One of my news alerts lit up like a Christmas tree over the Fourth of July weekend.
Most, I think, use news alerts for topics and events that occur with
I was rereading the June 3, 2011 (the original version) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) statement on the E. coli O104:H4 outbreak in Europe on my flight to Seattle
The first fatality in the United States associated with the outbreak of E. coli O104:H4 in Europe was an Arizona man who had traveled to Germany, the Centers for
The new food safety law gives the U.S. food protection system a much-needed renovation. But in the face of budget shortages, getting these new rules off the drawing
Meat recalls during the first half of the year have taken on some unusual patterns. The number of recalls for pathogens found in beef, pork, and poultry has dropped off
With four new cases confirmed, 25 people have now been infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella linked to sprouts grown in Idaho, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) policy remains unchanged: the agency considers any disease-causing strain of E. coli to be illegal.
Why that statement was removed from a
The Humane Society of the United States and the United Egg Producers — bitter rivals on animal welfare issues — Thursday took the food and agriculture community by surprise. The two groups
A Hawaii-based company is recalling approximately 1,550 pounds of convenience meals that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Warabeya U.S.A, Inc. discovered the problem as a
For many good food advocates, the end of a legislative session often means disappointment that their bills to help fix our broken food system did not pass. But in some
The outbreak of E. coli O104:H4 in Europe struck mostly women and men in their prime who thought they were eating healthy food, the director of the European Centre