The US currently imports about 16% of food consumed. For seafood, that figure is about 85%. Currently about 1% of imported food is checked b...

It is hard to miss the hysteria around so called ‘pink slime’, or to be technically correct , lean finely texturized beef, or LFTB. LFTB is...

Recently, Campbell Soup made the decision to move away from cans that contain BPA the lining. Was it justified? FDA initially concluded th...

The Progressive Grocer discusses a study" Clicks & Cravings: The Impact of Social Technology on Food Culture , which finds social/d...

Consumers who want to reduce the risk of foodborne illness should consider avoiding these foods.   Avoid high-risk foods, food-safety expe...

The leading cause of foodborne disease is making its mark this winter. Just this February, Norovirus caused more than 200 attendees at a ch...

Raw sprouts are responsible for another outbreak of foodborne illness and at least the fourth outbreak linked to the same restaurant chain, ...

In a recent report (below), there are now 77 cases of campylobacterosis from the consumption of raw milk associated with Family Cow.  What s...

There is currently a push to put a zero tolerance on four strains of drug-resistant salmonella in uncooked meat (link below). This comes af...