U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), who is quickly becoming a leading food safety advocate in the Senate, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Cuisine Bern-Art Inc. are warning the public not to consume the Cuisine Bernart Chicken Supreme “Tomate Basilic” because the product may be
Mid South Produce Distributors in Nashville has taken “prompt action” to control the pest problems it was experiencing at its food processing and storage facility earlier this year, the U.
Social media sites like Twitter and Facebook are growing at a staggering rate. According to The Nielson Company, consumers spent 82 percent more time using social networking sites this year
I am not about to jump into the often heated debate over the merits and dangers of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), however I am intrigued by a new study by
The best on-farm practices for producers to protect livestock and poultry from disease are the subject of a new online video from the Government of Canada.
“Producers have a
Authorities have been trying to crack down on the smuggling of meat from certain animals for years. Some people see the meat from animals such as bats, monkeys, and rodents
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA’s) Food Safety Enhancement Program government/industry steering committee met last week to discuss the progress of various CFIA food safety initiatives.
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Before the 1993 Jack in the Box outbreak, little was known about pathogenic E. coli. Since that time, however, E. coli has become nearly universally recognized as a deadly bacterium
The Rainbow Acres Farm is illegally selling raw milk across state lines for human consumption, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has charged.
FDA used UPS to deliver
Peru’s unicameral Congress has apparently made a deal.
A new Peruvian consumer code will require that food labels disclose both organic and genetically modified ingredients. At the same time,
Last [month] I joined food safety educators and experts from around the globe in Atlanta for the 2010 Food Safety Education Conference. My time at the conference flew by, but