Researchers have long suspected a link between the E. coli that causes human urinary tract infections and E. coli contamination in meat products, and new research gives more credence to
University of California Los Angeles engineers have developed a cellphone attachment they say holds promise for the rapid, inexpensive detection of pathogenic E. coli in water or liquified food samples.
A University of British Columbia study found minute traces of Listeria in one fifth of ready-to-eat fish products purchased from Vancouver stores, but no Listeria in ready-to-
If a Wisconsin raw-milk seller is convicted of the misdemeanor charges against him, it could have a “chilling effect” on dairy buying clubs or cow-share schemes, according to
Since Food Safety News last reported on February 24, the Pennsylvania Department of Health has confirmed an additional two cases of Campylobacter infections in an outbreak tied to contaminated unpasteurized
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg Thursday warned of more outbreaks and import problems if food safety is not properly funded and defended a proposal to collect
The number of food safety and plant health trade barriers plaguing U.S. agricultural exports is way up, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told a congressional committee recently.
“In the last
Late last year, Interpol-Europol agents seized hundreds of tons of counterfeit, fake and substandard food and beverages, including champagne, cheese, olive oil and tea, across 10 countries in Europe.
An investigation by NBC 5 in Dallas found that 241 restaurants in the city had not been inspected since 2009, despite a local Code Compliance Division policy to inspect restaurants
Carlisle FoodService Products of Oklahoma City has recalled about 111,000 melamine cups and mugs after receiving three reports that they may shatter when exposed to hot liquids.
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Aiming to help foster safer growing practices for sprout producers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Tuesday it would form a one-year partnership and grant $100,
America’s biggest cantaloupe fields are found in central California — 1,300 miles away from the area of Colorado where a small, seasonal crop last year became contaminated with deadly