The imported tahini paste that was linked to two Salmonella illnesses in Minnesota children last week has now been connected to a nationwide outbreak affecting at least eight people, health officials report.
Published: May 23, 2013
By: David Stanway and Niu Shuping
The discovery of dangerous levels of toxic cadmium in rice sold in the southern city of Guangzhou has piled more pressure on China to clean up its food chain - possibly at the expense of Mao Zedong's cherished goal of self-sufficiency.
A new study on peanut allergy, which is being conducted at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, UK, is expected to make food warning labels clearer for consumers in the UK.
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) has stepped up surveillance of fresh produce imported from Japan such as milk, vegetables and fruits for examination of radiation level from 12 March 2011.
Farms in two of the nation's leading pork producing states have tested positive for the potentially fatal porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), U.S. pork industry veterinarian official said Monday.
The federal government is seeking to enjoin a New York-based company from putting ready-to-eat fish products including smoked salmon and mackerel into the market until it complies with the law.
More than 50 percent of ground turkey, pork chops and ground beef samples obtained from supermarkets for federal government testing contained a bacteria resistant to antibiotics.
Shanghai's food safety watchdog said on Thursday that it would continue its crackdown on substandard meat products, after nine restaurants were closed and hundreds more found to be violating food safety rules.
A potentially fatal hog virus, porcine epidemic diarrhea, has been found in the United States for the first time, government and private industry officials said on Friday.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have identified that chicken meat tested in the US contained higher than normal levels of arsenic - a chemical which is known to increase the risk of cancer.
The flavouring substance 3-acetyl-2,5-dimethylthiophene is genotoxic and therefore a safety concern for human health. Genotoxic substances should not be intentionally added to the food chain.
China has begun a crackdown on the sales of fake, diseased and tainted meat products after a series of scandals that have further dented public confidence in the food industry.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration documented 316 food and beverage recalls in the first quarter of fiscal 2013, down from 552 in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to an ExpertRecall Index from Stericyle ExpertRecall.
Updated federal advice on mercury levels in fish appears to have stalled within the U.S. department of health, frustrating scientists and advocacy groups who argue that exposure to mercury may be dangerous at lower levels than previously thought.
Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE), the nation’s leading food allergy organization, released today a national educational program targeted at curbing food allergy bullying among children in the United States.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and the Food and Drug Administration have issued a report on the findings of a study to reduce listeria contamination in retail delis.
FDA says it remains confident in the overall safety of the nation’s apple juice, because the vast majority of products tested contain “low amounts” of inorganic arsenic, which is a health concern.
