Tuna-loving school kids are at risk for mercury poisoning, according to a new report sponsored by several public health, consumer and environmental groups. “Most children are already consuming only
New research out of France has linked both an herbicide and a genetically modified corn to organ damage, tumors and early death among rats, prompting a call for greater regulation
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is announcing its intention to redesign its E. coli O157:H7 verification testing program for beef manufacturing trimmings
Kroger has initiated a recall of spinach sold at locations in the Midwest and eastern part of the country because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The Ohio-
Some members of the Safe Food Coalition are voicing concerns about a pilot program that would eliminate traditional border inspection of certain meat products coming from Canada, arguing that the
As many as 20 students at California’s Claremont McKenna College are recovering from symptoms of food poisoning, according to CMC Forum. The student-run news service reports that the
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is spending $17 million on technology it hopes will be fast enough to catch fresh produce with pathogen contamination. FDA has awarded
The one-year-old Aliano’s Ristorante in the Chicago suburb of Batavia is closed due to an ongoing Salmonella investigation by the Kane County Health Department that got underway
The good news for kids this year is that they’re getting healthier foods in the meals they eat at school, thanks to new USDA standards that include a call
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has placed Italian company Fattorie Chiarappa on import alert after the company’s product was linked to a multistate Listeria outbreak.
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United Salad Co. has recalled five brands of fruit products containing mangoes that were being sold at nearly 300 retail outlets in the Pacific Northwest. It is another “downstream” recall
Some of the ground beef products recalled by a Canadian firm this week for possible E. coli contamination were sold to processors in the United States, announced a U.S.