Biological terrorism on the U.S. food supply chain is still a very real threat, Michael Sealy, vice president, Risk Management Services, Giant Eagle, Pittsburgh, said during the Retail Industry Leaders Association's Logistics 2008 conference here...
Led by a recent report in The New York Times on high levels of mercury discovered in a sampling of tuna from several sushi restaurants here, consumer concerns about mercury in tuna and other seafood are on the rise again. In response, several...
Wal-Mart Stores last week said that it will become the first nationwide food retailer to require suppliers of its private-label and other food products including produce, meat, fish, poultry and ready-to-eat foods to have their production and...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has requested nearly $2.4 billion in funding to improve food inspection, and to improve safety and modernize the review of medical devices and drugs, as part of the President's 2009 budget. The funds would...
New Hampshire's retailers and restaurant owners have been hitting the books to learn about foodborne illnesses and how to stop them. Due to a law passed in 2007, all of the state's food-service establishments including supermarkets that offer...