CIFOR's Guidelines for Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response. Guidelines are targeted to local, state and federal agenciesThe Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) released its Guidelines for Foodborne Disease Outbreak

Oysters often are contaminated Vibrio vulnificus bacteriaThe Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has called upon the nation’s governors to ban the sale of untreated oysters from the

Iowa State University's Discovery Lab tests antimicrobials against pathogens. Source: ISU. Tests include Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes and SalmonellaA new lab at Iowa State University that enables

No GE until an environmental impact statement is releasedIn a decision handed down in San Francisco, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has re-affirmed its previous decision

E. coli O157:H7 finds its way into chocolate chip cookie doughThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are warning consumers not

The recall now includes 380,000 pounds of beef productsJBS Swift Beef Company (Greeley, CO) has voluntarily expanded its June 24 recall to include approximately 380,000 pounds of assorted beef primal

FDA hasn't provided guidance for 11 years so now there are too many "standards"A side-by-side analysis of a variety of produce standards shows significant variations in guidance given to fruit

Passing an audit is not the issue. Ensuring safety is.