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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 »
Graphene-based antibacterial paper has food packaging potential
New antibacterial paper made from graphene-based nanomaterials could be used in food packaging to extend shelf-life, said Chinese scientists. The rese... continue reading »
Eric Schlosser, “Fast Food Nation” author, writes about food safety legislation in New York Times
Unsafe at Any Meal Every day, about 200,000 Americans are sickened by contaminated food. Every year, about 325,000 are hospitalized by a food-borne il... continue reading »
Recalled product pulled from Chipotle Mexican Grill stores
Pasco Processing LLC, Pasco, Wash., is recalling 2,087 cases of 20 pound bulk packaged Corn and Poblano peppers (SKU 10071179017738), because of the p... continue reading »
FDA, CDC and USDA working together to improve food safety
FDA, CDC and USDA working together to improve food safety By Scott Christie, Managing Editor The call for increased food safety from consumers a... continue reading »
A year later, Democrats still fight over food safety bill
Dissension in the ranks has ensued over a landmark food safety bill, which had been expected to pass easily before new Senate provisions about poten... continue reading »
