In an email exchange with Dr. Richard Raymond over my recent article on the massive Cargill recall of Salmonella-tainted ground turkey, the former head of food safety at USDA warned
As a lawyer who writes about food policy, one of my biggest frustrations is how reporters often get the law wrong, or omit critical pieces of information.
Last week the
Raw meat and poultry products are sometimes marinated or injected with water, salt water, flavorings and other additives, but consumers may not know that unless they read the fine print
Tens of thousands of cancer cases could be prevented each year if people ate less red meat and added more fiber to their diets, according to a report released Monday.
The American Meat Institute (AMI) reported a few days ago that new federal data show that E. coli O157:H7 is found in less than one quarter of one percent
A new study by Wayne State University found that 22.5 percent of 289 meat samples from Detroit grocery stores tested positive for Staphyloccus aureus; as well as 20.5
An outbreak of E. coli O111 in central Japan has killed two children and two adults and sickened at least 56 other people, according to news reports this week.
The
The North American Meat Processors Association filed a petition this week asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and the Canadian Food Inspection Service
Almost a quarter of the meat and poultry sold in U.S. grocery stores may be contaminated with drug-resistant forms of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, also known as Staph, according to
Nebraska may soon join 27 other states with their own meat and poultry inspection services under a bill passed by the Unicameral Legislature. In a 35-1 vote, it asked the
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s announcement Tuesday that it is moving toward mandating a test-and-hold policy for the meat and poultry industry drew some praise, but the overall
A recent Bill Marler blog said “Mary Clare Jalonick of AP reports on the Vilsack/Hagen briefing that the Obama administration is aiming to prevent meat recalls by withholding meat