New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker today alerted consumers that Bethel Livestock Farm, located at 522 Happy Avenue, Swan Lake, New York, is voluntarily recalling additional milk products.  This is the second batch of milk to be recalled this week due to improper pasteurization.  Proper pasteurization heats milk in order to effectively eliminate all pathogenic bacte

During the last 2 weeks Floyd County Health Inspectors visited 10 food serving locations. The following information lists code provisions found to be out of adherence during the inspections. These reports have now been added to our Archive Page which can be found by clicking this link Restaurant Report.

In August, an outbreak of salmonella poisoning spurred a recall of more than 500 million eggs from producers across the country, and was eventually traced back to two sources - Wright County Egg Co. of Galt, Iowa, and Hillandale Farms of New Hampton, Iowa.

If you're going out to eat over the New Year holiday you may want to bring the anti-bacterial gel with you. Researchers from the University of Arizona swabbed items on the tables of 12 restaurants in Ohio, New York and Arizona. Analysts at the lab then examined the swabs for total bacteria count.

Food allergies may send more Americans to emergency rooms each year than commonly believed, a new study suggests. Between 2001 and 2005, researchers estimate that Americans made just over a million visits to the ER for allergic reactions to food.