In Chicago, food intended for public consumption must be prepared in a licensed kitchen.
In this economy it is very difficult for entrepreneurs to make an investment in a commercial
Here, Trevor Suslow, Ph.D., shares his reaction to the recent Consumer Reports article
Packaged Salad Can Contain High Levels of Bacteria. Suslow is a cooperative extension research specialist in
Sometimes you just want to put a problem behind you, but it just sticks around like duct tape.
A new “Warning Letter” from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
According to Chinese food safety officials, most of the 170 tons of melamine-tainted milk products, which had been repackaged and put back into commerce, have now been removed and
In its 11th update since the nationwide Salmonella outbreak went public on Jan. 22, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta Tuesday added five cases to
Beef Products Inc. (BPI), the pioneer of ammonia-treated beef, announced on Friday it intends to begin posting all E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella test results online.
“We intend
This spring, health authorities in the state of Massachusetts will enact regulations that would require restaurant staff and their menus to address diner allergies to foods such as nuts, dairy
Jonathan Safran Foer, author of Eating Animals, discussed the high incidence of foodborne illness and the state of American agriculture on The Colbert Report last week.
“Why should I become
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) says one of the flavorings used to give a smoked flavor to meat and cheese may be toxic to humans.
Smoke flavorings can be
Four years ago when Dakota Provisions built its $120 million meat-processing plant on a 114-acre site near Huron, South Dakota, its No. 1 objective was to lead the
The President’s 2011 federal budget was amended to include an $8 million request to fund the International Food Protection Training Institute (IFPTI), Congressman Mark Schauer (D-MI) announced yesterday.
Cargill’s Feb. 9 announcement that it will be using a third-party remote video auditing program to monitor food safety practices at its beef processing plants in Fresno, Calif.