Listeria Tests Not Adequate, U.S. Says
Inadequate Listeria Tests. Current testing for listeria is not stringent enough to fully protect the nation's food supply, and new prevention methods need to be created, a top U.S. Department of Agriculture official said yesterday. An outbreak of listeria in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and six other states is blamed for killing … [Read more...]
FDA Phasing Out Trans Fats from Food Supply Expected This Month
Trans Fats Phase Out Prevents 20,000 Heart Attacks In America. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), most Americans still eat about a gram of trans fat every day. Phasing out these fats could prevent 20,000 heart attacks and 7,000 deaths each year. Through voluntary action by food producers, there are significantly … [Read more...]
Victims of Tainted Spinach, Peanut Butter Urge for Better Oversight
Victims Urging Lawmakers to Strengthen Federal Oversight Over Tainted Spinach. Families victimized by tainted spinach and peanut butter put a human face Tuesday on a recent string of high-profile outbreaks of foodborne illness, urging lawmakers to strengthen federal oversight of the nation's food supply. "I can't protect them from … [Read more...]
NY Sen. Schumer says loose fed oversight puts food supply at risk
Food Supply Tainted With E. Coli. Sen. Charles Schumer said Sunday the three deaths from spinach tainted with E. coli and the recall of 5,200 pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with the same strain of the bacteria are clear signs "to get our food safety house in order." Schumer, D-N.Y., said federal efforts to monitor … [Read more...]
