With the 26-state outbreak of listeriosis likely to become the most deadly foodborne illness outbreak in modern U.S. history, it might be understandable if Colorado told its cantaloupe
As health authorities raced to find the source of the unprecedented E. coli epidemic sweeping through Germany this past spring, epidemiology was faulted when the first case-control study erroneously
For elementary school students, it’s probably not a good day when administrators send home stool collection kits. But that is part of a prolonged investigation in Wisconsin that has
Texas closed all of its coastal waters Wednesday to oyster harvesting because of the algal bloom Karenia brevis, also known as the red tide.
According to the Texas Department of
Landshire of St. Louis, MO, has significantly expanded its recall of Nike sandwiches that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The company’s initial recall of 1,751 cases of
A California company is recalling approximately 4,100 pounds of ready-to-eat meals that were sent to distribution centers in the Los Angeles County area, which may have sold
The Pew Charitable Trusts has begun an effort to shed light on an often over-looked subject that affects most American eaters: the federal regulatory system for food chemicals.
According
Media reports say the St. Louis County Health Department has reported 14 cases of pathogenic E. coli infection since Tuesday.
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is assisting
Forty-two people in six states have Salmonella Enteritidis infections linked to contaminated Turkish pine nuts from bulk bins at Wegmans grocery stores, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
In the aftermath of Irene, the hurricane/tropical storm that battered the East Coast in August, the Food and Drug Administration has released updated advice on how growers can judge
The question of how many spuds will be served in school lunches has been thrown to the U.S. House of Representatives by potato state Senators Mark Udall, D-CO,
A Texas company is recalling approximately 22,100 pounds of frozen carne guisada distributed to restaurants in Texas and Louisiana because the product contains soy, a known allergen, which is