Nearly $110 million has been set aside by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help states improve their ability to track and respond to infectious diseases.
Blue Bell Creameries has been given the all clear to produce and sell ice cream made at its Sylacauga, AL plant, according Ron Dawsey, director at the Alabama Department of Public Health.
Starting this week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is accepting public comments regarding cheese that is made from raw, unpasteurized milk.
A ban on some cilantro imported from Mexico has been instated after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after a 2012 outbreak that sickened hundreds of consumers with intestinal illnesses, prompting an investigation.
Stewart Parnell--the former Peanut Corporation of America owner that was convicted last year for knowingly shipping Salmonella-contaminated peanut butter from his Georgia plant--may be sentenced to life in prison if prosecutors have their way.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Food Safety Challenge has announced two winners for its 2014 competition--Purdue University, and runner-up Pronucleotein, Inc.
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives is preparing to vote on the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act that would block mandatory labeling for genetically modified foods.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack said yesterday that scientists have developed a vaccine that is 100 percent effective in protecting chickens from bird flu.
A new report by Swiss Re--a wholesale provider of reinsurance, insurance and other insurance-based forms of risk transfer--declares that the number of food recalls issued in the U.S. since 2002 has nearly doubled.
Researchers at Washington State University (WSU) have discovered that the use of ultraviolet C (UVC) light is effective in prohibiting foodborne pathogens from contaminating some fresh fruits.