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Monthly Archives: July 2009
Food bill passes House on second try
Rejected earlier this week mainly on voting procedural rules, a wide-ranging food safety bill has passed the U.S. House of Representatives. The new laws will give the Food and Drug Administration more power in enacting recalls on suspected contaminated food …
Cilantro Recalled Due to Salmonella Contamination
Edinburg, Texas-based Frontera Produce has announced a voluntary recall of one lot of cilantro. The cilantro may be contaminated with Salmonella. The lot in question was distributed to two retail store chains in Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Louisiana, and New Mexico. …
House says ‘nay’ on food safety bill
The U.S. House of Representatives this week shot down sweeping changes to the way the Food and Drug Administration regulates food. Massive changes to the way the FDA operates are clearly needed in the aftermath of so many food-related recalls …
Salmonella outbreak in Rockies, Midwest tough to treat
A strain of Salmonella linked to a ground beef recall in the Rocky Mountains and Midwest is proving difficult to treat, according to a local report. KMGH-TV is reporting that 14 people have fallen ill after eating contaminated ground beef …
Small Producers Concerned with New FDA Legislation
Small to mid-size farms and those growing organic foods are challenging the congressional effort to expand the FDA’s food-safety powers. The farmers say the new food-safety legislation would give the FDA authority to charge them the same registration fees large …
Illinois McDonald’s Sued for Hepatitis A Outbreak
Lawyers have filed a lawsuit suit against McDonald’s, alleging worker infected customers with hepatitis A at their Milan, Illinois location. Personal injury attorneys in Illinois are seeking class action status citing 10,000 possible victims in the hepatitis A outbreak. The …
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