Medium-Rare Burgers: A Risky Culinary Comeback By James Andrews  For those in the food industry, the Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak of 1993 is known as the single event that convinced burger joints across the country to raise their internal cooking temperature by 15 degrees. In that outbreak, hamburgers sold at Jack in the Box franchises predominantly in Washington state sickened more... Continue ReadingA Food Safety 'Belt and Suspenders' System May be Emerging in China By News Desk  Government plans to strengthen laws, combined with dramatic increases in private spending, especially by Western companies, may signal the emergence of a "belt and suspenders" approach to finally making food safety a reality for China's 1 million food producers. Walmart, which is No. 9 among China's top retailers, will triple its food safety spending after... Continue ReadingAMA Seeks Ban on Antibiotic Use on Farms for Growth Promotion By Lydia Zuraw  The American Medical Association (AMA) is calling for federal action to ban antibiotic use in food animals for growth promotion purposes so as to slow the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. "Use drives resistance and overuse drives resistance to happen even faster," said David Wallinga, a physician on the Keep Antibiotics Working steering committee. There is... Continue ReadingMore Food Safety News | 
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