Mercy Goes After Big Cheese With Animal Abuse Video Taken at NM Dairy By Dan Flynn  The Los Angeles-based Mercy for Animals has a knack for uncovering animal abuse, often in isolated places, that is the kind imposing enough stress and pain to also be a food safety concern and egregious enough to bring condemnation by world-renowned animal-welfare experts. A week ago, the group shared its latest undercover report and video... Continue ReadingConsumer Group Helps You Calculate Which Seafood is Safest to Eat By Lydia Zuraw  Concerned that the government's advice regarding seafood consumption is too simplistic, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has released its own consumer guide on the subject. "The developing brain during pregnancy and in childhood is remarkably damaged by mercury and also repaired or 'boosted' by omega-3 fatty acids," said EWG Senior Analyst Sonya Lunder. "Another key... Continue ReadingCould Yelp and Twitter Become Tools to Detect Foodborne Outbreaks? By James Andrews  Social media platforms such as Yelp and Twitter have significantly altered the online landscape for restaurants. Now anyone with an Internet connection and an opinion can broadcast their thoughts to others interested in visiting. But what if public health officials could use Yelp and Twitter to track people mentioning foodborne illnesses online to detect outbreaks... Continue ReadingMore Food Safety News | 
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