In his attempt to clarify the issue of antibiotic use in meat and poultry production (“Antibiotics and Animals Raised for Food: Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics,” Jan. 7), Dr. Richard
At least five people fell ill with E. coli O157:H7 after eating at a Longhorn Steakhouse in Green Township, Ohio, in December. Health investigators were not able to definitively
Greek food maker Delifish S.A. announced Wednesday that it is expanding its recall of smoked salmon products that may be contaminated with Listeria. The initial recall included products marked
Among the egg producers the American Egg Board uses to promote the industry is Midwest Poultry Services, located west of Fort Wayne near Mentone, Indiana. Family owned and operated since
This article was originally published on the Columbia Journalism Review’s blog The Observatory. In the January/February edition of the Columbia Journalism Review, I report on the challenges facing
Fresh produce is now suspected to be the source of an E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 15 people in northeastern Canada, said a top health official Wednesday.
A new analysis of Campylobacter infections among workers at a Virginia poultry plant offers hints about which employees more likely to fall ill from the bacteria. Government researchers examined health
Consider the following hypothetical scenario: Working together, a public health authority, a health management organization and some major food processors have set up a non-profit food safety monitoring center.
With the Friday release of the two first food safety rules, which were mandated by the Food Safety Modernization Act signed into law by President Obama two years ago, came
A bill to mandate the labeling of food and commercial feed containing genetically modified material has been pre-filed in the New Mexico State Senate. Sponsored by Sen. Peter Wirth
As stakeholders review the landmark draft food safety rules the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released Friday – which may take a while, given that the two rules come to
Late last December, a Greek fish company announced that it was recalling its cold smoked salmon – sold in the United States – for potential Listeria contamination. This recall marked the fifth