Three former Peanut Corporation of America executives who are accused of scheming to manufacture and ship Salmonella-tainted peanuts that killed nine people, sickened more than 700 and prompted one of the largest food recalls in history are set to go to trial this week in south Georgia.
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) yesterday reported that a recent surge in reports of illnesses caused by the parasite Cyclospora — 69 in the last month — has prompted the agency to launch an investigation.
Roka Bioscience, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company focused on providing advanced testing solutions for foodborne pathogens, on July 17 announced its initial public offering of five million shares of its common stock at $12 per share.
Reports of unsanitary conditions at a Shanghai meat supplier's plant has caused a food safety scare that is affecting McDonald's, Yum Brands' KFC and Pizza Hut units, Burger King, and Starbucks in China.
The latest round of industry and European Union (EU) testing published today found no horse meat DNA in meat products at or above the 1% reporting threshold, according to the UK's Food Standards Agency.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning the public to avoid pure powdered caffeine sold on the Internet after the recent death of an Ohio teen who consumed the "dietary supplement."
NBC Bay Area reported today that, following its investigation into Sysco Corporation’s food storage practices, California officials will fine the food distribution company $19.4 million for "illegal and unsafe" practices.
A TV report showing unsanitary conditions at a Shanghai meat supplier's plant has caused a food safety scare for KFC (a unit of Yum Brands) and McDonald's in China.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today that it has removed from its Microbiology Laboratory Guidebook an enumeration method for Campylobacter testing in raw poultry.
Earlier this month, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) released a "Top 10" list identifying the foodborne parasites of greatest global concern, along with a detailed report on those parasites and information on new guidelines that are being developed to control them.
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