B & H Foods in North Carolina is on notice from the FDA because the same strain of Listeria monocytogenes has been confirmed repeatedly during the past five years at its facilities.
“Based on FDA’s
Continue Reading Ruth’s salad maker warned for Listeria in production facility
Utah’s law criminalizing “both lying to get into an agricultural operation and filming once inside” violates the First Amendment and has been declared unconstitutional by Federal Judge Robert J. Shelby.
The ruling announced late Friday
Continue Reading Utah’s ‘ag-gag’ law is second to be found unconstitutional
The question of whether otherwise illegal acts — like lying on an employment application — are Constitutionally protected if they prevent enterprising reporters or animal activists from being successful is now framed before a three-judge
Continue Reading Mixed district court ‘ag-gag’ rulings are getting appellate review
At this point, you would need a large barn yard just to hold all the attorneys who are involved and waiting for a decision by a federal judge on Utah’s ag-gag law. U.S. District Court
Continue Reading Federal courts are slowly reviewing state ‘ag-gag’ laws
Miller’s Organic Farm is not having a good year.
In March, it was associated with a raw milk Listeria outbreak involving one fatality. A judge then approved USDA’s request to inspect the farm, which led
Continue Reading Federal investigation of raw milk farm expands to buying clubs
A third state was hauled into federal court Wednesday where it will have to defend its recently enacted law to protect the privacy of animal agriculture under the force of criminal law. North Carolina joined
Continue Reading Activists challenge NC’s new ‘ag-gag’ law in federal court
Animal activists from Los Angles-based Mercy for Animals are taking credit this week for the conviction of Danny Miranda on three counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty, but it might be awhile before they or others
Continue Reading Animal Cruelty Conviction in North Carolina Might Be The Last for Awhile
The food safety of food pantries is a fairly new arena for researchers, but with 14 percent of American households insecure about food at some point during 2014, it’s drawing more attention. The latest bit
Continue Reading Study: Food Pantries Have ‘Room for Improvement’ in Food Safety
As of July 8, 2015, the Salmonella outbreak connected with the Tarheel Q restaurant in Lexington, NC, has been designated as over with at least 280 people sickened, according to a July 28 case count.
Continue Reading Tarheel Q Salmonella Outbreak Declared Over With 1 Death, 280 Illnesses
As of Tuesday, July 7, 2015, 262 people have fallen ill and one has died in a Salmonella outbreak connected with the Tarheel Q barbecue restaurant in Lexington, NC. According to reports, 7 percent of
Continue Reading Update: 1 Death, 262 Illnesses From Tarheel Q Salmonella Outbreak
