Massive Egg Recall Prompts Hearing on Federal Food Safety System
House Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry A. Waxman (D-CA) and Subcommittee Chairman Bart Stupak (D-MI) yesterday announced that
FDA Investigators Find Salmonella Linking Iowa Farms to Outbreak, CDC Reports Jump in Illnesses
Food and Drug Administration officials said yesterday their preliminary investigation has identified Salmonella-positive samples, linking
Most Americans have suffered in one way or another from the recent economic downturn, but money problems don’t just apply to citizens. An overwhelming number of state governments are
An Ohio food manufacturing facility making low-acid Sweet Potato Butter and Pumpkin Butter is risking the growth of pathogenic microorganisms that could lead to deadly botulism, the U.S.
An upstate New York dairy farm is selling bob veal calves with levels of the antibiotics Tetracycline and Penicillin in their edible tissues at levels that are higher than allowed
The Produce Traceability Initiative is currently in the process of forming industry-led working groups to guide its future activities. The initiative was designed in order to help the produce
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack encouraged schools throughout the country to participate in the Healthier US School Challenge this week. USDA created this initiative to recognize schools that that maintain a
Lawmakers are widening the scope of their investigation into the nationwide recall of over 500 million eggs.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee yesterday asked both the Food and Drug
In the wake of the massive recall of eggs due to Salmonella contamination, small-scale and local egg producers are differentiating themselves from “Big Ag” and distancing themselves from the
Westchester County, NY Health Commissioner Dr. Cheryl Archbald announced this week that customers who purchased uncooked foods or sandwiches at Delgado’s Deli, otherwise known as J&D Deli
On Monday an ammonia leak at a refrigeration plant in Alabama caused 84 people to seek medical attention, reported Meatingplace.
Millard Refrigeration Services in Theodore, Ala., freezes poultry
for export.
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service has teamed up with Red Book Credit Services of Red Book University to host educational Webinars on produce issues.
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