Efforts to serve local food in schools are expanding nationwide, but creating a market between small farms and school districts still poses many challenges, according to the U.S. Department
Scientists in the European Union have found that a high proportion of Campylobacter in humans is resistant to ciprofloxacin, an antibiotic critically important for the treatment of human diseases.
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In the wake of May’s European E. coli outbreak, microbiologists worldwide have sped up efforts to prevent a similar disaster from happening again. Among them, a team of collaborators
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration not to dismiss congressional opposition to the approval of genetically engineered (GE) salmon.
House and Senate
Last week, as health advocates around the nation raced against a deadline to submit comments to the federal government on food marketing to children, the food industry was busy doing
As much of Washington, D.C. focused on striking a deal on the
debt ceiling last week — and long term deficit reduction — six people
whose lives have been severely impacted
Health officials are warning people not to drink unpasteurized milk from Tucker Adkins Dairy of York, South Carolina, because as many as eight cases of Campylobacter infection in neighboring North
There is no other calling than the news business where the professionals sit around talking about “the dog days of summer” like it’s an inevitable occurrence.
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An Ontario, Canada company is recalling its frozen vegetarian burgers because they may be contaminated with Salmonella.
Sol Cuisine of Mississauga and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) are warning
Another 41 confirmed or probable cases of E. coli O104:H4 infection were counted in Europe Friday, increasing the outbreak toll to 3,908, including 765 with hemolytic uremic syndrome
Licensing and inspection of food trucks and concession stands at large stadiums have both been challenges for restaurant inspectors.
So it was probably only a matter of time before these
Two Northeastern companies have recalled small batches of ready-to-eat, smoked duck breast for possible Salmonella contamination.
New Bedford, MA-based Sid Wainer & Son Inc. recalled 137 pounds