The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has expanded its consumer warning regarding contaminated romaine lettuce from the Yuma, AZ, growing region.
After conducting a formal review of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) pathogen reduction practices in relation to meat and poultry, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has three new recommendations for the agency’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
A new study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Global Obesity Prevention Center shows that a foodborne illness outbreak can cost a restaurant up to $2.6 million.
As of April 13, FDA and CDC have identified chopped romaine lettuce originating from the Yuma, AZ region as the source of a multistate E. coli outbreak.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in conjunction with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), are in the preliminary stages of investigating a multistate Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreak.
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has once again released their annual list of the “dirtiest” and “cleanest” fruits and vegetables available to U.S. consumers.
In this episode of Food Safety Matters, Barbara VanRenterghem engaged in a lively discussion with Ben Chapman and Don Schaffner, co-hosts of the podcast Food Safety Talk.