Published: Jul 04, 2014

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) has submitted comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration asking that dairy farms be exempted from the intentional adulteration rule of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

Published: Jul 03, 2014

attempt to illegally import roasted shelled groundnuts from Ghana

Published: Jul 03, 2014

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration published consumer advice on Monday warning pet owners about their pets’ risk for contracting Salmonella or Listeria monocytogenes from raw food.

Published: Jul 01, 2014

Thousands of hectares of canola in South Australia have been affected by the Beet Western Yellows Virus.

Published: Jul 01, 2014

A bigger-than-expected decline in the U.S. hog herd during the second quarter of 2014 was attributed to the rapid spread of the deadly Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv)

Published: Jun 30, 2014

Resistance to a banned antibiotic has been found in chickens for sale in major supermarkets and butchers.

Published: Jun 26, 2014

At least 27 additional cases of Salmonella infection have emerged in the ongoing Salmonella outbreak linked to Foster Farms chicken, bringing the total case count to 601.

Published: Jun 25, 2014

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (FSA) has discovered antibiotic resistant E. coli bacteria in turkey fillets on the Norwegian market, the Norwegian news agency NTB reported on Tuesday.

Published: Jun 24, 2014

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Los Angeles District Director, Alonza E. Cruse, has issued a warning letter to LA-based P & D Seafood Company Inc. regarding comments the company offered after an inspection last September.

Published: Jun 24, 2014

The Public Health Agency of Canada has reported that, as of June 20, 2014, four strains of Salmonella-causing illness have been associated with this outbreak: Salmonella Newport, Salmonella Hartford, Salmonella Oranienburg and Salmonella Saintpaul.

Published: Jun 23, 2014

Hypoallergenic peanut products could someday be available to the millions of Americans allergic to regular peanuts.

Published: Jun 20, 2014

Africa researchers and partners working to improve food security in the continent are due to meet in Naivasha, northwest Kenya next week to seek ways of boosting food production, organizers said on Thursday.

Published: Jun 17, 2014

The latest posted warning letters from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) were sent to a seafood processor in California, an airline meal caterer in WA, a dairy farm in NY, and a fish processor in Thailand.

Published: Jun 16, 2014

Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) has requested a briefing with Acting Under Secretary for Food Safety Brian Ronholm about recalled beef potentially contaminated with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), also known as mad cow disease.

Published: Jun 16, 2014

The California Department of Public Health warned consumers on Thursday not to eat Healdsburg Pickling Company jarred food products because they may have been improperly produced

Published: Jun 16, 2014

Incidents ranging from Chinese dog treats pulled from U.S. pet stores to the virus that has killed millions of American piglets has raised concerns about the safety of food and feed imports from China

Published: Jun 16, 2014

Salmonella has been found in a health food powder, spurring product recalls in the United States and the launch of a multistate health investigation, federal officials said on Friday.

Published: Jun 11, 2014

The Watauga County office of the Appalachian District Health Department is working with the North Carolina Division of Public Health to investigate a gastrointestinal illness outbreak linked to Proper Restaurant in Boone, NC.

Published: Jun 11, 2014

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration moved on Tuesday to tamp down fears among artisanal cheesemakers that it was poised to ban the practice of aging cheese on wooden boards.

Published: Jun 10, 2014

In total, four foodborne illness outbreaks in the U.S. and Canada have been traced back to deli slicers harboring bacteria due to faulty design.