WASHINGTON (FNS) -- A coalition of produce industry trade groups issued what it considers a blueprint for protecting fresh produce from microbiological contamination in the growing, harvesting and shipping stages of...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture here is mulling changes in its policies for recalling contaminated meat, while consumer groups and industry also call for change, but for different reasons.After...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The concept of irradiating food to kill harmful bacteria is back in the spotlight, following the recent massive recall of hamburger meat from Hudson Foods, Rogers, Ark.Although irradiation is...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The recent food-safety scare involving meat from Hudson Foods, Rogers, Ark., has prompted the U.S. Department of Agriculture here to dust off old legislation officials say would strengthen...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The battle over reform of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, which had pitted growers and distributors against their customers, has finally ended with the settlement of a lingering...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- This month's recall of about 1.2 million pounds of ground beef suspected of carrying the potentially deadly strain of E. coli bacteria was the largest national recall of contaminated meat or...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The beef industry is undertaking a joint study to investigate whether the practice of stunning a cow before slaughter might spread bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease, should the...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The U.S. Supreme Court has given generic advertising of commodities a thumbs up, ruling that government can force businesses to fund these programs.In a 5 to 4 decision handed down June 25, the...
ROCKVILLE, Md. (FNS) -- The Food and Drug Administration here wants to create a benchmark by which food-safety programs at supermarkets, restaurants and convenience stores would be judged.As part of the Clinton...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- A nutrition watchdog group has asked the United States Department of Agriculture to require retailers to label ground beef under the same federal nutrition regulations that govern most other food...