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FDA announced Tuesday it extended the comment period on the proposed rule relating to the sanitary transportation of human and animal food by 60 days.

In the same way countries around the world came together to regulate tobacco, UN Special Rapporteur on the right of food, Olivier De Schutter, said a similar framework should be used to fight global obesity.

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack reported on recent trade developments with Mexico following a panel discussion at the Global Forum on Agro Food Expectations in Mexico City.

The American Meat Institute released the 42nd edition of its Meat & Poultry Facts this week.

The Wolverine Packing Company of Detroit recalled about 1.8 million pounds of ground beef products on Monday because of a potential E. coli contamination.

Sales of organic products in the US took off in 2013, rising 11.5 percent—the fastest growth rate in five years.

The Kraft Foods Group is voluntarily recalling 1.2 million cases of cottage cheese as a precautionary measure.

A new study out of Cornell University is suggesting consumers in New York will be out of pocket an average of $500 a year if the state passes legislation requiring the labeling of GMO ingredients on food.

Results of the International Food Information Council Foundation’s 2014 Food and Health Survey released today revealed Americans who consider healthy options when purchasing food, increased in the past two years.

With a number of consumers flocking to farmers markets and reaching for natural products at the grocery store, the CDC is urging public officials and consumers to consider the dangers of consuming raw milk or unpasteurized dairy products.