A 71-year-old man is facing 18 months in federal prison for taking bribes in exchange for giving false food safety training certificates to foodservice workers from 2008 to 2015.
Ernest Griffin negotiated a plea agreement
Continue Reading Elderly man sentenced to 18 months for certification bribes
Legislatures in almost a dozen states this year are considering whether to permit sales in one form or another of raw milk, which public health officials say is dangerous because it has not been pasteurized
Continue Reading Raw milk still looking for wins as legislative season nears end
Three bills introduced into the Illinois General Assembly loosen up cottage food sales and promote farmers markets, but apparently are not intended to alter the state’s new raw milk law.
Illinois in 2016 aligned itself
Continue Reading Illinois new raw milk rules get first legislative tests
July 1 is the start date for new Illinois regulations that allow on-farm sales of raw milk directly to consumers. The change did not require legislative action, but rather was accomplished by a three-year rewrite
Continue Reading New regs offer raw milk dairy farms path to legalization
Update: As of Nov. 6 , 70 people who attended the Pike County Color Drive on Oct. 17-18. and drank apple cider have become ill. Victims range in age from less than one year to
Continue Reading Update: 70 Illnesses in Illinois Possibly Linked to Apple Cider
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
A possible foodborne illness may have sickened 17 people who ate at the Grumpy Goat Tavern in Elgin, IL, on Saturday. The Kane County Health Department in Aurora, IL, is investigating the reports. Those suffering
Continue Reading 17 Reportedly Sickened After Eating at Illinois Golf Course Restaurant
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, a first-term Democrat in a tough re-election campaign against Republican businessman Bruce Rauner, traveled to the town of Troy, IL, near St. Louis on Tuesday to sign the so-called “cupcake bill”
Continue Reading Illinois Governor Signs Cottage Food Bill in Kitchen of 12-Year-Old Baker
A possible outbreak of food poisoning earlier this month sickened several people and hospitalized two in Mt. Vernon, IL, according to a news report published Tuesday. The sicknesses occurred around April 6, but additional details
Continue Reading Food Poisoning Suspected in Southern Illinois, Two Hospitalized
There are still multiple endings that could be put on the raw-milk story told during the 2014 state legislative season. One popular theory is that the foodies and libertarians have joined hands in a great
Continue Reading More Battling Than Policy Changes Mark 2014 State Raw-Milk Action
