PCA Trial Testimony Focuses on Salmonella Testing, Investigation By Dallas Carter  Two top officials of testing laboratories used by the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) and a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official who led the investigation into the deadly Salmonella outbreak linked to the Blakely, GA, peanut processing plant offered up the first testimony in the federal trial now in its second week in... Continue ReadingPublic Health Alert Issued in Michigan After Listeria Found in Salad By News Desk  The state of Michigan has issued a public health alert after Listeria monocytogenes was found in a sample of chicken Caesar salad sold at a Sam’s Club deli in suburban Detroit. No illnesses have been reported to date related to the product. The problem was discovered Monday during routine product sampling at a Sam’s Club... Continue ReadingLooking Back: 100 Years of U.S. Food Safety History By James Andrews  In the winter of 1924, oysters grown in polluted waters near Long Island, NY, caused an outbreak of typhoid fever from Salmonella Typhi that killed 150 people and sickened at least 1,500. To this day, it holds the record for the highest body count of any foodborne illness outbreak in U.S. history. At the time... Continue ReadingUK Survey Finds Campylobacter on 59 Percent of Chicken By News Desk  The Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the U.K. has published its first-quarter results from a survey of Campylobacter on fresh whole store-bought chickens and the associated packaging. The agency found that 59 percent of the birds and 4 percent of the outside of the packaging tested positive. Campylobacter is the most common form of food... Continue ReadingWisconsin Raw Milk Dairy Farmer's Business Improves After Prosecution By News Desk  What's Wisconsin's "raw milk outlaw" been up to since the state appeals court upheld his misdemeanor conviction on July 17 and imposed a $1,000 fine? Well, according to a recent profile by the Wisconsin State Journal, Vernon Hershberger is back home on the farm with his 10 children building up membership in his raw milk... Continue ReadingU.S. Makes Top 10 List of Worst Food Safety Violators By News Desk  According to the global food source monitoring company Food Sentry, the U.S. was one of the top 10 countries with the most food safety violations in 2013. In 2013, Food Sentry added more than 3,400 verified instances of food safety violations associated with products exported from 117 different countries. The incident data were gathered from... Continue ReadingMore Food Safety News | 
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