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Arsenic-Tainted Rice Safe to Eat, Says FDA
Arsenic levels found in rice products are safe to consume, says the FDA after conducting tests on 1,300 samples. The FDA reviewed the rice samples after Consumer Reports found arsenic levels in many...
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Smithfield, World's Largest Pork Producer, Now Belongs To China
China continues to be in food industry news this week with a takeover of Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork producer, by a Chinese firm, Shuanghui International Holdings, Ltd. Smithfield’s...
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9 Ways The Government Shutdown Affects The U.S. Food Supply
Mainstream media has been using National Park and Monument closures as examples of the fallout of the government shutdown because they make nice photo ops, but if the shutdown persist for much longer,...
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FDA Bans Nearly All Use of Arsenic in Animal Feed
Since the 1940s, nearly 70 percent of the chickens and turkeys raised for meat in the U.S., as well as some hogs, were fed food laced with arsenic, a known carcinogen. Now, the FDA has banned 98 out...
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7 Things To Know Before Cooking Fish In the Dishwasher
Cooking fish and canning foods in the dishwasher is becoming a trend among efficient foodies, but food safety experts say it can be dangerous. Explore our dishwasher cooking pros and cons to find out...
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FDA Sued For Withholding Info On Dangerous Animal Growth Drugs
Several public interest groups have filed suit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for allegedly withholding records related to its approval of the controversial animal growth drug...
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Report Finds a Single Pizza Has Ingredients from 60 Countries
In a report prompted by the horse meat scandal in Europe, the UK’s National Audit Office demonstrated how difficult it has become to trace food fraud. Using a single ready-to-eat pizza as an example,...
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Thousands of Pets Dead or Sick From Tainted Chinese Treats
The FDA has sent an open letter to U.S. veterinarians requesting samples and information relating to a troubling string of illnesses and deaths in dogs and cats. The pet illnesses have been linked to...
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6 Gross Things You Never Wanted To Know About Fast Food Restaurants
Peruse a few online forums for fast food restaurant workers, and you’ll quickly learn some shocking truths about the industry. Make no mistake: the goal of all fast food restaurants is to cut costs...
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Food Poisoning: 6 Surprising Foods Making You Sick
Food poisoning is the worst. Also known as food-borne illness, this exciting encounter with nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhea starts just hours after consuming food contaminated with infectious...
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USDA Inspections Down by 60 Percent on Imported Meat, Investigation Finds
A recent investigation conducted by Food Safety News found that USDA inspections of foreign meat imports to the U.S. have declined by more than 60 percent since 2008. Additionally, the agency’s...
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Your 6-Step Food Safety Guide to Decrease Toxins and Pathogens
A recent study identified the cumulative impact of food-borne toxins in young children: 100 percent of the study participants were found to have exceeded cancer-causing benchmark levels for arsenic,...
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Food Safety Finally a Focus for the FDA
Food safety experts breathed a sigh of relief last week when the FDA announced the proposal of two highly anticipated additions to the Food Safety Modernization Act, which went into effect in early...
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New Food Safety Rules 'Don't Apply' to 80 Percent of Produce Suppliers
Proposed new rules affecting produce handling in order to improve safety and decrease the risks of foodborne illness outbreaks will only be enforced in approximately 20 percent of producers, reports...
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FDA Found Guilty of Unlawfully Holding Up Food Safety Regulations
The FDA is guilty of breaking the law for failure to release regulations necessary to 2011′s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), found a California U.S. District Judge earlier this week. According...
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Fallout Starts for Wheat Farmers after GMO Wheat Found in Oregon
Fallout for U.S. wheat exports has begun following the USDA’s announcement that unapproved GMO wheat had been discovered growing on a farm in Oregon, with Japan announcing that it will halt all...
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Farm Bill Splits: Food Safety Still An Issue, Hemp Gets a Boost
The will-it-ever-pass 2013 farm bill (H.R. 2642) got some reprieve earlier this week as the House passed a portion of the bill, even though about 80 percent of the bill—which represents the nutrition...
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Farmers Market Chicken Bacteria Count Higher than Store-Bought
Raw chickens purchased from Pennsylvania farmers markets contained a higher bacteria load than those purchased at supermarkets, a new study found. The study, conducted by researchers at Pennsylvania...
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The FDA Can’t Delay Food Safety Modernization Act, Rules Federal Judge
Northern District of California federal judge Phyllis Hamilton sided with the Center for Food Safety and Center for Environmental Health in a lawsuit filed over Food Safety Modernization Act...
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Unlabeled Chinese Chicken Approved for Sale in the U.S.
After years of contentious discussions and laws prohibiting the sale of Chinese poultry in the U.S., the USDA has approved chicken products from four Chinese poultry processors to be sold in the U.S....
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