Why is it harder for a small grower to implement food safety standards? The long-running discussion over food safety as it applies to different types and sizes of farms continued
Our process of framing and regulating produce food safety is upside down and backwards.
Human pathogens constantly flow from urban environments and animal production into farm environments, contaminating water and
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg Thursday warned of more outbreaks and import problems if food safety is not properly funded and defended a proposal to collect
You’ve probably never heard of the Microbiological Data Program (MDP) but if you eat fresh produce, you should, because it’s currently on President Obama’s budgetary chopping block.
The United States and China signed a five year agreement on food security, sustainable agriculture, and food safety at an agricultural symposium in Iowa Thursday.
“We are the world’s
Public health groups reacted warily to President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget request, which proposed discretionary cuts to both the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and
After Food Safety News broke the story that Taco Bell was the mysterious “Restaurant Chain A” linked to a Salmonella outbreak that sickened 68 people in 10 states, ABC Evening
Last year the Texas Legislature approved a bill to allow the sale of food made in uninspected and unlicensed home kitchens, but some now say the state’s rules implementing
Headlines about another restaurant involved in an outbreak are almost a daily occurrence now. Some major restaurant chains have had at least one outbreak. It begs the question, why? In
When the 117-year old UL (Underwriters Laboratories) has something to say about global food safety, it’s probably a good idea to listen up.
This time, UL is out with
“There’s no money for . . .” well you name it. At a time when all manner of government services are being cut, trillions in bailouts to the financial services industry aside,