Published: Oct 24, 2012

The Food Standards Agency is reminding those who work with food and are suffering from symptoms of food poisoning, or those in close contact with someone who is, to stay away from work and see their GP. This is in light of the current outbreak of E.coli O

Published: Oct 24, 2012

Tuv India, a subsidiary of German technical provider Tuv Nord, has entered into high-end testing services by constructing a food testing laboratory in Pune, India, with an investment of €5m.

Published: Oct 23, 2012

Experts meeting in the European Commission's Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCoFCAH) endorsed a Commission proposal to revise rules on import conditions of food and feed originating from Japan following the Fukushima nuclear accid

Published: Oct 23, 2012

The aim of achieving food security across the globe will become increasingly elusive unless countries factor the planet's nature-based services into agricultural and related planning, according to a report released recently by the UN Environment Programme

Published: Oct 22, 2012

A man has died after taking a performance-enhancing drug used by bodybuilders to help burn off fat, according to police.

Published: Oct 22, 2012

A lawsuit has been filed against US nutrition firm Mead Johnson after the company’s Enfamil formula was linked to three cases of meningitis, including one death.

Published: Oct 22, 2012 By: Harcha Bhaskar

TUV India Pvt. Ltd, one of the leading service providers for food safety, ethical inspection, certification, and training services, inaugurated the TUV Nord House, a facility housing a state-of-the-art laboratory, research centre and office, in Pune recen

Published: Oct 18, 2012 By: Kimberly J. Decker

Regulating the meat and poultry industry, and ensuring the safety of every American who enjoys the odd hot dog, hamburger or turkey sandwich, is ultimately a team effort, says Kerri Harris, Ph.D., associate professor of meat science, Texas A&M, and direct

Published: Oct 18, 2012

Even with frequent food safety outbreaks and recalls, concern levels about the safety of the U.S. food supply remain relatively constant with temporary spikes when news of an outbreak occurs, according to The NPD Group, a market research firm.

Published: Oct 18, 2012 By: Tom Lawrence

The stalled farm bill may cost small dairy farmers in the state hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost government subsidy payments, and it could double the cost of a gallon of milk in stores.

Published: Oct 18, 2012

The Food Standards Agency is reminding people across the UK of the importance of following good food hygiene practice, and what to do if they go down with food poisoning.

Published: Oct 18, 2012

Continuing food price volatility requires improved global governance of food security, José Graziano da Silva, director-general, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), told a ministerial meeting on food price volatility today attended by some 20 ministe

Published: Oct 18, 2012 By: Abhitash Singh

More than sixty brands of food products were found to be either mislabelled or improperly labelled or with certain details missing and seized by the Chennai Corporation and the city's food safety department recently.

Published: Oct 17, 2012

Michigan State University is collaborating with the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) to help enhance Saudi Arabia’s food-safety knowledge base and regulatory infrastructure through a professional development training program.

Published: Oct 17, 2012 By: BILL MARLER

North Carolina State health officials are now investigating an outbreak of E. coli infection in 38 people who attended the Cleveland County Fair.

Published: Oct 17, 2012 By: Ray Latif

As expected, New York City’s battle over the so-called Bloomberg ban is now heading to the courtroom.

Published: Oct 17, 2012

US-based food company Sunland, whose peanut butter and other nut butter products have been linked to a nationwide E.coli outbreak, has expanded its recall to include raw and roasted peanuts and closed its peanut processing plant in Portales, New Mexico, U

Published: Oct 17, 2012 By: Mike Stones

The md of a finance firm that made an unsuccessful bid to buy Hall’s meat plant in West Lothian and save its 1,700 jobs may consider legal action against the facility’s owner Dutch multi-national Vion Group.

Published: Oct 16, 2012

Kiwifruit Vine Health has confirmed the first reported case of PSA in Hawke's Bay .

Published: Oct 16, 2012

A far-reaching ban on large sugary soft drinks in New York City that is intended to fight obesity faces uncertainty after a group of business and trade associations challenged the decision in state court.