A type of lectin in red kidney beans was behind an outbreak in Denmark earlier this year.
Poisoning left 45 people sick, including 24 on one day, in late April. It was limited to a
Continue Reading Red kidney beans linked to poisoning cases in Denmark
Colorado is going with the more expensive, cage-free eggs, limiting the options on its menu for producers.
A bill signed July 1 by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis sets a 2025 deadline to convert all hen-housing
Continue Reading Colorado makes egg producers remodel
Researchers have found out how Campylobacter can swim faster in stickier liquids, such as in human guts.
Findings could help scientists halt the foodborne bacteria, because they show how the shape of its body and
Continue Reading Scientists uncover Campylobacter’s swimming tactics
A healthy planet and healthy animals go hand in hand to protect humans from pandemics, says a new United Nations report.
The report warns that diseases such as COVID-19 that can jump from animals to
Continue Reading Global push critical to prevent, fight pandemics; food safety one key factor
Outbreaks A, B, and C sickened at least 188 people in 2019 when they ate romaine lettuce contaminated with E Coli O157:H7.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on May 21 this year that
Continue Reading Pew’s Eskin suggests ways to reduce romaine risk from surrounding threats
Only one fourth of businesses in England with food hygiene ratings of zero to two are displaying their numbers, according to FSA research.
Almost three quarters of those with a 5 are displaying their rating
Continue Reading Only a quarter of firms with low hygiene ratings display scores
The United States raised four new issues at a meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) committee on food safety and animal and plant health this past month.
The Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS)
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The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as
Continue Reading Alert status changed because of pesticides, color additives and Salmonella
As she provides information to the intake worker at the local food bank, she’s visibly distraught. “Can I help you with anything,” a nearby worker asks the woman. “Is there anything I can do.”
Continue Reading Food bank newcomers must navigate system with COVID-19 precautions
Editor’s note: Each Spring, attorneys Bill Marler and Denis Stearns teach a Food Safety Litigation course in the LL.M. Program in Agricultural and Food Law at the University of Arkansas School of Law. This
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