Food Science News

Microbiological food safety, allergen risk, and novel technologies are among the top areas of priority for the UK Food Standards Agency in the forthcoming year.

When there was a multistate outbreak of Salmonella enteritidis in October, the Centers for Disease Control would only identify the culprit as "Mexican-style, fast-food Restaurant Chain A." Turns out, that's longhand for Taco Bell .

The number of people sickened by contaminated raw milk from a Chambersburg-area farm has increased to 38, the Pennsylvania Department of Health said Friday.

Chef Jason Gorman has been eating for almost 41 years, cooking for 26 years, and has had the privilege of working with some of the country's top chefs and restaurants.

Newswise - CHICAGO-With mutual efforts towards achieving a safe, sufficient, and accessible food supply, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Institute of Food Technologists have signed a "Memorandum of Understanding ". The objective of the FAO-IFT MOU is to facilitate cooperation between FAO and IFT in preventing and ... (more)

Anyone planning to a Super Bowl party this weekend should make sure they know how to defend against foodborne illnesses.

Intelex announced today that American Fruits and Flavors joined its growing roster of clients in the food and beverage industry.

Washington, D.C. - When it comes to sodium levels in food, consumers are asking the food industry for just a pinch.

Some coincidental timing the past couple of weeks has a lot of Toronto parents thinking about something we wish we could take for granted: food safety.

Kellogg Co. is showing signs of easing its way out of a two-year slump . The cereal maker reported Thursday that its net income rose 23 percent on revenue gains.

Watermelons have been linked to an outbreak of Salmonella Newport that has sickened more than 30 people and killed one.

Antibiotic: A substance capable of destroying or weakening certain micro-organisms, especially bacteria or fungi, that cause infections or infectious diseases.

The European Food Safety Authority has recognised a decade of research by highlighting a reduction of human Salmonella cases by almost a half since 2004.

Earlier this week, HuffPost Food wrote that Food Safety News had been investigating an unusually large outbreak of salmonella originating at an unnamed Mexican chain with locations throughout middle America.

U.S. food companies Kellogg Co and Sara Lee Corp reported better-than-expected quarterly results on Thursday and stood by their 2012 outlooks even as both companies go through significant changes.

In a shift that will save money for businesses and taxpayers while improving food safety, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service is proposing a modernization of young chicken and turkey slaughter inspection in the United States by focusing FSIS inspection resources on the areas of the poultry production system that ... (more)

Caterers will be required to time-stamp all buffet meals and packed meals from Feb 15, said the National Environment Agency on Thursday.

The Allegheny County Health Department issued a consumer alert today for Mullen's Bar and Grill on the North Shore after an inspector said she found several dead mice and more than 100 droppings scattered throughout the restaurant Tuesday.

Reuters is reporting that Irvine-based Taco Bell has been identified as a Mexican fast-food chain behind a salmonella outbreak that sickened 68 people in 10 states late last year.

Michelle Smith , senior policy analyst with the Food and Drug Administration, listens as Reggie Brown, executive vice president of the Florida Tomato Exchange, and David Gombas, senior vice president of food safety and technology for the United Fresh Produce Association, discuss tomato industry food safety Feb.