Two state legislatures have been handling bills for selling unpasteurized, raw milk. One in Michigan is stalled in committee, while the other in West Virginia has been approved without the…
Continue Reading Two states consider allowing sales of unpasteurized, raw milkFarm Aid is the longest-running benefit concert series in America, and it’s also involved in food and farm policy.
According to Hannah Tremblay, Policy and Advocacy Manager, Farm Aid supports…
Continue Reading Farm Aid adds its voice to food and farm policyThe majority of issues discussed at a recent World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting had previously been raised, and only four new topics were discussed.
Delegates at the March meeting of…
Continue Reading WTO members discuss various trade concerns at SPS meetingThe number of food and other fraud suspicions discussed by European countries increased in February.
Data comes from the second monthly report on potential, but not confirmed, fraud published by…
Continue Reading Discussions of potential fraud in Europe increaseEat-Sum-More Inc. is recalling Beef Biltong from the marketplace because of possible Salmonella contamination.
According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), this recall was triggered by test results.
The…
Continue Reading Beef Biltong recalled in Canada after testing finds SalmonellaThe Atlanta-based Centers For Disease Control and Prevention is ending the first quarter of the year with a handful of active foodborne illness investigations.
CDC is the nation’s leading science-based…
Continue Reading CDC ends the first quarter with some important active casesThe owner of a dairy company in Switzerland is facing criminal charges about a fatal Listeria outbreak.
The public prosecutor’s office in Schwyz announced this week that it had completed…
Continue Reading Swiss dairy boss faces criminal charges in Listeria caseRepresentatives from the poultry meat sector in Poland have responded to reports in the United Kingdom about the risk of Salmonella in products.
Broadcaster ITV and The Bureau of Investigative…
Continue Reading Polish poultry meat sector insists products are safeThe Food and Drug Administration continues using import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent…
Continue Reading FDA steps up import alerts on certain foods because of Salmonella and pesticidesAlbertsons Companies LLC is recalling certain Signature Select, Athens, and Cal Pia brand bread because of metal and plastic shavings in product.
According to the details posted online by the…
Continue Reading Bread recalled in California and Nevada over foreign object contamination