Food Science News

Keep the deviled eggs cold and the barbecue chicken hot. That's the advice from the Kentucky Department for Public Health to anyone who's attending a July 4th cookout this weekend.

Friday, July 03, 2009 at 6:11 p.m. TheA 4th of July means fun, fireworks, and of course.... food! TheA USDA has released food safety guidelines to make sure you enjoy a happy, yet safe, holiday.

The latest salvo against the nation's agricultural-industrial complex is on the big screen.

ST. LOUIS, June 29, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Monsanto Company announced today that experts at the European Food Safety Authority issued a favorable scientific opinion on Monsanto's Roundup Ready 2 corn product for cultivation and reconfirmed the safety of its YieldGard insect-protected corn trait.

Berries are in season and in their prime. However, before enjoying the wholesome summer snack, or any fresh produce this summer, be sure to follow good food safety to reduce the presence of harmful bacteria that could cause foodborne illness, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln food safety specialist said.

Published: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 6:36 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 6:36 p.m. MINNEAPOLIS No one really wants to meet Bill Marler, a food safety lawyer from Seattle, because those who do are likely A) critically sickened by contaminated food and in need of legal help, or B) responsible for selling the food.

HORSHAM District Community Partnership Team and the District's Senior Persons' Council have joined forces during Food Safety Week to promote the need for correct storage and food handling at home.

Buffalo SAV, Inc., a Buffalo, N.Y., establishment, is recalling approximately 208,768 pounds of frozen meat and poultry products because they contain an unapproved ingredient, Amaranth Red #2, that is declared on the label, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.

Giant food stores and Martin's food markets issues voluntary recall of giant brand instant nonfat dried milk.

A Mississippi company has recalled prepackaged meals containing instant nonfat dried milk made by Plainview Milk Products Cooperative.

Roundy's Supermarkets Inc. is recalling some of its beef because of possible E. coli contamination.

The Cabinet for Health and Family Services wants all Kentuckians to observe a happy and safe Independence Day by following a few simple food preparation and handling guidelines during outdoor cookouts, picnics and barbecues.

Yesterday afternoon, the FDA announced that E. coli 0157:H7 contamination has been confirmed in Nestle Toll House cookie dough.

Are we really writing a story about the two least-sexy topics in the restaurant world, insurance and foodborne illness? You bet we are after learning that a New Jersey judge decreed that companies selling the former must pay claims of restaurants that experience the latter, no matter how cleverly exclusions might have been buried in a policy's fine ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration confirmed the presence of E. coli 0157, a deadly strain of bacteria, in a cookie dough sample from Nestle Toll House plant in Danville, Va, according to media reports Tuesday.

Yun-Hwa Peggy Hsieh is a professor of food science in the department of nutrition, food and exercise sciences at the Florida State University College of Human Sciences.

While many of us are aware of the recent increases in recalls due to food borne illnesses, many have not truly realized the magnitude of the current situation.

Demand is surging but supplies struggle to keep up as markets are volatile and there are limited supplies of land and water - is it possible? This was the question that attracted 375 leaders of agribusinesses from 44 countries to the Agri Vision 2009 conference organised by Nutreco.

The Belcourt's Food on Film week begins tonight with Food, Inc. After the 7 p.m. screening, the theater will host hors d'oeuvres from Whole Foods and a panel discussion with raw-food advocate Laura Button; Cindy Delvin, president of Tennessee Organic Growers Association; Will Harris, owner/operator of the grass-fed cattle farm White Oak Pastures in ...

London, June 28 : Food scientists combine sugar, fat and salt in ways that make junk foods like burgers, chips, cold drinks and pizzas impossible to resist, says a leading expert who claims that cereals and ready meals can act on the brain's reward centres in the same way as tobacco.