In response to my recent blog, Drinking Raw Milk: It’s Not Worth the Risk, we received a number of questions. Here are some of the most frequently asked questions
In November 1996, a butcher who had been in business 28 years in the little town of Wishaw, southeast of Glasgow, used the same utensils to handle raw and cooked
It’s probably no comfort to tomato growers who lost their crop that year, but the team that investigated the 2008 Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak has stepped up with an explanation
Two months ago, when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released revised estimates of foodborne illness in the United States, plenty of people tried to put a positive spin
Before the sun came up in Washington, DC Saturday the House passed a continuing resolution–with $61 billion in budget cuts–to fund the government from March to September. Key
There are many reasons why some people are thinking about drinking raw milk these days. (Raw milk is milk that has not been pasteurized to kill harmful germs.) Some people
House Republicans Thursday released a more detailed picture of the cuts that would be required under their budget proposal for the remainder of fiscal year 2011, which is slated to
“Back to nature”– that’s what many Americans are trying to do with the foods that they buy and eat. They are shopping at farmers’ markets, picking organic foods at
As First Lady Michelle Obama was announcing her support of retail giant Walmart’s plan to reduce fats, sugars and salts in packaged foods, a federal report emphasized the magnitude
An estimated 89 people from 15 states and the District of Columbia have been infected with Salmonella in an outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts, the Centers for Disease Control and