style Vegetables sold in Ontario from the marketplace due to possible Listeria contamination. Consumers should not consume 12-oz. Stir-
PMI Nutrition, LLC, of Arden Hills, MN, has initiated a voluntary recall of its 20-lb. bags of Red Flannel® Cat Formula cat food for possible Salmonella contamination, according to
The governor of Colorado is former Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, but, more important, he is the former proprietor of a popular local brew pub. If you do not live up
A U.S. House of Representatives vote on what was once going to be the 2012 Farm Bill might occur as early as Wednesday. The much-delayed bill may finally
2013 was a standout year for Foster Farms, though not for the right reasons. The West Coast poultry giant was tied to two multi-state Salmonella outbreaks this past year,
Knitting together at least five New England states to impose labeling requirements on foods with ingredients containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) just became more elusive.
That’s because in New
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to take a closer look at the caramel coloring added to certain soft drinks and other food and beverage products because of
As the farm bill conference wears on, various Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) advocates are calling on Congress not to make changes to the rule that would limit source information.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is requesting approval to evaluate local and state food safety programs (FSPs), according to a proposal posted to the Federal Register on
Researchers have discovered that common disinfectants face an uphill battle killing Salmonella once it has had the time to form a biofilm – a community of cells that attach to each
A criminal plea agreement with a Nebraska deer meat processor is the most serious infraction disclosed by the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service in the agency’s final