Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Education Secretary Arne Duncan have urged lawmakers to act quickly on a bill they say will improve school meals.
In a joint statement Monday, Vilsack
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), chairwoman of the FDA and Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, yesterday joined the chorus of lawmakers and public health officials calling for a serious look at alcoholic
As the Senate gears up to vote on a motion to limit debate and move the pending food safety bill forward on Wednesday, interest groups are kicking into high gear
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, S. 510, will be brought to the floor of the U.S. Senate Wednesday for a procedural vote and party leaders expect it to
Thirty-seven people have now been confirmed as infected with an outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 traced to Bravo Farms Dutch Style Gouda Cheese served and sold at
A recall of Mauri brand Gorgonzola cheese sold by Costco Wholesale Stores in Colorado because of potentially deadly E. coli bacteria has been expanded to include additional packages, according to
George’s Wright Family Dairy, located near Baxley, GA sold two cows last summer for slaughter for use as human food that subsequent tissue sample testing by USDA’S Food
In the negative drum roll about animal agriculture’s role in antibiotic resistance, the Washington State Dairy Federation’s commitment to promoting the judicious use of antibiotics offers a bright
New Braunfels Smokehouse of Texas has recalled approximately 2,609 pounds of fully cooked, ready-to-eat smoked turkey breast products due to Listeria.
The products subject to recall include:
Antibiotic resistance and the emergence of drug-resistant microbes are global public health issues, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and November 15-21 is the third
Antibiotics have been used so widely and for so long that the bacteria the antibiotics are designed to kill have adapted to them, thus making them less effective, according to
Think of the role of parents in advancing food safety in the United States. Nancy Donley, Suzanne Kiner, Peter Hurley, and Kip Moore are a few of the many who