Published: Oct 17, 2016

A new study conducted at McMaster University confirms that people who suffer from food poisoning by a particular bacteria may be at increased risk for developing Crohn’s Disease, also known as inflammatory bowel disease. In every Salmonella outbreak over

Published: Oct 11, 2016

After a major outbreak of E. coli in spinach in 2006, pressure ramped up dramatically from consumers, retailers, and regulators to ensure that the fresh produce on grocery store shelves was free of dangerous pathogens.

Published: Oct 09, 2016

Most consumers have learned to read food packages to learn about calorie counts, sodium amounts, and vitamin and mineral content in the foods they buy in the grocery store.

Published: Oct 08, 2016

Terry Farrell recently addressed the federal standing committee on international trade.

Published: Oct 08, 2016

The demanding and restrictive European regulations, together with the negative perception the public has of phytosanitary products, complicate the registration of these products, on which the competitiveness of the Spanish fruit and vegetable sector curre

Published: Oct 08, 2016

Vegetables, fresh fruit and mushrooms represent a potential source of infection by a variety of pathogens including the tapeworms.

Published: Sep 30, 2016

The FDA has released information about the decline of Cyclospora cases in the U.S. when compared to 2015, 2014, and 2013.

Published: Sep 29, 2016

The Ministry of Customs and Trade has published the implementation of fresh fruit and vegetable tagging in the Official Gazette.

Published: Sep 27, 2016

The grapevine moth, vine mealybug or the Mediterranean fruit fly are pests which have been causing problems to table grape producers for decades

Published: Sep 22, 2016

Fall is football season, and that means a lot of eating. Tailgating is part of that sport; people set up grills and picnic tables in the parking lots of stadiums and chow down.

Published: Sep 21, 2016

As a result of the US health scare that saw 119 people fall ill from the hepatitis A virus, which has been linked to frozen strawberries from Egypt.

Published: Sep 20, 2016

Rambutan producers can say that the mid-year rains were a blessing.

Published: Sep 20, 2016

The Australian sweet potato industry is benefiting from a systematic approach to managing viruses.

Published: Sep 19, 2016

Oceana has released a report about seafood fraud around the world. The report, called Deceptive Dishes: Seafood Swaps Found Worldwide, states that seafood fraud is a serious global problem that threatens consumer health.

Published: Sep 13, 2016

On the eve of the EU Parliament and Council's decision regarding the Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and the Southern African Development Community.

Published: Sep 13, 2016

The third-annual Food Safety and Analysis Congress, held earlier this week, brought together leaders from industry and academia to discuss the latest on foodborne illness surveillance and food fraud.

Published: Sep 12, 2016

In the last week of August a facility in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong was found to be ripening numerous immature durians with legal chemicals; this has sparked a debate in Vietnam over food safety.

Published: Sep 08, 2016

A new word has entered the lexicon of agrifood businesses: social license. Social license is described as the privilege of operating with minimal formalized restrictions based on building and maintaining public trust.

Published: Sep 07, 2016

A seafood importer and processor in Los Angeles and a dairy operation in Arizona were recipients of the most recently posted food-related warning letters from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Published: Sep 07, 2016

Cambridge University researchers have found antibiotic-resistant E. coli on 24 percent of chicken samples tested from the seven largest supermarkets in the U.K.