Online Hawkers Try to Sell Blue Bell Ice Cream Despite Recall By Cathy Siegner  Despite the recent recall of all Blue Bell ice cream and related products due to the potential risk of Listeria contamination, the company apparently has such a devoted following that some would-be entrepreneurs are attempting to make a quick buck by selling their previously purchased ice cream via online ads. According to an Austin, Texas, TV station, a... Continue Reading
FDA Names First-Ever Food Safety Challenge Finalists By News Desk  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the five finalists in its first-ever Food Safety Challenge. The contest was launched last fall to encourage academic institutions and laboratories in private and non-profit sectors to develop methods for improving and accelerating the detection of Salmonella in food. Out of the 49 submissions received, judges from FDA,... Continue Reading
Vermont GMO-Labeling Law: 'Harm to Industry' Issue to be Appealed By News Desk  A federal trial court judge's April 27 decision allowing the state of Vermont to proceed with new rules requiring labels for genetically modified food is being appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston. The appeal was announced May 6 in a joint statement from the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), the Snack Food Association,... Continue Reading
FSA: 280,000 Sickened With Campylobacter in the UK Last Year By News Desk  An estimated 280,000 United Kingdom citizens fell ill with Campylobacter in 2014, according to the country’s Food Standards Agency (FSA). The estimation comes atop growing concerns over the rates of Campylobacter contamination on chicken in the U.K. The challenge of Campylobacter on raw poultry has become so pervasive that FSA is dedicating its annual Food Safety Week (May 18-24) to... Continue Reading
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