One of the more bizarre powers of local government will likely end this week or next when the Florida House of Representatives votes to make vegetable gardening a right that comes with owning residential property.
Continue Reading Florida lawmakers close to giving residential vegetables gardens a green light
A bill waiting in the Rules Committee of the Florida Legislature may end one of the more bizarre powers of local government, the prohibition of vegetable gardens on residential properties.
The potential of Senate Bill
Continue Reading Florida town imposes $50 per day fine for growing edible plants in front yards
Eighteen people, mostly in Florida, have been confirmed with E. coli O26 infections, spurring Publix Super Markets Inc. to recall an undetermined amount of eight different ground beef products.
“Traceback information indicated that case-patients consumed
Continue Reading Publix recalls ground beef products amidst E. coli outbreak; producer not yet known
Ron and Darlene Fields had been married for 26
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From the Pacific Northwest to the Florida Keys, public health officials warn of increasing dangers from foodborne bacteria in raw and undercooked oysters and other shellfish as summer approaches.
“Naturally occurring bacteria in warm coastal
Continue Reading Warm weather warnings for shellfish lovers nationwide
Fresno-based Versa Marketing Inc. has recalled 4,089 cases of Fusia Szechuan Stir fry because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The product was distributed only to Aldi stores.
Florida state inspectors
Continue Reading Stir fry product recalled for possible Listeria contamination
Oriental Packing Co. Inc. is again recalling spice products because of lead, this time pulling back an undisclosed amount of curry powder. In August the Miami company recalled almost 200 tons of blended curry spices
Continue Reading Oriental Packing Co. recalls more curry spice because of lead
Food safety experts usually don’t see shelf life or expiration dates as big issues, but survey results consistently show that the public worries about those use-by and best-buy dates. It only stands to reason, then,
Continue Reading Cannabis 101: Cues to determine shelf life of that newly legal marijuana
U.S. Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS) may want to send some thank-you letters out to state legislative leaders who shut down efforts to get in his way this year. Pompeo is the GOP’s point man in
Continue Reading State Legislatures Pass on Adopting GMO-Labeling Policies This Year
The Florida Department of Health has reported eight confirmed Vibrio vulnificus infections, including two deaths, so far this year. Vibrio is a naturally occurring bacterium found in warm, brackish seawater. 
Vibrio infections are rare, and
Continue Reading Eight Vibrio Infections, Including Two Deaths, Reported in Florida
