Texas Salmonella Outbreak Grows to 78 Cases By News Desk  At least 78 people have now been found ill in a Salmonella outbreak affecting residents of northwestern Texas, according to various news reports. A large portion of the patients are connected to the Ten in Texas steakhouse in Dalhart, Texas, while more cases have sprouted up in the communities of Bushland and Amarillo. Food Safety News will update this... Continue Reading
Powdered Alcohol Product Cleared for Sale in the U.S. By News Desk  The Phoenix entrepreneur who invented the powdered alcohol product that will be sold under the brand name "Palcohol" said that the federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau has cleared the product for sale in the United States. Tom Phillips said that his powdered alcohol drinks may now be sold in the U.S. and... Continue Reading
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Officials with the Napa County, CA, Public Health Division are investigating an unusual outbreak of Hepatitis A cases in the past two weeks, reportedly the first there in more than five years. The suspected source has not yet been announced. Two of the five confirmed cases are employees at La Toque restaurant and the Bank... 
Many questions directed at outgoing Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg during a Senate budget hearing on Thursday concerned funding for the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and details of the law’s rules. The agency's budget proposal for fiscal year 2016 asks for a total of $1.5 billion for food safety and nutrition, including a $109.5-million increase... 
A district court judge in Minnesota is being asked to decide if a "right to peddle" clause in the state constitution means that Grand Marais raw milk dairy farmer is free to go about his business without interference from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. Cook County Judge Michael Cuzzo has 90 days to make his... 
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