Published: Jul 08, 2013

Four more rare hepatitis A virus cases in the United States were linked over the weekend to Turkish-grown pomegranate seeds by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta.

Published: Jul 05, 2013

A study by TNO and the University Medical Centre Utrecht (UMC Utrecht) has revealed that there is the risk of an allergic reaction for people with a shellfish and/or house dust mite allergy if they going to eat meal worms.

Published: Jul 05, 2013

Health officials are encouraging people to protect themselves against swine flu as the number of cases in Indiana has grown to 12.

Published: Jul 04, 2013

Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv), a swine virus that can cause death in piglets, has been identified in two hog farms in North Carolina.

Published: Jul 04, 2013

A Sydney cake manufacturing business and its Director who sold food containing undeclared allergens on multiple occasions, one time resulting in a child suffering an allergic reaction, have been fined a combined $48,000 plus $21,000.

Published: Jul 04, 2013

At least 136 people in eight states are now confirmed to have fallen ill with hepatitis A from eating contaminated pomegranate seeds sold in Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant berry mix from Costco stores.

Published: Jul 04, 2013

Pepsi-Cola is still using caramel coloring containing a chemical linked to cancer in rodents, a report released on Wednesday showed, more than a year after the beverage maker promised to phase it out.

Published: Jul 03, 2013

The percentage of foodborne illnesses linked to leafy vegetables and dairy increased substantially while the percentage of cases associated with eggs dropped.

Published: Jul 02, 2013 By: Food Stuff

India reported its first outbreak of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). The outbreak was reported on a swine farm in Aizawal district of the Mizoram state.

Published: Jul 02, 2013

A total of 131 people have fallen ill, and 59 have been hospitalized as a result of their infections of hepatitis A, according to CDC.

Published: Jul 01, 2013

A New Mexico company could be the first horse slaughter plant for human consumption open since 2007 pending a permit from the federal authorities.

Published: Jul 01, 2013

The U.S. FDA said on Saturday it will detain shipments of pomegranate seeds from Turkey as health officials have narrowed the likely cause of a Hepatitis A outbreak that has sickened at least 127 people in 8 states.

Published: Jun 28, 2013

The Dannon Co., White Plains, N.Y., offers a spin to the 2-in-1 opportunity with new Activia Greek, non-fat Greek yogurt that also offers the digestive health benefits of Activia.

Published: Jun 28, 2013

A small percentage of Campylobacter isolated from Canadian retail chicken meat is resistant to a key antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections in humans.

Published: Jun 27, 2013

A new variety of canary seeds bred specifically for human consumption qualifies as a gluten-free cereal ideal for those with celiac disease (CD).

Published: Jun 27, 2013

McCain Foods USA, Lisle, Ill., introduced Brew City Mac ‘N Jack Brew Bites

Published: Jun 27, 2013

Food manufacturer Sanitarium has rejected claims from Australian consumer group CHOICE that health claims on Sanitarium’s Up & Go liquid breakfast products are “shonky”.

Published: Jun 27, 2013

A Minnesota dairy farm’s raw milk is being blamed for six illnesses, including three that have been laboratory confirmed as Campylobacter jejuni bacteria, according to state epidemiologists.

Published: Jun 26, 2013

A swine virus deadly to young pigs, and never before seen in North America, has spiked to 199 sites in 13 states - nearly double the number of farms and other locations from earlier this month.

Published: Jun 25, 2013

Processing aids used on produce are wide-ranging, from chlorine washes to ozone to organic acids to oils derived from plants such as cinnamon or pine trees.