Published: Apr 25, 2013

Just one can of sugary soft drink raises the relative risk of diabetes by around a fifth, a study has found.

Published: Apr 24, 2013

The Center for Science in the Public Interest released a new report ranking meat and poultry items that pose the greatest foodborne illness risk to consumers.

Published: Apr 23, 2013 By: Julie Gallagher

Energy drink manufacturers will no longer be permitted to market to minors in Suffolk County, N.Y., now that the nation’s first Energy Drink Education and Protection Plan has been signed by County Executive Steve Bellone.

Published: Apr 23, 2013

The number of confirmed H7N9 bird flu cases in China increased by two to 104 during the 24-hour period through 4 p.m. April 22, according to the official Xinhua news agency.

Published: Apr 22, 2013

The WhiteWave Foods Co. plans to invest $69.8 million to expand its beverage processing plant in Mount Crawford.

Published: Apr 22, 2013 By: Jeff Gelski

Incidence of infection from Campylobacter in the United States increased 14% in 2012 when compared with 2006-08, according to an annual report from the Foodborne Disease Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet).

Published: Apr 18, 2013

Two more people in China have died from a new strain of avian influenza, bringing to 16 the number of deaths from the H7N9 virus, and the government has warned that the number of infections could rise.

Published: Apr 18, 2013

A new livestock identification program to help agriculture officials to quickly track livestock in cases of disease outbreaks has been launched by the US Dept. of Agriculture.

Published: Apr 18, 2013

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.

Published: Apr 18, 2013

The Montana Senate is backing an amended measure that allows for the sale of raw milk, but only under the Department of Livestock's regulation.

Published: Apr 17, 2013

Their celebrated status may help explain the growing furor over requests before the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to authorize the slaughtering of the animals for human consumption.

Published: Apr 17, 2013

NewGem Foods is deputing its newest alternative sushi wraps at the 2013 European Seafood Exposition in Brussels, Belgium.

Published: Apr 16, 2013 By: Catherine Hornby

Tests on beef products in Italy have found that one in five contain more than 1 percent horse meat, the Italian Health Ministry said on Monday.

Published: Apr 16, 2013

Research has found that commercially available rice imported into the US contains levels of lead far higher than regulations suggest are safe.

Published: Apr 16, 2013

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced this week a schedule of data releases and food safety events.

Published: Apr 16, 2013

Coffee drinkers, beware. Seventy-five percent of local chains use lids that are potentially toxic, according to a survey released Saturday by Taipei City councilors.

Published: Apr 15, 2013

Increasing legislation and red tape are not the only ways to solve the Europe-wide horsemeat scandal, retailers and manufacturers must also remove all affected products quickly and efficiently in order to regain consumer confidence.

Published: Apr 15, 2013

The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service has validated a 325 g analytical portion option for Salmonella testing of raw beef.

Published: Apr 15, 2013

A report published by the staff of Rep. Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts calls on energy beverage marketers to be more transparent in how their products are marketed and labeled.

Published: Apr 15, 2013 By: Mao Jing

The quality storm of China’s bottled drinking water Nongfushanquan continues as Ma Jinya, secretary-general of the Committee of Healthy Drinking Water told Beijing Times that the water standard of Nongfushanquan is worse than tap water.