In the News
In the News
| Date | In The News | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2013 |
''Listeria Illness, Death Tied to Wisconsin-made Crave Brothers Cheese'' "One person has died, a pregnant woman has miscarried and three others have been hospitalized after eating contaminated soft cheese from an award-winning Wisconsin cheese operation, officials said Monday. The death was in Minnesota, while the illnesses — from Listeria monocytogenes — were reported in Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration." |
Food Safety |
| Jul 8, 2013 |
''After Death, Minn. Health Dept. Warns of Listeria in Soft Cheese'' A Listeria outbreak linked to a soft, Brie-style cheese has sickened two people in Minnesota. And one of the victims has died. |
Food Safety |
| Jul 1, 2013 |
''FDA Detains Pomegranate Seeds From Turkey Tied to Hepatitis Outbreak'' Food and Drug Administration officials say they will detain shipments of pomegranate seeds imported from Turkey after an investigation identified the fruit as a common link in an outbreak of acute hepatitis A that has sickened nearly 130 people in the U.S. |
Food Safety |
| Jun 27, 2013 |
''Iowa Lab Helps Ensure Food Safety'' Des Moines, Iowa native Ardin Backous is director of food operations in North America for Eurofins, a Belgian company. He helps the global food-testing company ensure the food consumers buy at the grocery store is safe, and that the nutrition value labels so many rely upon are accurate. |
Food Safety |
| Jun 25, 2013 |
''Will New Laws Make Your Food Safer?'' "Foodborne illnesses, which also include food poisoning, sicken about one in six Americans every year, leading to 128,000 hospitalizations, and an estimated 3,000 deaths. Despite improved techniques to help trace the sources of food contamination, current food safety regulations have not prevented dangerous contamination from happening in the first place." |
Food Safety |
| Jun 3, 2013 |
''Hepatitis A Outbreak Linked to Oregon Berry Farm'' "The Food and Drug Administration is investigating an outbreak of hepatitis A linked to a frozen organic berry mix sold by an Oregon company." |
Food Safety |
| May 28, 2013 |
''On the Front Lines of Food Safety'' "With piles of fresh strawberries beckoning consumers at markets and stores this season, an alliance of a major retailer, fruit growers and farm workers has begun a program to promote healthy produce and improve working conditions." |
Food Safety |
| Apr 26, 2013 |
''FDA Detains Imports of Mexican Cucumbers After Linking Them to Illnesses in 18 States'' The Food and Drug Administration is detaining imports of cucumbers from a Mexican company after they were linked to salmonella illnesses in 18 states. |
Food Safety |
| Mar 14, 2013 |
''Estimate: 1 in 6 Americans Will Get Food Poisoning This Year'' It is estimated that one in six Americans will get sick from food poisoning this year. That's 48 million people. And the grim reality: some will suffer the rest of their life and others will die. The Food and Drug Administration wants to stop foodborne illness at the source with proposed changes to the way food is grown and processed . In Chicago Monday and Tuesday, the public is invited to weigh in. |
Food Safety |
| Jan 31, 2013 |
USDA to Announce New School Snack Food Standards USDA to announce new updates to nutritional standards for school snack foods and beverages. |
Food Safety |
