The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 76 million cases of foodborne illness occur each year in the United States. Many studies have found that a majority
An awareness campaign focused on key farm management practices that will help keep animals healthy and safeguard the food supply is underway in Canada.
Larry Miller, Member of Parliament for
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, a bill that would greatly increase the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s authority and mandate over the food system, was unanimously voted
U.S. District Court Judge Marvin J. Garbis Monday entered a Consent Decree of Permanent Injunction (Decree) against Old Carolina Farm and its owner, Francis Roderick, of Ijamsville, Md.
The
Animal waste contaminated one of Alamosa’s concrete in-ground water storage tanks that had several holes and cracks, causing last year’s deadly Salmonella outbreak in the Colorado town
Dairy farms and veal operations seem to be showing up as targets of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s “Warning Letters.” The common theme is adulterated food brought
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Tuesday that Fairbury Steaks, Inc. was recalling approximately 90 pounds of fresh ground beef products for
In the past year alone, the U.S. has seen recalls of almost 4,000 food and beverage items, widely ranging from spinach and tomatoes to peanuts and milk products.
On Tuesday, November 3, 2009, I made a presentation at the Fourth International Conference on Food Safety and Quality. The presentation was one of two keynote speeches given that morning,
Monday the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee released Chairman Tom Harkin’s (D-IA) draft markup of the pending S. 510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act,
This week the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), who together represent about 85 percent of the dairy industry, called on the Senate to