The California Department of Public Health is warning consumers not to eat five different dried plum and prune products because they may contain dangerous levels of lead. CDPH issued a
A pizza vendor operating at a Seattle farmers market was shut down this weekend after a health department inspection revealed multiple sanitation violations at the facility. The Veraci Pizza, Inc.
By a much larger margin than expected, California voters have decided they can live without labels on genetically modified food, a decision that means the state will not be at
An ad by the Romney campaign airing in Virginia since last week blames President Obama’s economic policies on the closure of a barbecue restaurant chain known to have a
Set aside its less-than-stellar first week on the job, set aside the howling by some ranchers about the usual antitrust complaints, and set aside that nothing is yet
Election day is finally here. At Food Safety News, we aren’t making any predictions about the outcome of the presidential election — with key swing states in flux and a
At least 39 people fell ill with Norovirus infections after eating at a restaurant in central Illinois last week, according to the local health department. All of those sickened were
At least 19 New Yorkers have fallen ill in an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to spinach salad mix purchased at Wegmans stores. That number has risen from the
Germany is not the only country dealing with a rash of food poisoning cases in its schools this year. At the Sabah Food Safety Carnival, held over the weekend, Malaysia’
A federal court order has barred Estrella Family Creamery in Montesano, WA from selling cheese out of state, local news station KBKW reported Friday. The order comes two years after
As Americans become more reliant on imported food — in the past ten years the percent of domestic consumption jumped from 9 to 17 percent — food safety practices overseas are of
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