A ban on serving raw beef liver in restaurants in Japan has not decreased the number of E. coli infections in the country, according to a study.
Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) causes many symptoms from
Continue Reading Raw beef liver ban had little impact on E. coli in Japan
I worked with a guy once who taught me that for every problem, there was a quote from Benito Mussolini, Italy’s dictator for 21 long years. My former associate, the Mussolini devotee, would say it
Continue Reading Letter From The Editor: The Big Gulp
The Food and Drug Administration late Friday clarified an earlier warning that all oysters, clams, mussels and scallops from Korea should be considered adulterated and removed from the market, and said that ban includes canned
Continue Reading Ban on Korean Shellfish Includes Canned Shellfish
Ground beef sold to Americans is going to undergo more E. coli testing in 2012, and the historic decision to require it was 2011’s 4th more important food safety story.
For the first time since
Last week the European Commission lifted import restrictions on fresh and chilled podded peas and green beans and other fresh produce from Egypt. The ban had been an emergency action imposed in July, after imported
Continue Reading EU Ban on Egyptian Fenugreek Seeds Extended
After failed attempts in past years, the California state Senate approved a bill Tuesday that would ban bisphenol A, commonly known as BPA, from baby bottles and sippy cups for infants and small children.
The
Continue Reading CA Senate Votes to Ban BPA In Bottles, Sippy Cups
Drugs, alcohol and … flavored milk? Cartons of this sugary beverage are now on the list of banned substances at Los Angeles-area schools.
As of today, strawberry and chocolate milk will no longer be offered
Five years after the European Union banned antibiotics in animal feed, South Korea is about to become the first Asian country to embrace such a restriction.
Beginning in July, South Korea is promising to strictly
Continue Reading South Korea Bans Antibiotics in Animal Feed
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Tuesday that it would bar imports of some dairy products and fresh produce from the area around Japan’s damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
In a guidance issued
Continue Reading FDA Halts Some Milk, Produce Imports from Japan
Michigan has joined Utah in banning the sale of alcohol drinks infused with caffeine and other stimulants.
The Michigan state Liquor Control Commission voted 2-1 Thursday to prohibit the sale of a long list of
Continue Reading Michigan Bans Caffeine-Laced Alcohol Drinks
