The multistate outbreak of listeriosis linked to cantaloupes now includes another death — this one in Wyoming — and a miscarriage in Iowa, along with another melon recall by a western New
For the first time in five years, the state restaurant inspection posted on the wall at Taylor’s Maid-Rite in Marshalltown, IA does not contain an active “red” violation.
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Conservative presidential candidate Michele Bachmann criticized federal meat safety requirements during a visit to a meat locker in Des Moines, Iowa Tuesday.
Along her usual talking points, Bachmann, a Congresswoman
One of my news alerts lit up like a Christmas tree over the Fourth of July weekend.
Most, I think, use news alerts for topics and events that occur with
This might not be the best time to release an undercover video of cruelty to Iowa farm animals.
A bill to outlaw such videos, and punish people who make them,
In the last year, Taylor’s Maid-Rite has gone from being a popular cause in the Iowa Assembly to being an appellant in its hometown district court in Marshalltown.
While
To get back into compliance with its own state code, and without raising fees, Iowa is going with a risk-based restaurant inspection system beginning April 1. The state can no
Iowa’s 100 million laying hens are now coming in for “aggressive” attention, state Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey says.
In remarks to update legislators on the aftermath of last
In our second installment of the Top Food Safety Stories of the year series, the Number 16 story is “Taylor’s Maid-Rite Cannot Get ‘Red Violation’ Waiver From Iowa House.
Iowans are so concerned about their state Secretary of Agriculture that the office is directly elected, and now the half billion recall of Iowa eggs may scramble that election.
Democratic
Are Iowa chefs having trouble landing dates these days? If so, it may explain why one head chef was caught kissing toads by the Scott County Health Department. The restaurant
The Iowa Department of Public Health recently announced that the agency is investigating more than 10 illnesses that may be related to a freshly prepared fruit and vegetable product sold