A skilled nursing and rehabilitation center in Blue Hill, Nebraska is ground zero for an outbreak of Salmonella Newport, a potentially drug-resistant strain of bacteria that in this case
A Utah company is recalling about 38,200 pounds of beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 Dale T. Smith and Sons Meat Packing of
An outbreak of Salmonella linked to the Blue Hill Care Center in central Nebraska has sickened an estimated 19 people, 5 of whom were hospitalized. One person, a visitor to
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reminding consumers that the Burch Farms cantaloupe recall was greatly expanded over the weekend. As of last week, 189,000 cantaloupes had
Consumer Reports, the popular monthly product testing magazine, was awarded a $2 million grant by the Pew Charitable Trusts to study food safety, the New York Times reported Monday. According
There were several FDA representatives on the agenda at the recent meeting of the International Association of Food Protection conference in Providence, RI. You have to have sympathy for them
The incident management team has released the final report on last November’s botulism outbreak involving three siblings. It began when a 5-year-old boy and then his 7-
GOP vice presidential candidate-designate Paul Ryan is a member of a very exclusive club. Oh, the Wisconsin Republican is going to be one of the few ever nominated to
This free, three-day workshop, hosted by United Fresh and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the National Science Foundation and GlobalG.A.P., among others, will teach
Testing conducted by the government’s Microbiological Data Program (MDP) has prompted a recall of cilantro for potential Salmonella contamination, marking the second time this week and the third time
A New Jersey-based company is recalling 293,488 cases and 296,224 individual units of fruit, vegetable and sandwich products because they contain apples that may be contaminated with
The safety of our food supply is dependent on a core group of professionals at the federal, state and local levels of government, as well as professionals working in the