Food Safety
Senate Moves Forward On Food Safety Bill
The Senate has voted to move forward on a far-reaching food safety bill that would give the Food and Drug Administration more power to prevent foodborne illnesses.
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Judge OKs Minnesota Woman, Cargill E. coli Settlement
A judge has approved a settlement between the meatpacking arm of agribusiness giant Cargill Inc. and a Minnesota woman who became ill with an E. coli infection from a tainted hamburger.
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Regulators Consider Broadening Testing For E. coli
The food industry and government regulators have focused for years on finding the most virulent strain of E. coli bacteria, which has killed hundreds of people and sickened thousands every year.
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3 More E. coli Cases Linked To Raw Milk In Minnesota
Minnesota health officials say the number of E. coli cases linked to
raw milk or other dairy products from a Gibbon farm has grown to eight.
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Minnesota Farm Denies Responsibility For E. coli Outbreak
A southern Minnesota dairy farm is disputing allegations that its unpasteurized milk caused a recent E. coli outbreak.
The Hartmann Dairy Farm says a state Department of Health investigation did not turn up any E. coli-tainted milk.
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Report Says FDA Struggles To Keep Food Safe
A new report says the Food and Drug Administration is stretched thin and needs to reorganize to better keep the nation's food safe.
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Surging Costs Hit Food Security In Poorer Nations
Families from Pakistan to Argentina to Congo are being battered by surging food prices that are dragging more people into poverty, fueling political tensions and forcing some to give up eating meat, fruit and even tomatoes.
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Meat Industry Pushes Back On Non-O157 E. coli Bill
The American Meat Institute (AMI) pushed back against a bill introduced by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) last week that would require the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to regulate six additional strains of E. coli in meat and poultry products.
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Grace Foods Recalls Cans Of Corned Beef
Caribbean food products maker Grace Foods USA is voluntarily recalling two batches of its canned corned beef because they have higher than acceptable levels of a drug used to treat cattle for parasites.
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California Firm Recalls Ground Beef Products Due To Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination
Montclair Meat Co., Inc., a Montclair, Calif., establishment is recalling approximately 53,000 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
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FSIS Develops Guide To Reduce E. coli In Cattle
Food Safety News reports the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection (FSIS) has issued a compliance guide to reduce E. coli contamination in cattle.
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- New school lunch beef recipes win approval from kids, foodservice
- Prices for corn and soybeans, five years from now
- Drier weather to give big boost to U.S. corn plantings
- The relationship between retail gasoline prices and futures prices
- Agriculture is expected to remain strong in the coming decade
- Domestic ethanol production starts to grow again
