At a time when more and more people are relying on nutrition assistance programs, the government is signaling its commitment to improving these initiatives.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture
From the FDA’s website, Nov. 1, 2011
Pasteurization of milk was adopted decades ago as a basic public health measure to kill dangerous bacteria and largely eliminate the risk
Cases of human illness caused by Salmonella-tainted dry pet foods, treats and chews have become so common that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has launched a national
A campaign aimed largely at asking how safe restaurants or day care centers can be if the people working there are not provided with paid sick leave ended in a
One more death, six more cases and two more states were added Wednesday to the toll in the 28-state outbreak of Listeria infection caused by contaminated cantaloupes from Colorado’
North Carolina’s E. coli outbreak — mostly connected to the state fair — continued to expand Tuesday.
The North Carolina Division of Public Health said it is investigating nine confirmed and
Death is not a stranger in the West African country of Ghana, but killer beans are being blamed for taking an entire family in a freak food poisoning incident.
According
Salvador Palacios, 18, is being held in lieu of a $75,000 bond at California’s Glenn County Jail after being charged with food poisoning and child endangerment.
Palacios is
Federal inspectors documented unsanitary conditions and food-safety lapses at the Idaho sprout-growing facility implicated in an outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis illnesses earlier this year, according to the U.
The place most St. Louis E. coli victims are mentioning in their food diaries — Schnucks — gets A grades almost all the time from restaurant inspectors.
Schnucks, with at least 23
Chicago Public Schools made a big food policy statement this week. On Tuesday, the district began serving local chicken raised without antibiotics to students in 473 schools, launching a new
A Los Angeles company is recalling approximately 11,390 pounds of chicken pot pie empanadas that may contain foreign materials, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and