Tuna-loving school kids are at risk for mercury poisoning, according to a new report sponsored by several public health, consumer and environmental gr

After one year in operation, the International Food Safety Training Lab is doing exactly what it was founded to do: train foreign scientists in leadin

Life Technologies has received a Letter of No Objection for its RapidFiner STEC detection system, which it claims detects the presence of multiple str

A former poultry inspector is calling on the government not to shift the responsibility of poultry inspection from federal inspectors to companies, a

A new bill on its way to President Obama’s desk for approval aims to improve protections for whistleblowers working in the federal government.

Pinnacle Foods Group has issued a recall of more than 90,000 pounds of bourbon barbecue sausage products because they may have been underprocessed.

Two US Congressmen have called on the US Department of Agriculture (USDA to make full use of the World Trade Organisation (WTO laws to address issue

The US meat industry has expressed concerns over new Listeria control guidelines released by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA .

The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS has announced new initiatives to improve the safety of poultry pro

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS announced new steps to protect consumers from Salmonella and Campylobacter