Veterinary drug residues in animals and human food fell in 2020, according to figures published recently by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Data for 2020 covers 620,758 samples
It’s hunting season, and just like hunters need to be well trained in gun safety to avoid accidents, hunters also need to be well trained in food safety to
With deer hunting season upon us there is an increase in the potential for foodborne illnesses. Field dressing, butchering, and handling of game meat all offer opportunity for pathogens wreak
Researchers have taken a step toward estimating the risk of disease transmission from wild meat consumption.
The team, including members of the Wildlife Conservation Society, have presented a framework to
Federal officials this week made public details of two outbreaks of Trichinella infections in Alaska in the past 12 months, both linked to undercooked walrus meat.
Long associated with undercooked
On the surface, Homer Glen, IL would appear to be one of those communities where lots of people would claim to know their game meats. After all, Homer Glen has
Three more E. coli infections have now been confirmed in people who ate smoked ready-to-eat meat products processed in Wisconsin.
In late December, the Marathon County Health Department identified four
Four people became ill, and one was hospitalized, after contracting E.coli infections from eating smoked ready-to-eat meat products processed at Zillman Meat Market in Wausau, WI, according to an
With the 2010 hunting season under way, the Michigan Departments of Agriculture (MDA) and Natural Resources (DNRE) have issued a press release reminding hunters and retail food establishments to follow
Hunting season is well underway. Countless hopeful men, women, and children dressed in camouflage and bright orange have ventured into the wilderness in search of wild game.
Like livestock, deer,
