Published: Aug 30, 2018

The recent discovery of significant levels of pesticide residue on Queensland grapes has led to a hefty fine for a farm manager.

Published: Aug 29, 2018

The Director of the Desert Agriculture and Ecosystems Program at the Kuwait Institut,revealed a number of research projects carried out by the institute to develop the agricultural sector in the country using modern technologies instead of primitive and t

Published: Aug 29, 2018

The Customs Office in Mengla, Kunming, frequently intercepts harmful insects on durian imported from Thailand--the durian fruit stone, owlet moths.

Published: Aug 28, 2018

Aldi has been inundated with complaints from disgusted customers who claim they've bought bug-infested broccoli, some of which has been grown in Cornwall.

Published: Aug 27, 2018

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), in a recent drive against adulterated food, raided several food businesses in the city, and collected about 1,247 food samples until August 18, 2018.

Published: Aug 27, 2018

Companies from across the fresh produce supply chain can learn strategies to control and prevent Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) at newly-announced workshops to be held Sept. 11-12 in Fresno, California, and Sept. 13-14 in Monterey/Seaside, California.

Published: Aug 27, 2018

More people who consumed salads from McDonald’s restaurants continue to suffer from Cyclospora infections, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.

Published: Aug 24, 2018

Up until recently, I was pretty sure you were never, ever supposed to put plastic wrap in the oven. It would leach all sorts of plastic toxins and also probably melt into the food, right?

Published: Aug 24, 2018

The number of people sick from an outbreak of a gastrointestinal illness, called cyclosporiasis, linked to McDonald's salads is now 507, federal health officials said Thursday.

Published: Aug 24, 2018

If you are in the path of Hurricane Lane, which is in the area of Hawaii,

Published: Aug 24, 2018

Some weeks ago, the Nigerian National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) sent out a warning signal to all farmers, traders and the general public to desist from the act of ripening fruits with calcium carbide.

Published: Aug 24, 2018

Congresswoman Maria Elena Frond requested the Minister of Agriculture, Gustavo Mostajo, be present at the installation session of the Agriculture Committee of the Congress of the Republic so that he could explain the Ministry’s regulatory policy.

Published: Aug 24, 2018

Earlier this summer, Escherichia coli infections swept through the United States and Canada, killing five people and sickening more than 200 others.

Published: Aug 23, 2018

Russia’s phytosanitary watchdog has expressed concern over the increase in quarantined objects among tomatoes from Turkey.

Published: Aug 23, 2018

John P. Olivo, President, Fresh Express, announced the formation of a Fresh Express Blue-Ribbon Panel to be chaired by world-renowned epidemiologist and infectious disease expert Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH, to study the Cyclospora parasite.

Published: Aug 23, 2018

In an effort to understand produce grower food safety practices before the phased implementation (beginning in 2018) of the Food Safety Modernization Act’s Produce Rule (PR).

Published: Aug 23, 2018

The Council of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development of Andalusia is carrying out an informative campaign on the impact of introducing foreign plant materials when coming back from a holiday.

Published: Aug 23, 2018

North Korea faces a food famine this coming winter.

Published: Aug 23, 2018

Pomegranates in the Indian state of Maharashtra have been affected by bacterial blight (oily spot) disease this season, causing damage to the fruit’s quality.

Published: Aug 23, 2018

A long-standing debate over the safety of the chemical glyphosate was reignited last week after a study revealed residue from the herbicide was found in 43 of 45 samples of breakfast foods made with conventionally grown oats.