Will the bill pass Senate muster?Originally intended to improve food safety in the US, the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009, as approved by the House of Representatives before summer
The California Department of Health published a ten-page list of affected retail outletsBeef Packers, Inc. (Fresno, CA) recalled approximately 825,769 pounds of ground beef products that may be linked to
CIFOR's Guidelines for Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response. Guidelines are targeted to local, state and federal agenciesThe Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) released its Guidelines for Foodborne Disease Outbreak
Oysters often are contaminated Vibrio vulnificus bacteriaThe Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has called upon the nation’s governors to ban the sale of untreated oysters from the
Iowa State University's Discovery Lab tests antimicrobials against pathogens. Source: ISU. Tests include Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes and SalmonellaA new lab at Iowa State University that enables
No GE until an environmental impact statement is releasedIn a decision handed down in San Francisco, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has re-affirmed its previous decision
E. coli O157:H7 finds its way into chocolate chip cookie doughThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are warning consumers not
The recall now includes 380,000 pounds of beef productsJBS Swift Beef Company (Greeley, CO) has voluntarily expanded its June 24 recall to include approximately 380,000 pounds of assorted beef primal
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