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Tennessee gambles by leaving raw milk loophole open for another year

By Dan Flynn on April 29, 2019

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 Assembly is now just hours away…
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Florida lawmakers close to giving residential vegetables gardens a green light

By Dan Flynn on April 23, 2019

One of the more bizarre powers of local government will likely end this week or next when the Florida House of Representatives votes to make vegetable gardening a right that comes with owning residential property.…
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Bill would legalize retail raw milk sales, exempt smallest herds from safety regs

By News Desk on March 7, 2019

Following what a raw milk producer described as a visit during which she “met our cows,” State Rep. Michele Presnell introduced a bill in North Carolina to allow retail sales of unpasteurized milk in the…
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FSA reveals levels of antimicrobial resistant Campylobacter in chicken

By Joe Whitworth on March 7, 2019

Campylobacter isolates with antimicrobial resistance have been found on whole fresh chickens sold at retail in the United Kingdom, according to a survey by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

The survey tested a subset of…
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Montana again smacks down efforts to legalize sales of unpasteurized milk

By Dan Flynn on February 26, 2019

Lingering death is the usual means for killing legislative bills, but there’s also the swift smackdown method. The Montana Legislature used that second method, also known as tabling, to cut down House Bills 516 and…
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Details will differ, but one thing’s for sure — 2019 will have food safety headlines

By Coral Beach on January 1, 2019
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Pop quiz: When is food food? When are foodborne pathogens pathogens? When will government act? When will businesses do the right thing?

I’ve no doubt these questions, in some form, will be covered in…
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FSS report suggests ways to improve pathogen control in raw milk cheeses

By Joe Whitworth on December 20, 2018

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has published a report that it says can be used as a basis to improve safety for artisan Scottish producers making cheese from unpasteurized milk.

The literature review, by Catherine Donnelly,…
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Best intentions aren’t enough; volunteers must practice food safety

By U.S. Department of Agriculture on November 18, 2018
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At this time of year, many community groups, volunteer organizations, work places and other groups celebrate Thanksgiving with a potluck meal. When cooking for a large group, it is important to keep in mind…
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Massachusetts raw milk dairy suspends production for antibiotic traces

By Dan Flynn on November 14, 2018

Nick Hoffman and family practice Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) at Hoffman Farm in Franklin, MA, offer fresh vegetables, eggs and raw milk to shareholders who pay $615 every week.

But earlier this month, Hoffman Farm…
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Former strawberry farm worker charged; allegedly put needles in strawberries

By Joe Whitworth on November 13, 2018

A 50-year-old woman has been charged in relation to contamination of strawberries with sewing needles in Australia.

My Ut Trinh was arrested on Sunday and appeared at Brisbane Magistrates Court yesterday, Nov. 12. She had…
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