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
Continue Reading IAFP international conference could be rescheduled for fourth quarter
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
Continue Reading Raw milk dairy shut down in New York following positive Listeria test
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
Continue Reading MDARD says all wild-foraged mushrooms offered for sale must be inspected
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
Continue Reading Safety aspects of indoor farming signal a change in agriculture
Officials are reporting at least one person is sick in relation to milk that is now under recall because it is contaminated with a sanitizer.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has posted a recall for
Continue Reading Sanitizer found in milk; one person sick with recall underway
Officials have shut down operations at a raw milk dairy and are warning consumers against using unpasteurized milk from Pennings Farm because of positive tests for potentially deadly Listeria monocytogenes.
Initial and followup testing showed
Continue Reading State finds Listeria in raw milk — warns consumers, shuts down dairy operations
A noted food-safety expert says she’s pleased with how much information about local farms and food safety is contained in a recently released needs assessment survey report, but she also admitted to being surprised at
Continue Reading ‘Local’ farms study offers food safety snapshot; it’s more than common sense
A 16-page federal court order smashes the business model used by Amish farmer Amos Miller and Miller’s Organic Farm at Bird-in-Hand, PA. He can no longer sell unsafe food to consumers throughout the nation.
The
Continue Reading Farmer must comply with food safety rules or get out of the food business
North Dakota health officials want state legislators to clarify rules about so-called cottage foods because of concerns about botulism poisoning.
The State Health Council, which includes two state senators, approved the proposed changes during a
Continue Reading Health council wants law on ‘cottage’ foods clarified to protect the public
Nearly eight out of 10 adults in the United Kingdom admit to taking food safety for granted according to a survey.
The online analysis of more than 2,100 U.K. adults this month looked at people’s
Continue Reading Poll finds food safety mostly taken for granted in UK
