Can a company focused on being America’s “one-stop-shop” help support the local and sustainable farming movement? That’s the idea behind the launch of Wal-Mart’s
A public health alert is out in the United States about ready-to-eat meat from Canada.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
Two seafood processing facilities–one in California and the other in Ohio—were on the receiving end of “Warning Letters” from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that
As far back as at least 2000, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been warning a Louisiana sprout company about its “seriously poor sanitary conditions and controls.
The European Food Safety Authority released the results of a survey on the prevalence of Campylobacter in broiler batches and of Campylobacter and Salmonella on broiler carcasses yesterday.
Campylobacter and
Basic Food Flavors–the company that made the hydrolyzed vegetable protein or HVP contained in 159 products recalled since the crisis over the ingredient began–tried talking for the first
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced a bill Monday that would set more specific guidelines for disseminating food recall information to consumers and health care providers, and it appears Democratic
The ongoing recall of products made with hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) made by Basic Food Flavors, Inc., located in North Las Vegas, NV, continues to grow. The latest additions to
In the wake of hundreds of product recalls for Salmonella-contaminated flavor enhancer hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Food Safety and Inspection
Meat is hitting the proverbial fan in Canada.
It seems Canadians are taking exception to having meat for domestic consumption coming in for less scrutiny than any product bound for
In late February, at least 50 people became ill with shigellosis, a type of food poisoning caused by the ingestion of Shigella bacteria, after eating food made at a Subway
Is anything more American than St. Patrick’s Day?
Even the Irish themselves didn’t begin really celebrating–really celebrating–St. Patrick’s Day until about 15 years ago. Beginning