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Victims pressure Sen. Harry Reid on food safety
Victims of foodborne illness and their family members are set to descend on the Capitol next week to lobby Senate offices to pass a stalled food safet... continue reading »
Baby carrots take on junk food with hip marketing campaign
Name a snack food that's neon orange and makes a loud crunch when munched. If you picked Cheetos, the nation's biggest producer of baby carrots wants ... continue reading »
Fresh-cut produce owner wants tougher rules
Kenneth Sanquist said Sangar is one of only two companies certified to sell processed produce in San Antonio. The owners of Sangar Fres... continue reading »
Senate to unveil food safety bill
The Senate Health panel is scheduled to release a bipartisan food safety compromise later Thursday, along with a Congressional Budget Office score,... continue reading »
CDC lists top food pathogens
Surveillance data on foodborne disease outbreaks in 2007 revealed that norovirus and Salmonellacontamination were the leading causes, with poul... continue reading »
Fresh Express recalls salad after listeria find
Fresh Express is voluntarily recalling 2,825 cases of Veggie Lovers Salad with a product code of I208 and use-by date of Aug. 10 after a s... continue reading »
Fresh Del Monte 2Q net income falls as costs rise
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.'s second-quarter net income fell nearly 60 percent, hit by harsh weather in Guatemala and higher costs for fruit produ... continue reading »
Schwarzenegger vetoes farm worker overtime bill
After much debate and even prayers from proponents, late last week Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a bill that would have extended overtime to far... continue reading »
Dole 2Q profit up on packaged food, veggie sales
Fruit and vegetable producer Dole Food Co. said Tuesday its operating profit grew 57 percent in the second quarter as sales of fresh vegetables and pa... continue reading »
‘Lab on a Chip’ Detects Human, Agricultural Contaminants
The University of Arizona's Jeong-Yeol Yoon is using glass-slide laboratories to detect E. coli in water and vegetables and to monitor disease in live... continue reading »
