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New patrons pledge support for Idaho, Wisconsin food safety research centers

Two state universities have acquired major private sector patrons for food safety endeavors. The University of Idaho has obtained a $2 million pledge from Agri Beef Co. and is continuing

By News Desk

/ 1 May 2019

New patrons pledge support for Idaho, Wisconsin food safety research centers

Public Health closes fourth Seattle area restaurant during April

For the fourth time in one month, Seattle-King County Public Health forced a restaurant closure Tuesday within its jurisdiction. Seattle Mamak, a mobile food establishment found operating at 225 Terry

By Dan Flynn

/ 1 May 2019

Public Health closes fourth Seattle area restaurant during April

Threat from turkey products continues; CDC issues ‘final’ update

Federal officials say new outbreak cases of Salmonella infections linked to raw turkey products have dropped significantly since the deadly outbreak was detected. As of today, 358 people in 42

By Coral Beach

/ 30 Apr 2019

Threat from turkey products continues; CDC issues ‘final’ update

FDA enters ‘New Era’ today, stresses need for better food traceability

As outbreak detectives continue to search for the root cause in an ongoing Salmonella outbreak linked to pre-cut melon, the FDA today announced a renewed effort to improve traceback processes

By Coral Beach

/ 30 Apr 2019

FDA enters ‘New Era’ today, stresses need for better food traceability

Caito’s response to earlier FDA inspection observations did not prevent Salmonella problem

On June 8, 2018, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised the public of an outbreak of Salmonella Adelaide that eventually sickened 77 people in nine states. Most

By Phyllis Entis

/ 30 Apr 2019

Caito’s response to earlier FDA inspection observations did not prevent Salmonella problem

Senate budget chief wants USDA and FDA to provide more information on cell technology pact

Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi, R-WY, wants to know “how the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will implement a policy to oversee

By News Desk

/ 30 Apr 2019

Senate budget chief wants USDA and FDA to provide more information on cell technology pact

WHO chief calls for food safety focus

GENEVA — There is no such thing as one type of food safety for the rich and another for the poor, according to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO)

By Joe Whitworth

/ 30 Apr 2019

USDA food safety official reports first meetings with people outside federal government

Since Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue named Mindy Brashears Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, the former Texas Tech University food safety professor is finding herself in demand. Perdue named

By Dan Flynn

/ 30 Apr 2019

USDA food safety official reports first meetings with people outside federal government

Tennessee gambles by leaving raw milk loophole open for another year

A bill to close Tennessee’s raw milk loophole is dead, killed when it was assigned to the General Subcommittee of the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee. The Tennessee General

By Dan Flynn

/ 29 Apr 2019

Tennessee gambles by leaving raw milk loophole open for another year

French cheese linked to E. coli outbreak; 13 children developed kidney failure

French authorities are investigating an E. coli outbreak linked to cheese after young children developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Some Saint-Félicien and Saint Marcellin cheese has been recalled. The 13

By Joe Whitworth

/ 29 Apr 2019

French cheese linked to E. coli outbreak; 13 children developed kidney failure

Publisher’s Platform: If I was part of Caito Foods, I’d be nervous

Opinion Criminal prosecutions in food cases have been quiet for the last few years. Outbreak 2: The recent multistate investigation began on April 2, 2019, when CDC’s PulseNet identified

By Bill Marler

/ 29 Apr 2019

Publisher’s Platform: If I was part of Caito Foods, I’d be nervous

Survey finds rise in people affected by food poisoning in UK

Almost half of the respondents in a survey in the United Kingdom said they have experienced food poisoning. The figure of 47 percent of people who reported getting sick from

By Joe Whitworth

/ 29 Apr 2019

Survey finds rise in people affected by food poisoning in UK

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New patrons pledge support for Idaho, Wisconsin food safety research centers

Public Health closes fourth Seattle area restaurant during April

Threat from turkey products continues; CDC issues ‘final’ update

FDA enters ‘New Era’ today, stresses need for better food traceability

Caito’s response to earlier FDA inspection observations did not prevent Salmonella problem

Senate budget chief wants USDA and FDA to provide more information on cell technology pact

WHO chief calls for food safety focus

USDA food safety official reports first meetings with people outside federal government

Tennessee gambles by leaving raw milk loophole open for another year

French cheese linked to E. coli outbreak; 13 children developed kidney failure

Publisher’s Platform: If I was part of Caito Foods, I’d be nervous

Survey finds rise in people affected by food poisoning in UK