Five cases of E. coli infection appear to be linked to a restaurant in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Oakland, according to Allegheny County health officials. Since the beginning of October,
At least 362 people in 21 states and Puerto Rico have been sickened by strains of Salmonella Heidelberg in connection with chicken produced by Foster Farms, according to the U.
The summer’s Cyclospora outbreak appears to be over, says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in its final update. A total of 631 people contracted cyclosporiasis
After Reser’s Fine Foods expanded its recall of products potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, Taylor Farms Foodservice in Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Texas and Tennessee are issuing a secondary recall
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A “food fight” over allegations of possible inhumane animal treatment broke out in Minneapolis on Tuesday. On one side is the pig-raising Rosewood Farms at Pipestone, MN, which just
More than one week after Gort’s Gouda Cheese of Salmon Arm, B.C., was permitted to resume operations, an additional E. coli illness has surfaced in the outbreak that
A BI-LO store in Georgia is recalling Taylor Farms Spinach Antipasti Salad sold in the full-service case in the deli department due to the potential for Listeria contamination.
Last week, India’s Supreme Court ruled that the right to life guaranteed under the country’s constitution also includes the right to safe food. “Enjoyment of life and its
Government attorneys want to block Stewart Parnell from using his potential Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) diagnosis as a defense in the upcoming criminal trial over 76 federal felony charges.
In an effort to continue progress toward reducing foodborne illnesses, we believe the poultry inspection system should be modernized to transition to a model that is more science- and risk-
Taylor Farms has recalled more than 5,000 units of broccoli salad due to potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes. The packages may contain salad dressing that has tested positive for