Yesterday, the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing to discuss the role and performance of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in ensuring food safety.
Dozens of people in Michigan, Ohio, and New York are part of an E. coli O145 outbreak traced to the consumption of contaminated lettuce sold by Freshway Foods.
Students from
The Nestle USA Baking Division recalled Nestle Carnation Famous Fudge Kits Tuesday after the company discovered the kits were distributed without a complete allergen precautionary statement indicating peanuts are an
The California Department of Public Health announced this week that liquorice and corn cob candies are being recalled for lead contamination. Darrell Lea Chocolate Shops Pty. Ltd. of Australia and
International Gourmet of Springfield, Va., recalled approximately 70 pounds of prosciutto products for potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination yesterday after a sample of prosciutto tested positive for Listeria during routine testing.
Nestle briefly stopped production of chocolate chips at its Burlington, Wisc. plant two weeks ago after company testing revealed Salmonella contamination in a batch produced April 22.
The company shut
Despite their vital role in the nation’s public health system, state and local health departments have been hit hard by the recession and related budget cuts. Three recent studies
FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO — Make a mistake about Gulf Coast oyster facts–say by running a picture showing Crassostrea gigas or Pacific oysters instead of Crassostrea virginica or Eastern
Last week, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced that more than 300 ‘People’s Gardens’ have been planted throughout the country and urged employees of the U.S. Department of
A look at how petroleum impacts the seafood chain–and, what would happen to you if you ate an oil-tainted oyster?
“Crude oil has many, many chemicals in it.
The development of the Audits Benchmarking Matrix, which enables side-by-side comparisons of the third-party audit organizations and standards most commonly used by the U.S. produce industry,
Orlando Greco & Son Imports and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Tuesday that the company was recalling approximately 822 pounds of