Halloween has a different look in many communities this year. Outdoor Halloween parties, car trunk trick-or-treating events and more masks than ever are in the mix. With all these changes, it doesn’t hurt to brush
Continue Reading Food safety tips for this Halloween with food safety expert Robert Gravani
Today marks the beginning of the semi-annual meeting of the National Organic Standards Board, which advises the USDA’s National Organic Program on policies and regulations.
The five-day meeting will be live online with a
Continue Reading National organics meeting begins today; watch by Zoom or listen by phone
It’s hunting season, and just like hunters need to be well trained in gun safety to avoid accidents, hunters also need to be well trained in food safety to avoid foodborne illnesses.
Those who field
Continue Reading Game food safety tips for hunters
Local media in the Seattle area are reporting the a woman found a dead lizard in her restaurant salad.
Maniza Qureshi reported the incident to Seattle & King County Public Health after the shocking experience
Continue Reading Dead lizard in salad shocks restaurant patron
Federal Judge Edward G. Smith today signed a 39-page order imposing sanctions on Amos Miller and Miller’s Organic Farm, including a $250,000 fine and other penalties.
“In order to effect defendants’ future compliance, by making
Continue Reading Judge orders Amos Miller to pay $250,000 fine within 30 days or risk jail
PHOENIX — One topic flowed as an undercurrent this afternoon even though it wasn’t on the session agenda for a group of panelists at the 2021 Conference of the International Association for Food Protection.
Economics
Continue Reading Culture drives many things, but how does it impact food safety?
Another person has been confirmed infected in an E. Coli O157 outbreak linked to organic yogurt from Pure Eire Dairy in Washington state.
Officials with the Washington Department of Health have not released details about
Continue Reading Patient list continues to grow in E. coli outbreak linked to organic yogurt
In the two months since Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed Senate Bill (SB) 21-079 to deregulate direct to consumer meat sales, there’s not been any sign of a new industry taking off. Work on writing
Continue Reading Direct sales of meat to Colorado consumers may come slowly after fast approval
A new law in New Hampshire will require people who make money from wild mushrooms to become certified under a licensing program designed to decrease poisonings.
Gov. Chris Sununu signed House Bill 345 into law
Continue Reading State acts to protect public from poisonous mushrooms; certification required in 2022
Texas has shown that you do not need a legislative body to make it easier to sell unpasteurized, raw milk legally.
The new Texas Department of State Health Services rules permit widespread delivery of raw
Continue Reading Texas health department makes selling raw milk much easier
