Parents of E. Coli Victim Sue Whole Foods By News Desk  The parents of Joshua Kaye are suing Whole Foods Market over their son's death. Eight-year-old Joshua from Braintree, MA, died last summer from an E. coli 0157:H7 infection that turned into hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Multiple people were sickened and epidemiological evidence traced the source to grass-fed ground beef back to Whole Foods. "Federal agents were... Continue Reading
Merger of Two Meat Industry Associations Takes Effect Jan. 1 By Dan Flynn  The new North American Meat Institute (NAMI) will be born right on schedule come New Year's Day. NAMI is the product of the merger of the 108-year-old American Meat Institute (AMI) and the North American Meat Association (NAMA), with origins dating back to 1942. The merger combines into one the two large meat industry organizations... Continue Reading
Part 1: Are Raw Sprouts Safe? By Julia Darnton  (This article, focused on consumers, is by Julia Darnton and Phillip Tocco of Michigan State University Extension. It was originally posted here on Dec. 16, 2014, and is reposted with permission. Part 2, focused on growers, will appear tomorrow.) In 2011, an outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis was linked to alfalfa sprouts and spicy sprouts in the United States.... Continue Reading
Videos Reveal 5 Common Food-Safety Mistakes By News Desk  A team led by Christine Bruhn, Ph.D., food-safety expert and Institute of Food Technologists spokesperson, recently videotaped 120 consumers as they prepared a chicken and a salad in their homes. They found that, while many felt confident about their food safety skills, many were making critical mistakes while preparing their meals that could lead to foodborne... Continue Reading
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At least 111 people in 12 states have been confirmed infected with Salmonella in an outbreak linked to bean sprouts produced by Wonton Foods, Inc., according to an outbreak update posted Tuesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Twenty-six percent of patients have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported. Since... 
Bleating Heart Cheese of Tomales, West Marin County, CA, announced Wednesday that it is conducting a voluntary recall of a few of its sheep milk and cow's milk cheese produced in late May, late June and early July based on sampling by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) that found the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in... 
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