The Massachusetts “cottage food law” is out-of-date and needs to be updated, according to some.
The Bay State was one of the first states to allow the sale of cottage foods, meaning low-risk homemade food
Continue Reading Massachusetts likely to make changes in 21-year old Cottage Food law
Mountain Rose Herbs (MRH) of Eugene, Oregon is recalling all sizes ranging from 4-oz. to 50-lbs. of its ‘Fennel Seed Whole’ Lot #25031, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, according to
Continue Reading Whole Fennel Seed recalled in over 24 states for Salmonella risk
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
Tucked into a rambling bill “promoting agriculture in the Commonwealth” of Massachusetts that includes provisions on joy-riding all-terrain vehicle operators, rain sensors on residential landscape sprinkler systems, and sundry sections on land assessments, re-valuation and
Continue Reading Raw milk measure buried in Massachusetts legislation
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
The city of Lawrence in Massachusetts has a lot going for it. A park dedicated to food trucks during the summer, a farmers market open two days a week, and an event on Sundays to
Continue Reading Bogus food safety certificates going for $450 in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) and the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game’s Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) have announced a 14-day closure of oyster beds located in Duxbury Bay, Kingston Bay, Bluefish
Continue Reading Massachusetts Officials Close Some Oyster Beds After Vibrio Outbreak
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
Recent news that nearly half of Boston’s restaurants were cited for serious health code violations last year is not out of the norm but is still alarming. “At least two violations that can cause food-borne
Continue Reading Health Code Violations in Boston Not Unusual, Not Acceptable
Mark Lynas, the British environmentalist and author, recently wrote in the Washington Post that activists should not be more convincing than scientists when it comes to issues like GMO food. But in Massachusetts, activists from
Continue Reading Northeast U.S. Continues to be a Hotspot for GMO-Labeling Bills
