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Even a small farm needs a strong food safety plan and legal protection for it

By Cookson Beecher on January 21, 2021
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She can grow some mean salad greens. “So healthy for you and your family,” she’ll cheerfully tell the customer who makes regular stops at her booth at the local farmers market.

At another booth,…
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To avoid pathogens, avoid raw meat, eggs, egg nog and flour this holiday season

By Jonan Pilet on December 21, 2020

Have you heard of Tiger Meat or Cannibal Sandwiches? If you’re from Wisconsin, I’m sure you have. I was introduced to this holiday tradition by my fiance’s family, who are all from northern Wisconsin.

This …
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‘Flexitarians’ drive meat-vegetable hybrids toward more marketshare

By Cookson Beecher on December 7, 2020
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Have you ever eaten a dinosaur before?

Turns out that a lot of kids, and adults, have thanks to Perdue Farm’s “Chicken Plus” nuggets that are shaped like dinosaurs. But more notable than their…
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Penn State Extension offers webinar on food safety for volunteers

By News Desk on December 1, 2020

The Penn State Extension service is offering a webinar next week for volunteers who help prepare and serve food for their nonprofit organizations. The webinar is set from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. EST on …
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The state of Food Safety News

By News Desk on August 10, 2020

Food Safety News was founded in 2009 by the world-recognized food safety expert, attorney Bill Marler.

Since then, FSN has grown into a leading outlet for news about all aspects of the food safety arena …
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State fairs find ways to promote local agriculture despite cancelations

By Jonan Pilet on July 26, 2020

There are many food safety risks associated with fairs and carnivals; mobile and temporary vendors can lack clean workstations, there aren’t always sinks for employees to wash their hands or even gloves for employees to…
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Oil slick off coast of Labrador threatens food chain

By News Desk on June 11, 2020

A food chain important to Inuit in Northeastern Canada has been poisoned by a fuel slick off the coast of Labrador, potentially causing short and long-term food safety concerns.

Even when lethal impacts are not…
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IAFP international conference could be rescheduled for fourth quarter

By News Desk on June 2, 2020

Having earlier this year postponed the organization’s annual conference, officials with the International Association for Food Protection report they hope to soon announce new dates, likely in the fourth quarter of this calendar year.

The…
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Raw milk dairy shut down in New York following positive Listeria test

By News Desk on May 20, 2020

State officials are warning the public against consuming unpasteurized milk from a New York dairy because sample test results show it to be contaminated with Listeria.

Anyone who has any raw milk from Serenity Meadows…
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MDARD says all wild-foraged mushrooms offered for sale must be inspected

By News Desk on May 12, 2020

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is reminding mushroom hunters that their wild-foraged treasures intended for sale must be inspected by a certified mushroom expert to help control food poisoning. The MDARD also …
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Safety aspects of indoor farming signal a change in agriculture

By Cookson Beecher on February 24, 2020

An indoor agricultural evolution is in the making. That’s how some people see the surge of interest in growing leafy greens in greenhouses. No doubt about it, this approach to farming has increased dramatically in…
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