The Monterey County Health Department announced late last week that several illnesses associated with the consumption of raw or undercooked oysters had been reported in the area. The health department
I lived in Seattle for 24 years but went salmon fishing only once.
Bill Marler, our publisher, and I have a long history. Sometimes in reading the comments we receive
The Food and Drug Administration Saturday warned U.S. consumers not to eat tapenade or spreadable dried tomato paste manufactured by the French food company La Ruche and linked to
Cantaloupe at first blush seems to be a pretty benign fruit. Although a bit ugly on the outside, the inside is a favorite to both young and old – those most
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will no longer test dry and semi-dry fermented sausage and fully cooked meat patties for E.
Most of the Listeria illnesses in Colorado, including one that resulted in death, have now been tied to a multistate outbreak that includes Nebraska and Texas and may have been
Federal Judge Gordon Jay Quist found that cows owned by Scenic View Dairy had antibiotic levels too high for the animals to be sold for slaughter as human food, but
A New York company is recalling its 14 oz. packages of “Deer Raisin Golden” raisins because they contain undeclared sulfites. Consumers who have severe sensitivity to sulfites run the risk
Norovirus remained the most common foodborne disease in 2008, but more people were hospitalized for Salmonella poisoning than any other food-related illness, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The United Kingdom’s Food Standards Agency Thursday issued a specific warning about artisan foods linked to a potentially deadly botulism outbreak in France.
Residents and visitors to France were
In recognition of food safety month, Food Safety News will be profiling people whose lives have been altered or ended by a foodborne illness. In this series, we hope to
The Colorado Listeria outbreak has produced one confirmed case every 24 hours for the 10 days through the Labor Day weekend, bringing the total to 13, including two deaths, since