It has been a long time coming, but the Food Safety Modernization Act is just a President's signature away.  But does it mean our food ...

http://live.psu.edu/story/50502 Monday, December 20, 2010 University Park, Pa. -- New estimates on the number of foodborne illness case...

http://live.psu.edu/story/50488 Friday, December 17, 2010 University Park, Pa. -- The holidays are a special time -- family, friends, fo...

Finally, we can stop quoting the ole ‘76 million people get stick each year from foodborne illness, with 300, 000 hospitalizations, and 5,00...

http://live.psu.edu/story/50324 Thursday, December 9, 2010 University Park, Pa. -- A new law recently adopted by the state Legislature ...

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 ...