After samples of Sally Jackson Cheese tested positive for E. coli O157:H7, confirming that it was the source of an outbreak that sickened eight people in four states, the
In our second installment of the Top Food Safety Stories of the year series, the Number 16 story is “Taylor’s Maid-Rite Cannot Get ‘Red Violation’ Waiver From Iowa
It’s Christmas Eve and time for Food Safety News to present its second annual Naughty List. By publishing this list on the day before Christmas, those named will know
A state court has ruled that raw milk from the Hartmann Dairy Farm was responsible for an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 in Minnesota last spring that sickened at
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Wednesday announced new measures aimed at ensuring the humane treatment and slaughter of all cattle at FSIS-
Each week as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) makes public a handful of warning letters recently sent to specific food processing companies, one category stands out: seafood
Ending out the anything-but-lame duck session, President Obama signed several bills into law on Wednesday, but the sweeping food safety bill approved by Congress Tuesday was not among
The Seattle food safety law firm Marler Clark, sponsor of Food Safety News, has given $5,000 in scholarship funds to Medway High School in Massachusetts for students interested in
A botulism warning for corn from the People’s Republic of China has been out since last Friday (Dec. 17) in Canada, and has now been expanded to include all
In the wake of several high-profile food safety scandals, China’s top legislature is considering amending its criminal code to stiffen the penalties for food safety crimes.
The amendment
Chinese media let another food scandal out of the bag last week. This time the health culprit is popular hotpot dishes that are often tainted with harmful chemical additives, according