North Carolina Division of Public Health officials on Monday adjusted downward the number of E. coli illnesses being investigated there.
Twenty-four cases, including nine confirmed and 15 suspect cases,
If you ask consumers what food safety means to them, many people stare at you like deer in the headlights. “Hmmm? I’ve heard of healthy foods, but I never
Sales of antibiotics intended for domestic food animals increased from 2009 to 2010, according to new data released by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The Pew Health Group
Norovirus has gone on the offensive in cruise ships, conventions and other places where people congregate, and now this bad bug has taken a shot at the National Basketball Association.
Foods labeled “gluten-free” line the shelves of special sections in conventional grocery stores and natural food stores alike. But what exactly does this label mean?
Groups such as the
When it comes to food, consumers value safety and affordability above all else, but their confidence in food safety is slipping, according to a new survey by the industry-backed
Last fall, I started teaching at Seattle University School School of Law, doing so in part to give myself more time to do scholarship (research and writing) about food, in
An Oregon company is recalling 194 cases (873 lbs) of spiced prawns because they contain undeclared sulfites.
People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to sulfites run the risk
A Utah company is recalling some Eating Right Soy Protein Burgers sold in Safeway, Carrs, Dominick’s, Genuardi’s, Pak ‘N’ Save, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Vons and Pavilions retail stores
Since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began clearing irradiated foods for sale in 1963, few such foods have attained much prevalence within grocery store aisles. In fact,
Rite Aid is recalling approximately 85,000 tins of Rich Fields-brand butter cookies made in China because they may be contaminated with Bacillus cereus.
Bacillus cereus is a microorganism
According to the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch, federal health investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are in St. Louis to help determine the source and scope of