OPINION
In an article that will soon be published in the Seattle Law Review, I take a look at food safety through the lens of the “pink slime” controversy and question whether the lack of real transparency that characterizes food
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This article originally appeared in the Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter, a monthly publication of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. Find more expert guidance on healthy cooking, eating, and living here.
The feast that officially kicks
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Whether you’re watching football during the holiday weekend, chilling with family or doing some online shopping, Thanksgiving leftovers are sure to be a part of the plan.
To ensure that your Thanksgiving spread remains safe to eat, follow these guidelines:
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Remember this as you prepare Thanksgiving for your family and as you read this post – it is Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Mission Statement: Protecting the public’s health by ensuring the safety of meat, poultry, and processed egg
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A supplier is recalling an unrevealed volume of tomato basil soup because a piece of glass was found in the product.
Fischer & Wieser Specialty Foods is recalling 31.4-ounce jars of H-E-B brand “Creamy Tomato Basil Soup,” according to the
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An Idaho company is recalling an unrevealed number of cases of certain frozen, imported cauliflower because testing showed it to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The TJ Farms Select brand cauliflower was imported from China. It was distributed in Pennsylvania,
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The FDA is investigating a new outbreak of Salmonella infections, but the agency hasn’t released any details except the patient count, which stands at 19.
In a weekly update the Food and Drug Administration reports that its investigators are looking
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Remember this as you prepare Thanksgiving for your family and as you read this post – it is Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Mission Statement: Protecting the public’s health by ensuring the safety of meat, poultry, and processed egg
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Let’s talk Turkey about Salmonella being an Adulterant
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has received a petition from the Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center (FAPC) on the campus of Oklahoma State University. The petition requests that FSIS amend 9 CFR 325.19(e) to remove “hides”
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USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has received a petition from the Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center (FAPC) on the campus of Oklahoma State University. The petition requests that FSIS amend 9 CFR 325.19(e) to remove “hides”
Continue Reading Petition would allow transportation of hides; remove ‘inedible’ from definition
