The most under-reported and neglected aspect of the good food movement is the 20 million workers who toil every day — often under inhumane conditions — harvesting fields, killing and cutting
You’re there at your favorite farmers market. As always, you stop by one of the farm stands where you regularly shop to buy some fresh veggies and fruit. The
The Organic Spinach and Spring Mix Blend salad makings responsible for an outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 (STEC O157:H7) has sickened 28 and put ten
At least 10 people have fallen ill with E. coli infections beginning in mid-October after visiting a petting zoo and pumpkin patch in Washington state, the Oregonian reports. The
Dangerous pathogen E. coli O157:H7 survives longer in the soil of the Salinas Valley–otherwise known as America’s salad bowl–compared to other key leafy greens growing regions,
On November 6, 2012, Californians voted on Proposition 37, which would have required that foods produced from genetically engineered crops be labeled as such. Support for Prop. 37 was high
The now-defunct Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. sparked the largest-ever meat recall after egregious, undercover abuse footage was made public in 2008 and now the company has sparked the
The 1958 science fiction movie “The Blob” remains a classic because it introduced the great Steve McQueen in a leading role. Probably because the horror flick about a giant amoeba-
Tony’s Imports and Exports of Clovis, California issued a warning to consumers of its Al-Rabih Tahineh sesame paste today when it announced that 141 pails of the product
Publix Super Markets is recalling 45 varieties of cakes that have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The cakes were distributed at Publix stores in Florida between November
While a government report released this week revealed that Sunland, Inc. knowingly shipped peanut and almond butters that had tested positive for Salmonella, the company adamantly denies that these findings
Food recalls occurred at a four-per-day clip during the third quarter, reaching their highest levels in two years, according to data produced by Indianapolis-based Stericycle ExpertRECALL. The