Riverboat caterer downgraded because of filth, mold, bugs By News Desk  Federal food officials downgraded of the classification of the catering arm of BB Riverboats Inc., a riverboat cruise company operating on the Ohio River, to provisional because of multiple violations of safe food handling and holding regulations. The director of the Food and Drug Administration's Cincinnati district office notified the company's president and owner, David... Continue Reading
Cancer warning labels sought for processed meat and poultry By Dan Flynn  A nine-page petition filed by the Center for Science in the Public Interest asks the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service to begin requiring colorectal cancer warning labels on certain meat and poultry products. The petition claims "scientific research has led to the conclusion that processed meat and poultry increases the risk... Continue Reading
FDA warnings: Traceability, drug residues, juice hazards By News Desk  Warning letters recently posted by the Food and Drug Administration addressed a variety of violations at a food company in China, a dairy in Iowa and a juice producer in Connecticut. Companies have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Weifang Sunwoo Foods Co. Ltd. In a Sept. 21 warning letter, the director of... Continue Reading
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Watch children when they enter a petting zoo. Just about always, their faces light up with joy at seeing the animals as their hands reach out to touch them. Ask parents why they take children to petting zoos or farm animal exhibits at fairs and most will tell you that they think it's important for... 
