Despite a last-minute procedural move by House Republicans to block it, a vote is expected today on the $4.5 billion legislation (over the next 10 years) that would
A serious constitutional snafu is threatening to derail pending food safety legislation, which passed the Senate by a 3-1 margin early Tuesday.
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, S.
For the first time, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a directive for its inspectors on testing and recalling beef contaminated with E. coli O26.
Since last August when his egg production was found to be the likely source of a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis (SE), “Jack” DeCoster has not been allowed to sell
Frontier Natural Products Co-op is recalling nutmeg it received from a New Jersey supplier because it may be contaminated with Salmonella.
Mincing Overseas Spice Company of Dayton, NJ supplied
I have read with some interest recent discussions in this space of the FSIS performance standards system and its relationship with the Supreme Beef litigation of a decade ago. Such
While the Senate vote on S 510 was somewhat divided, 73 yeas to 25 nays, the response from interest groups appears to be mostly supportive. Here’s a sampling of
Senate Approves Food Safety Bill 73-25, But Road Ahead Looks Rocky:
In a rare demonstration of bipartisanship, the Senate passed the most sweeping food safety reform bill in seven
Melamine-ware used by local food premises is safe to use, Hong Kong’s Center for Food Safety (CFS) found in a risk assessment study.
Tableware products made of melamine-
The New York City-led National Salt Reduction Initiative (NSRI) continues to pick up commitments.
Latest to sign on are Hostess, Butterball, Snyder’s of Hanover, Premio, Furmano’s and
In the Humane Society of the United State’s continuing fight against factory farms, one of its New Jersey members is pursuing a class action lawsuit against Perdue Farms, alleging