Herb and Honey Inc. of Ridgefield, NJ, on May 27 recalled its 16-ounce packages of “Dried Apricots” because they contain undeclared sulfites.
The “Dried Apricots” are products of Turkey.
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) is again pressing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to begin regulating catfish, an issue of great importance to catfish farmers
The Washington State Department of Health announced yesterday that two Washington residents who recently became ill with E. coli O157:H7 infections reported drinking raw milk purchased from Jackie’s
Environmental groups and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached a settlement yesterday requiring the agency to propose a rule on greater information gathering on factory farms, otherwise known as
Liquid Manufacturing LLC built a beverage business in Brighton, Michigan, diversifying from malt beverages to a long list of non-alcoholic drinks including everything from fresh berry juices to citrus
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is still concerned about processing plant contamination that led to the hazelnut recalls last Christmas season by such well known retailers as
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent Monsanto a letter of no objection, indicating that the company’s new product–nutritionally improved Vistive Gold soybeans–is generally
To remedy what the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently called “a widespread lack of understanding” in validating Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) systems for meat processors
Memorial Day will soon be here. Where I grew up, this meant greeting the sunshine and warm weather with the first barbecue of the season. Here in Seattle, we still
On Wednesday, Minnesota state health officials announced that they have linked three cases of E. coli O157:H7 illness associated with raw milk from a dairy farm located in Gibbon,
Today the Senate Agriculture Committee will take the first step in the confirmation process for Under Secretary for Food Safety, a post at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Feds find gap between small-scale ranchers and customers eager to buy locally raised meat
Back in the 1990s when Bruce Dunlop, owner of Lopez Island Farm in northwest Washington,