The Food Safety Modernization Act took another step forward by passing the Senate.  It must now go to the House where there will be debate o...

University Park, Pa. -- For hunters lucky enough to bag a deer in the upcoming seasons, a food - safet y specialist in Penn State's Col...

I am all for food safety and restaurant inspections, but I am not keen on the application of grade scores to audits.   The goal of an inspec...

USDA recently updated its webpage on Trichinella, and this provides a nice reference on the topic.  I thought it would be good to post this ...

by Martin Bucknavage Three recent food safety issues have been noted in the press (links to related articles below each). ·          FDA, CD...

A central Pennsylvania school was shut down due to viral gastroenteritis and norovirus is expected.  Norovirus is highly contagious and thus...

The mission of the Penn State Food Safety Blog is to provide news and commentary on food safety issues affecting the food supply, from farm ...