The widow of a man who died from a Listeria monocytogenes infection has sued Sangar Fresh Cut Produce in a Texas court.
Elizabeth Castellano claims her husband, Hermillo Castellano, died
Wild Thymes Farm Inc., which sells its products by mail and through popular retailers, has run afoul of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) acidified food
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of articles from CSPI Food Safety Director Caroline Smith DeWaal on the implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act.
Scientists at Purdue University have developed a nanoparticle capable of keeping food safe from Listeria contamination for significantly longer than has previously been possible.
The nanoparticle works by slowly releasing
House committee leadership changed hands Wednesday as Republicans took control of the lower chamber in the 112th Congress. One key switch that will likely impact food safety policy: Rep. Darrell
High levels of dioxins–chemical toxins that are byproducts of waste incineration–have shown up in eggs and animal feed in Germany in what news reports describe as a spreading
Washington state health officials provided more details Tuesday on an outbreak of Salmonella Newport that has sickened four people in Washington and three in Oregon.
The outbreak has been tied
Three more E. coli infections have now been confirmed in people who ate smoked ready-to-eat meat products processed in Wisconsin.
In late December, the Marathon County Health Department
I listened in on Monday’s White House conference call announcing that President Obama would sign the Food Safety Modernization Act.
Speakers said the new bill will give the FDA
With the National Western Stock Show opening in Denver on Saturday, and the start-up of county fair season just ahead in Florida, planners of similar events featuring animals and
Using 15 pens, President Obama signed the long-awaited FDA Food Safety Modernization Act into law Tuesday evening.
The legislation, widely hailed as the most sweeping update to U.S.