Pennsylvania produce growers and food processors will have an opportunity to give their two cents on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) proposed produce handling rule.
An October 2008 outbreak of antibiotic-resistant ESBL strain of E. coli caused the infection of 13 newly born babies at the neonatal intensive care unit at Luton and Dunstable
Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) has picked up a key supporter for his amendments intended to ease the impact of the pending food safety legislation on small farms. Senator Kay
State and federal officials investigating a multistate non-O157 E. coli outbreak went into the weekend without naming either the exact strain or food source involved.
On background, food safety
As Americans watch that massive oil slick slosh toward gulf beaches, many are reminded of the huge Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in 1989.
That spring, I spent months in Alaska
FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO –Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal was first to start closing down the Gulf seafood industry when he put select fishing areas and oyster harvesting beds off
Routine sampling by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets food inspectors and subsequent analysis by state food laboratory personnel have led to two separate recalls.
Northern Food
Stop and think about what you are doing.
We did that last weekend in Las Vegas. After publishing for 222 consecutive days, we took off last Saturday and Sunday so
Somehow Dan the editor and the several staff of Food Safety News convinced me while in Las Vegas (they may well have pictures) to write a few lines each week
Last week, Congressman Jim Oberstar (D-MN) introduced new legislation into the House of Representatives that would fix the Clean Water Act after it was damaged by two Supreme Court
Soy, one of the nine most common food allergens, was not listed on the label as an ingredient in Cuisine Bernart brand cabbage rolls being sold in retail markets in
Nutrition labels on the front of food packages are coming to a grocery shelf near you.
Before that happens, however, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants to