Criminal Trial of Former Peanut Company Executives Might Take Two Months or More By Dan Flynn  For next month’s criminal trial of three former Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) executives, U.S. District Court Judge W. Louis Sands is letting prospective jurors know that their services might be required for eight weeks or longer. Because of the likely length of the trial scheduled to begin July 14, Sands says the federal court... Continue ReadingNew York City's Ban on Oversized Sodas is Dead By News Desk  New York City's Board of Health "exceeded the scope of its regulatory authority" when it sought to ban the sale of super-sized sodas, the state's highest appeals court ruled Thursday. In a 20-page decision, Judge Eugene F. Pigott, Jr., of the New York State Court of Appeals passed on an opportunity to reinstate a ban... Continue ReadingRepeal of Controversial 'Glove Law' Passed by California Legislature By News Desk  California’s short-lived law requiring food service workers to wear disposable gloves or use utensils when handling ready-to-eat food is about to be repealed and a less-restrictive law put in its place. The California Senate voted 32-0 on Thursday to approve AB-2130, the legislation repealing the so-called “glove law,” which had just gone into effect on... Continue ReadingUK Study: Campylobacter Remains the Most Common Foodborne Pathogen By News Desk  An updated study commissioned by the UK’s Food Standards Agency reports that Campylobacter remains the top foodborne pathogen there and that poultry is the most common food item associated with foodborne illness. Researchers at the University of Liverpool estimated that, in 2009, there were more than 500,000 cases of foodborne illness in the UK due... Continue ReadingMore Food Safety News | 
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