If, as many now predict, BP’s Tony Hayward is removed as CEO of the giant British oil company, the moment that assured his demise may well be remembered as
According to environmental health officers in the United Kingdom, Chinese restaurants and take-out establishments have dirtier kitchens than other eateries.
A survey of restaurant food safety in the United
Late last week, Dr. David Holcombe, medical director for Region 6 of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals’ Office of Public Health, announced that chicken salad served at the
The American Meat Institute (AMI) pushed back against a bill introduced by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) last week that would require the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to
The growing discussion over the widespread, nontherapeutic use of antibiotics in animal agriculture showed up in an unexpected publication last month: Vogue, the world’s most influential fashion magazine.
In
New Zealand Minister for Food Safety Kate Wilkinson announced that a new bill was introduced in Parliament to overhaul the Food Act 1981 last week.
The new Food Bill, which
The tragedy of the huge and ongoing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is the source of much controversy, multiple competing narratives, and unashamed finger-pointing by nearly all
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (ERS) updated its foodborne illness cost calculator last month.
The cost calculator can be used to generate estimates of the
Every time BP fails to close its gushing oil well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, the area topside that is closed to fishing continues to expand.
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Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) detailed new, more stringent standards for ground beef purchased for the the National School Lunch Program in the wake of