Church dinner at Legion post on Thanksgiving ends in tragedy By News Desk  The Antioch, CA Thanksgiving dinner tragedy spread beyond one family to cause at least 17 illnesses including three deaths, local health officials said Wednesday. All the victims attended a Thanksgiving dinner that served 800. It was put on at the Antioch American Legion Hall by the Golden Hills Community Church with food prepared in private... Continue Reading
No foreign foods in school lunches without USDA waiver By Dan Flynn  Like an "oldie but goodie" in the "Back to the Future" movies, the "Buy American" provision in the National School Lunch Act is again being squeezed for political benefits. Rep. John Garamendi, D-CA, wants to amend current law to require schools to obtain "waivers" before purchasing imported foods for lunch programs. His waiver bill was... Continue Reading
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The 15 federal agencies that together enforce at least 30 federal food safety laws are getting new leadership just as fast as President-elect Donald J. Trump can make his cabinet appointments from the long line of applicants showing up at Trump Tower in New York City. And some top job holders want to stay on.... 
Gun-totting U.S. Marshals Wednesday seized more than 4 million pounds of milk products from a production unit of a major dairy cooperative. On orders of the U.S. District Court for Western Virginia, and at the request of the U.S. food and Drug Administration, the federal lawmen took custody of the milk products from Valley Milk... 
