food safety

Unpaid FDA Workers Restart ‘High Risk’ Food Inspections

Unpaid FDA Workers Restart ‘High Risk’ Food Inspections

After a year that saw the most Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) food safety investigations in at least 12 years, one of the most frightening impacts of the ongoing government shutdown has been the suspension of routine food safety investigations by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Now it looks like America’s eaters […]

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    USDA Proposes Significant Cuts in Pork Processing Regulation

    USDA Proposes Significant Cuts in Pork Processing Regulation

    By Dan Nosowitz Food safety concerns have been ratcheting up lately: major outbreaks of salmonella, listeria and other food-borne bacteria seem to be on the rise. Given that, you might expect any changes in federal oversight to work toward fixing that. Not so fast! On Jan. 19, the USDA announced a proposal to “modernize swine […]

    4 Steps to Protect Your Kitchen Against E. Coli

    4 Steps to Protect Your Kitchen Against E. Coli

    The meat industry likes to say that factory farms are modern, efficient and produce cheap food. But in reality, factory farms increase the risk of pathogens like E. coli and salmonella that cause food-borne illness in people. You might be surprised to find out, in this quiz from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the high percentage of supermarket […]

    Organizations Urge U.S. Rejection of Smithfield Takeover

    Organizations Urge U.S. Rejection of Smithfield Takeover

    EcoWatch A letter addressed to members of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. was delivered today by a broad coalition of farm, community and consumer organizations, urging the members to recommend that the Obama Administration reject the proposed Shuanghui International Holdings, Ltd. acquisition of Smithfield Foods. The significant risks of a Shuanghui takeover […]