Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) — the only microbiologist in Congress and a longtime advocate of reining in the use of antibiotics in agriculture — is again calling on the U.S.
Chattanooga Bakery Inc. Tuesday recalled its MoonPie Peanut Butter Crunch products with “Best By” dates of 02/26/13, 03/25/13, and 04/29/13 because its peanut butter
While the U.S. food supply remains one of the safest in the world, over the past year, the size and incidents of outbreaks have been in the headlines at
Another victim has been counted in the Salmonella Bredeney outbreak linked to contaminated nut products from a New Mexico company, bringing the number of people sickened from 29 people in
A Seattle woman who spent the better part of two weeks in the intensive care unit as doctors worked to find the right antibiotic regimen to combat the Listeria infection
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is taking heat for what some are calling a too slow response to a massive Canadian beef recall
European Union health officials are investigating an ongoing outbreak of Salmonella Stanley that has sickened over 400 people in seven member countries. While S. Stanley infections are rare outside of
More restaurants are failing inspections in Portland, Maine because the city has raised its food safety standards without adopting a new law. The Portland Press Herald found 39 of the
The New Mexico company whose peanut butter has been linked to a multistate Salmonella outbreak issued a massive recall of products Monday. Sunland Inc. of Portales, NM is recalling all
All domestic and foreign facilities that manufacture, process, pack or hold food for human or animal consumption in the U.S. must register with the U.S. Food and Drug
In response to a recent Consumer Reports investigation on arsenic in rice, Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Nita Lowey (D-NY) introduced legislation that would
Three studies published in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine suggest that drinking sugar-sweetened beverages contributes to obesity, lending weight to the theory that capping sugary drink