CHALMETTE, LA — As Ray Brandhurst puts the final touches on his shrimp boat to bring it back to its pre-Katrina condition, an oil spill the size of Delaware threatens the
At the sound of a herd of cow bells, the farmers market by the White House kicked off yesterday. Surrounded by Washington, DC-area sustainable and local food advocates, Deputy Agriculture
A look at how petroleum impacts the seafood chain–and, what would happen to you if you ate an oil-tainted oyster?
“Crude oil has many, many chemicals in it. Most
NEW ORLEANS–Federal officials plan to keep petroleum-tainted fish off of our plates by using two proven methods: advanced chemical testing and their sense of smell.
“The sensory tests tend
NEW ORLEANS–As 200,000 gallons of crude oil continue to flow unabated into the Gulf of Mexico, government officials, seafood industry groups, and food safety experts are working to
An oil spill spanning over 3,000 square miles in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, left behind after an oil rig exploded and sank last week,
Social media sites like Twitter and Facebook are growing at a staggering rate. According to The Nielson Company, consumers spent 82 percent more time using social networking sites this year
Authorities have been trying to crack down on the smuggling of meat from certain animals for years. Some people see the meat from animals such as bats, monkeys, and rodents
On Monday the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) launched it’s latest campaign to collect information about farmers markets for the 2010 National Farmers Market
The White House opened its gates to the public last weekend for the annual Spring garden and grounds tour, a tradition begun by First Lady Pat Nixon in 1972.
Thousands
Within our little circle of writers, editors, and freelancers, we at Food Safety News are often having a conversation about not getting distracted. We want to focus like a laser
“Which Veggie Burgers Were Made With a Neurotoxin?” asked Mother Jones this week, in an article detailing the findings of a Cornucopia Institute study on the use of hexane, a