Bethesda, MD -- Current research suggests that a diet high in omega-3 fatty acids may help prevent one of the leading causes of legal blindness among the elderly.
OTTAWA -- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume certain Tanimura & Antle romaine lettuce because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella.
The affected product, Tanimura & Antle Romaine Lettuce, product of the United States of America, was shipped in cartons of 6, 12, or 24 lettuces, bearing an orange sti
On Aug. 23, 2008, Maple Leaf CEO Michael McCain took to the Intertubes to apologize for an expanding outbreak of listeriosis that would eventually kill 22.
Health reporter Picard writes that the root of the listeriosis outbreak in Canada in 2008 was not two dirty meat slicers but rather a culture – in government and private enterprise alike – in which food safety was not a priority but an afterthought.
Maple Leaf Foods found significant quantities of listeria in its meats as far back as 2007, but had n
Two additional confirmed cases of hepatitis A connected to the McDonald's restaurant today have been reported by officials from the Scott County Health Department. That brings the total number of cases to 23.
WASHINGTON -- King Soopers, Inc., a Denver, Colo., establishment, is recalling approximately 466,236 pounds of ground beef products that may be linked to an outbreak of salmonellosis, the U.S.
DUBAI -- A toddler in Dubai died last week after he and his mother were admitted to a hospital with symptoms of food poisoning, the doctor who tried to save his life said yesterday.
Rishad Pranav, aged two, appeared to have eaten contaminated food, officials said, although testing was still under way.
State and federal officials gathered in Jefferson City for the two day Governor's Summit on Food Safety are assuring consumers that Missouri's and America's food is - for the most part - safe.
WASHINGTON -- The American Meat Institute is urging dismissing "a nuisance lawsuit" recently filed through what it calls "the pro-vegetarian, animal rights group, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and its 'Cancer Project.'"
Nathan’s Famous, Kraft Foods/Oscar Mayer, Sara Lee, Con Agra Foods and Marathon Enterprises are b
A stray cat taken by someone to a family gathering in Delaware, USA resulted in 17 people from 4 states undergoing rabies post-exposure treatment. The kitten was found by the side of the road, taken to the gathering (it's unclear whether it was found on the way there or earlier) and when it became ill after the gathering, it was diagnosed with rabies.
As a Canadian in America, watching the health-care advertisements, warning that any new U.S. system will be socialized like in Canada is as informative as watching a Michael Moore documentary.
Both are widely inaccurate.
Same with the orgy of listeria-in-Canada coverage following the release of the Weatherill report yesterday.
Local and state medical officials Tuesday confirmed six children in Chaffee County have been infected with Escherichia coli in the incident that began earlier in July.
With the incubation period for the bacteria nearing its end, Chaffee County P
A catering firm has been shut down by environmental health officers investigating what caused more than 40 Birmingham police officers to be struck with food poisoning.
Birmingham City Council said Meal Machine was closed under Food Hygiene regulations amid concerns over cleanliness and cross contamination of foods.
Mike Taylor is my hero, and the hero of many others also. And yet there are those who probably cringed when it was announced that he was coming back to DC politics as the Senior Advisor to the Commissioner at the FDA.
I know Mike's name was tossed around in many circles as the next Undersecretary for Food Safety at the USDA.
Tanimura & Antle, Inc. of Salinas, Calif. is voluntarily recalling one lot of romaine lettuce because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
COLUMBUS -- The Columbus Board of Health closed two local restaurants permanently Tuesday afternoon and ordered four more local businesses to clean up their acts.
NBC 4 reported with the FAST FACTS.
A restaurant or food service could be shutdown or closed permanently for repeated food safety violations and/or a failure to comply with Columbus Public
A reduction of as little as five per cent in fisheries catch could result in as much as 30 per cent of the British Columbia coastal ecosystems being protected from overfishing, according to a new study from the UBC Fisheries Centre.
The study, by Natalie Ban and Amanda Vincent of Project Seahorse, proposes modest reductions in areas where fisheries take place,
