In the fall of 2006, health officials in Minnesota and Vermont reported multiple cases of Salmonella Typhimurium poisoning with matching genetic patterns. Working with federal officials, they began looking for
A California-based company is voluntarily recalling 8,150 cartons of its Jammy Sammy Strawberry Jam & Peanut Butter Flavor Snack Size Sandwich Bars due to a mislabeled inner wrapper.
John Perkins, the long-time police chief of Pocatello, ID, taught me all I needed about the public’s right to know.
When hired on after college at the Idaho
I recently participated in “The Conversation”, which aired on the local Seattle public television station, KCTS. Enrique Cerna and I talked about how food safety — and the laws that govern
At the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York’s annual winter conference in Saratoga Springs, about 40 farmers and farm workers packed a small conference room for a workshop
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported finding low levels of fungicide carbendazim in orange juice headed for U.S. supermarkets, but assured the public the juice remains safe
The South Dakota Department of Health reports that it is investigating a possible link between a foodborne illness outbreak and a Tuesday evening basketball game in Pierre.
About 50 people
New York Giants Quarterback Eli Manning suffered from an E. coli infection before his team’s conference playoff game with the San Francisco 49ers, Frost Illustrated, reports. Frost is a
An outbreak of Salmonella Newport in six countries that has sickened 54 and killed one has been tentatively linked to ready-to-eat sliced watermelon imported from Brazil. The outbreak
S&M USA Enterprise is recalling its Zhang Zhou-brand tremella because it may contain undeclared sulfites.
Tremella is a kind of fungus used in Chinese cooking.
Routine sampling
W & International Import Inc. is recalling certain sardine anchovies and dried yellow croaker imported from China because the fish were found to be uneviscerated.
Fish that haven’t been