One domestic and one foreign seafood processor are coming in for special attention from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
San Diego-based Mamma Lina’s Inc. and
Representatives from 130 countries attending the World Health Organization’s annual food safety meeting this week will discuss setting a global limit on how much melamine is allowed in food
The California Department of Public Health is warning consumers not to eat “Food World Aam Papad Candy Spicy”–Dry Mango Candy Spicy–which was imported from India, due to unacceptable
The Center for Disease Control’s (CDC’s) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report just published surveillance data on salt consumption among adults in the US: “Sodium Intake in Adults – United
An E. coli O157:H7 and campylobacter outbreak linked to raw goat milk from a Colorado dairy is now tied to 24 illnesses, including two children who required hospitalization, according
The Natural Resources Defense Council filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) citing the FDA’s failure to act on a petition to ban the
Florida House Bill 5311, signed by Gov. Charlie Crist, eliminated state food safety inspections at hospitals, daycare centers, and nursing homes in the state of Florida when it went into
The chemical being used in the Gulf of Mexico to help disperse the onslaught of oil is no more toxic than oil itself, according to a preliminary government study.
The
Henderson, Colorado-based Rocky Mountain Natural Meats recalled approximately 66,000 pounds of ground and tenderized steak bison products for potential E. coli O157:H7 contamination late Friday.
The recall
Lots of people are flying somewhere and back this extended weekend. We are eating better if we are not among them.
Here’s what we know…
Food Safety News reported
It’s Independence Day, and since the Food Safety News team is spread out across the country, we’re having another “virtual potluck” for our first 4th of July celebration.