Listeria-Linked Frozen Food Recall Affects All 50 States May 26, 2016 By DAVID PITT Amid a massive frozen foods recall involving millions of packages of fruits and vegetables that were shipped to all 50...
Budget Cuts Affect Alaska’s Food Safety Division May 12, 2016 By RASHAH McCHESNEY The latest round of budget cuts in Alaska could leave residents vulnerable to dirty restaurant kitchens, foodborne illnesses and scummy...
Legislation Could Cut Louisiana Food Inspections Posing Health Risk April 28, 2016 By BILL FULLER More people could be exposed to foodborne illnesses in Louisiana if lawmakers approve a provision in the governor’s 2017 budget...
Salmonella Victims Won’t Get Money From Imprisoned Peanut Exec April 12, 2016 By RUSS BYNUM A former peanut company executive serving a 28-year prison sentence won’t have to pay money to victims of a deadly...
Chipotle Makes Food Prep Changes After E. Coli Scare December 28, 2015 By CANDICE CHOI After an E. coli outbreak that sickened more than 50 people, Chipotle is tweaking its cooking methods. Onions will be...
Researchers Fight Foodborne Illness With Bacteria December 18, 2015 By SCOTT GROSS, The News Journal of Wilmington Foodborne illnesses pose a serious health concern for consumers and a potentially devastating risk to the companies associated with outbreaks....
Boston College Reports 80 Students Sickened After Eating at Chipotle December 10, 2015 By CANDICE CHOI and BOB SALSBERG Boston College said Tuesday the number of students complaining of gastrointestinal symptoms after eating at a Chipotle this weekend has...
Chipotle Faces Another Lawsuit in E. Coli Outbreak November 9, 2015 By MARTHA BELLISLE A second Washington woman and an Oregon man who contracted E. coli after eating at a Chipotle franchise are suing...
Commentary: Food Poisoning – Costly, Deadly and Way Too Common November 5, 2015 By Bloomberg View It’s a mistake to make a federal case out of a single outbreak of food poisoning. It’s worth pointing out,...
U.S. Aims to Avoid Another Blue Bell With New Food Safety Rules September 11, 2015 By Anna Edney Sweeping new rules meant to curtail foodborne illnesses that sicken one in six Americans each year will require food companies...