Entries tagged with “food/”

Illinois Woman Sickened in Subway Salmonella Outbreak Files Lawsuit

As the count of those sickened in the Illinois Subway Restaurant Salmonella outbreak hit 97, a Salmonella lawsuit was filed against Doctor’s Associates, Inc.,...

Film addresses food safety issues

"Food, Inc." debuted at the Toronto Film Festival in September of 2008, and has since received rave reviews.  The film is about to be released...

Senator Klobuchar's Push for New Food Safety Legislation Highlights the Work of Minnesota Health Officials

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar held a press conference today to announce new proposed leglisation to "promote a more rapid and effective national response to outbreaks of...

Getting Word of Recalls to Consumers

A tip of the meat-thermometer to Herb Weisbaum for an excellent column on how stores could to a better job of notifying customers about recalled...

Are fast-food restaurants safe to eat at these days?

The Orange Bulletin reports that once again, consumers are suffering from an outbreak of foodborne illness. As of Dec. 8, 63 individuals from six -states...

Learning the ABCs of food safety

David Smith of Journal and Courier reports that food-borne illness comes from consuming food or beverages that have been contaminated with a pathogen, such as...

From field to fork, farm food safety a growing issue

John Seewer of PennLive.com reports that big retailers such as Wal-Mart are encouraging growers to embrace new technology that allows them to more closely track...
    Page:
  • 1