Minnesota’s “Cheeseburger Bill,” which would have prevented obese consumers from suing food companies for causing them to gain weight, is officially toast.
The Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act
HAMBURG, Germany — The E. coli outbreak in northern Germany that has taken the lives of 14 people — and captured the attention of health officials around the world — does not appear
More conversations were occurring this week about Food Safety News 2.0. Publisher Bill Marler explained as much as can be explained about this in his column last Sunday.
For
A least 25 people in 11 states have become sick from human Salmonella serotype Altona after handling their backyard chicks and ducklings, according to the Centers for Disease Control and
With 1,000 sickened, 300 with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and 10 deaths, the ongoing E. coli outbreak in Germany (and several other European countries) will be quickly joining the
While health authorities in Germany and neighboring countries deal with an outbreak of toxic E.coli, epidemiologists and doctors around the world are monitoring developments in Europe with especially keen
In the world of international diplomacy, it’s apparently more important to massage egos than to risk hurt feelings.
So a “dispute panel” appointed by the World Trade Organization (WTO)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday that it is disclosing more information about inspections and court actions, and now has a web portal on its enforcement
Six teams of high school students from across the country treated Capitol Hill staff to fruit- and vegetable-packed Caribbean crunch salad, chicken with orange-infused brown rice, North Carolina-
The federal government has dropped the hammer on a 64-year old Portland mung bean sprout operation that distributed in Oregon and Washington.
At the behest of the U.S.
Under the new Food Safety Modernization Act, registered food and feed companies must evaluate known safety hazards that could occur as their products are made, processed, packed, transported and stored
Health authorities in Germany are still trying to trace the source of an outbreak of E. coli 0104 that has sickened hundreds and killed at least three, possibly five. But