A second test to detect in seafood traces of the dispersants used to clean up the Deepwater Horizon-BP oil spill has been added by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The New York Times is reporting today that the nation’s largest producer of bagged salads, Fresh Express, has switched from washing leafy greens with chlorine, the industry standard, to
In yet another move to boost consumer confidence in seafood harvested in the Gulf of Mexico, the White House held a live video chat yesterday, taking seafood safety questions from
During a weekend trip to Panama City, Florida, President Obama continued his campaign for Gulf Coast seafood, but not everyone is buying it.
Following a week of high profile White
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will soon withhold the stamp of inspection until test samples come back negative, an agency official announced at the National Meat Association’s conference
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association announced last week that it was reopening one-third of previously closed Gulf of Mexico fishing waters since no oil had been observed in the
The California Strawberry Commission’s food safety program was introduced in 1998 after foodborne illness outbreaks traced to imported raspberries and strawberries the two previous years rocked the berry market