As expected, USDA has followed Singapore by approving for the United States, the growth by two companies of animal cells into chicken products that one day might be sold to consumers.
USDA’s Food Safety and
Continue Reading USDA’s regulatory approvals are in for two lab-grown chicken operations
A man in Missouri has died after eating raw oysters, according to local public health officials.
The St. Louis County Department of Public Health reported the death on June 12 when it was notified by
Continue Reading Man dies from bacterial infection after eating raw oysters
An outbreak of Salmonella infections traced to backyard poultry flocks has sickened 104 people, resulting in 27 hospitalizations, according to an update from the CDC.
Those sick range in age from 2 months to 83
Continue Reading Salmonella outbreak traced to backyard poultry sickens more than 100 so far this year
The use of social media might be making people smarter, but sadly that does not appear to be true for all topics. There are endless examples of social media being the excuse for all sorts
Continue Reading Social media experiment challenges those ‘use-by’ dates
As the popular children’s poem goes: “This little piggy went to market.”
Now that the Food and Drug Administration has authorized letting gene-edited pigs enter the human food chain, that may be the case for
Continue Reading New World ag on its way: FDA gives initial thumbs up to pork from gene-edited pigs
Local authorities in Missoula, MT, are warning people to not consume raw milk sold at a farmers market because it came from a herd where cows tested positive for Coxiella burnetii, which is the bacteria
Continue Reading Local officials in Montana issue public warning about contaminated raw milk
On the final day of the state’s legislative session, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill to make some sales of raw, unpasteurized milk legal.
The Iowa State Dairy Association opposes the sale of unpasteurized
Continue Reading Raw, unpasteurized milk can now be sold by farmers directly to consumers in Iowa
Fiddleheads, the curled, edible shoots of the ostrich fern, are a seasonal delicacy harvested in many parts of the Northern United States and Canada. Other types of ferns, like foxglove and bracken ferns, are not
Continue Reading Food safety for fiddleheads: Tips for safe consumption
The Food and Drug Administration is reopening the public comment period on draft guidance for labels on plant-based “milk” products.
Federal officials say the new deadline for submitting comments will be determined when the reopening
Continue Reading FDA extends comment period for guidance on plant-based ‘milk’ labels
Milk producers would be able to sell raw, unpasteurized milk in Iowa if the state Senate approves a bill that has already made it through the House of Representatives.
Healthcare and agricultural groups, including the
Continue Reading Some lawmakers want to allow the sale of unpasteurized milk in Iowa