Plymouth, England residents Monday learned about an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that occurred in their city last August when nine people were infected by eating crabmeat.
The Plymouth Herald
The popularity of farmers markets and direct farm-to-market sales, such as Community Supported Agriculture, is growing nationwide. The mission of the “Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food” program
In discussions about government and agriculture, attention tends to focus on issues such as the billions spent on commodity supports. But the Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) – a branch of the
Food safety, namely the deadly Listeria cantaloupe outbreakthat took the lives of 30 of the 146 people sickened, topped the list of the most significant food stories of 2011, according
On Aug. 3, 2011, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack gave a speech in Milwaukee that included the following statement:
“In 90 days, I expect the agency [FSIS] to announce
Three U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists were recently named to the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Science Hall of Fame, including zoologist Ronald Fayer who has done a broad range
Marion Nestle, the author of Food Politics, recently got a reminder that food is indeed political, right up to the nation’s highest office. On November 30, the first lady
Harold Chase, 54, of Springfield, OR is facing up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
His crime was one count of wire fraud for falsely labeling
Senators from Gulf states are asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to help assure the public that Gulf seafood is safe to eat, despite some concerns about the
A Missouri woman who spent 11 days in Mercy Hospital in Creve Coeur with kidney failure, a blood clot in the lung, and atrial fibrillation from being infected with E.
A team of researchers led by food scientists at Cornell University has developed a new, highly accurate approach to identifying bacteria responsible for foodborne illnesses. According to the team, it
Silva Sausage of Gilroy, CA. is recalling approximately 2,290 pounds of chorizo sausage because the product contains wheat, a known allergen, which is not noted on the label , the