A new public-private initiative aims to advance the U.S. strategy of defending against contaminated food imports at the source rather than at the border.
In an effort to
South Carolina’s Milky Way Farm, which produces raw milk, cream, buttermilk, and butter under a license from the state Department of Health and Environmental Control, is now in trouble
Summer provides wonderful opportunities to get out and enjoy the great outdoors. Whether you’re heading out on a day hike or a multi-day backpack or kayak trip, proper
Anticipating another rift with the powers that be in Washington D.C., Louisiana is taking steps to allow oysters to be sold year round in the state.
Last year, the
Inside the USDA’s new “food safety mobile,” a group of third graders are wide-eyed and oohing and ahhing as digital bacteria magically appear before their eyes.
“We’re
When BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico last month, phones started ringing at the desks of federal scientists 2,200 miles away on the
Fresh Express announced yesterday that the company was recalling romaine lettuce-based salads with use-by dates of May 13-16 and an “S” in the product code for potential
A professor at the University of Saskatchewan has developed an internal tracking system that would combat food fraud.
“Adulteration of food products, either through mislabeling, ingredient substitution or dilution with
The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control announced last week that eggs were determined to be the source of a three-year increase in Salmonella cases in the lower mainland
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is pushing back its final decision on the safety of bisphenol-A (BPA), an increasingly controversial chemical widely used in food and beverage containers.
Since early September, federal law has required any facility that manufactures, packs, or holds human or animal food to issue an electronic report to the U.S. Food and Drug
Sample test results of oysters and water will be on the agenda today when the Louisiana Oyster Task Force meets in New Orleans. It comes a day after the federal