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U.S. consumers have been bombarded with reports of contaminated food in recent years, leading to what the Center for Science in the Public Interest calls "a perfect storm of unsafe food."
The Obama administration is rolling out a new Web site designed to streamline food safety information for consumers.
Food makers must alert government officials of potentially contaminated products within 24 hours under a new rule designed to help federal regulators spot food safety issues sooner.
Federal food safety officials plan to hold public hearings about a proposal that backers say will help keep bacteria-tainted spinach and lettuce from reaching grocery shelves.
President Barack Obama says a food safety bill passed by the House will be a "major step forward."
The House has passed a far-reaching food safety bill requiring more government inspections and imposing new penalties on those who violate the law, reacting strongly to an outbreak of salmonella in peanuts that killed at least nine people.
The White House is trying to make Americans' food safer after recent recalls of popular products like peanut butter and cookie dough.
Valley Meats, a Coal Valley, Ill. company, has recalled approximately 95,898 pounds of ground beef products after initial reports of three people in Ohio who were infected with E. coli from eating the tainted meat.
New cases of salmonella poisoning linked to tainted peanut products have slowed so much that federal officials will no longer provide weekly updates for one of the nation's largest-ever foodborne outbreaks.
The nation's food safety system is a "hazard to public health" and overdue for an overhaul, President Barack Obama said Saturday as he filled the top job at the Food and Drug Administration.
Bill Rector of Blaine, Wash., didn’t know about a nationwide recall of peanut butter products until he and his 3-year-old daughter already had been hospitalized with salmonella poisoning.
China's food safety situation is still grim, although some improvements have been made in the wake of a scandal last year that killed at least six babies and made another 300,000 sick, the Health Ministry said Monday.
So, a guy walks into a restaurant. Who makes sure his food is safe?
Detecting illnesses linked to the nation’s ongoing salmonella outbreak might have gone faster, health officials say, except for a hodgepodge of state laws and practices that delay precise identification of the potentially deadly bug.
With attention focused on the danger of salmonella in tainted peanut products, it’s easy to forget that foodborne bacterial poisoning more often results from eating contaminated meat, poultry or raw eggs.
Normally, a tractor-trailer load of Keebler snack crackers and other foods would be a boon to a food bank that distributes 750,000 meals a month.
CANTON, Ga. - Bert Kanist thought nothing of it when he gave his dog Ozzie a treat one day last month — two packages of peanut butter crackers.
LYNCHBURG, Va. - The family in charge of the company that shipped salmonella-contaminated peanut products blamed for sickening hundreds of people claims that reports of filthy condition at the company’s shuttered Georgia plant are “exaggerated” and insists that the company broke no laws.
Even as the list of peanut products linked to a national salmonella scare continued to expand, and the number of strains of bacteria associated with the outbreak climbed to four, federal health officials winding up an investigation said they may well have dodged a bullet.
Jon Lowder usually disdains computer-generated telephone calls — “robo-calls,” he grumbles — but when he got two this week from Costco Wholesale Corp., the Winston-Salem, N.C., man didn’t mind.
Go ahead and order the Girl Scout cookies, even the Do-Si-Dos. And don’t worry about Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups or Nutter Butter cookies, either.
Georgia Taylor can’t be certain what made her so sick two weeks ago, but after her favorite peanut butter snack was recalled as part of a national food poisoning scare, she thinks she has a good idea.
Shanghai's health authorities plan to issue new rules requiring big stores to ensure shopping baskets and carts are clean, after finding that most are contaminated with potentially hazardous molds and bacteria, state-run media reported Tuesday.
FDA cites unsafe conditions at Tyson plantU.S. health regulators have warned Tyson Foods about unsanitary conditions at a Texas plant that makes seafood soups.
Two-thirds of chicken tested harbor dangerous bacteriaConsumer Reports' latest test of fresh, whole broilers bought in 22 states reveals that two-thirds of birds tested harbored salmonella and/or campylobacter, the leading bacterial causes of food-borne disease.
Monsanto Pulls GM Corn Amid Serious Food Safety ConcernsApparently Monsanto would prefer to not sell their corn than to subject it to study.
Senate panel passes food safety reform billA Senate committee passed legislation on Wednesday that would increase government oversight of the U.S. food supply, which has been battered by a series of high-profile recalls that have soured consumer confidence in the food safety system.
Bagged salad safety: Rising threat of food-borne illness lurks in convenient packages of leafy greensA growing threat for food-borne illnesses comes attractively packaged, is stunningly convenient and is increasingly popular with shoppers looking for healthy meals: ready-to-eat leafy greens that make putting together a green salad as easy as opening a bag.
Oyster fans force FDA to back off seasonal banFacing fierce resistance, the Obama administration on Friday backed off a plan to ban sales of raw oysters from the Gulf of Mexico during warm-weather months.
E. coli risk in school lunches sparks probeThe chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee wants an investigation into the risk of deadly E. coli getting into school lunches.
Salmonella victims angry over no prosecutionsDespite the fanfare over the criminal probe of one of the largest product recalls ever, no one has yet been charged in the salmonella outbreak caused by contaminated peanuts.
Beef recalled after children were sickenedMassachusetts health officials say a meat company is voluntarily recalling beef products after more than 20 school children and adults from Rhode Island were sickened by E. coli.
USDA unites with FDA on new food safety rulesThe US Department of Agriculture's fresh produce chief has joined the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to develop new food safety rules, the departments announced in a statement on Monday.
An Opportunity Missed: 'Ten Riskiest Foods' List Highly DeceptiveThe Center for Science in the Public Interest, a self-proclaimed consumer advocacy group, came out with a list of the "The Ten Riskiest Foods Regulated By the U.S.
The High Human Cost of Unsafe FoodNo meat packing company wants to test. Why not? They know the animals coming into the plant are contaminated. They know that tests would come up positive. They know that if they find pathogens, they have to recall the meat.
Woman Paralyzed From E-Coli Poisoning Shows Ground Beef Inspection Flaws "Ground beef is not a completely safe product," said Dr. Jeffrey Bender, a food safety expert at the University of Minnesota who helped develop systems for tracing E. coli contamination.
Illnesses push USDA, FDA to write safety rulesTwo federal agencies are teaming up to write new food safety rules for fresh produce, following foodborne illness outbreaks tied to fruits and vegetables in recent years.
The 10 riskiest foods in AmericaU.S. consumers have been bombarded with reports of contaminated food in recent years, leading to what the Center for Science in the Public Interest calls "a perfect storm of unsafe food."
White House announces food safety Web siteThe Obama administration is rolling out a new Web site designed to streamline food safety information for consumers.
Illinois firm recalling beef due to E. coliIllinois-based meat company E.S. Miller Packing Co was recalling about 219 lbs of ground beef products amid concerns it could be contaminated with E.coli, the government said.
E. coli path shows ground beef inspection flawsMeat companies and grocers are barred from selling ground beef tainted with the virulent strain of E. coli known as O157:H7, but a single hamburger patty is often made up of many meats and there is no federal law for grinders to test for the pathogen.
Green onions recalled over salmonella fearsTwo California produce shippers have recalled thousands of cases of green onions supplied by an onion farm in Mexicali, Mexico, over fears the onions could be contaminated with salmonella.
FDA requires faster food safety reportingFood makers will be required to alert government officials of potentially contaminated products within 24 hours under a new rule designed to help federal regulators spot food safety issues sooner.
USDA mulls new food safety rules for spinachFederal food safety officials plan to hold public hearings about a proposal that backers say will help keep bacteria-tainted spinach and lettuce from reaching grocery shelves.
Ground beef recalled after salmonella outbreakAn outbreak of salmonellosis in Colorado prompted the recall of 825,769 lbs of ground beef by a California beef company, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Thursday.
Obama Administration annouces food safety working group findingsThe Obama Administration this week announced several steps to improve the safety of the nation's food supply.
House Approves Food-Safety BillThe House approved the first major changes to food-safety laws in 70 years Thursday, giving sweeping new authority to the Food and Drug Administration to regulate the way food is grown, harvested and processed.
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