Food Borne Illness Cases Present Complex Coverage Questions December 19, 2012 By Stephanie K. Jones One of the most heavily litigated insurance issues in coverage liability cases related to outbreaks of widespread food borne illnesses...
Audit: Louisiana Restaurant Inspections Don’t Ensure Food Safety November 28, 2012 By Melinda Deslatte Louisiana’s regulators of food safety fail to ensure restaurants and other retail food establishments are complying with health standards and...
Federal Food Safety Program to End in Minnesota November 16, 2012 Minnesota agriculture officials are phasing out a federally funded program that allows them to test produce for contaminants like E....
Illinois Infant Formula Maker Sued After Baby’s Death October 18, 2012 The families of a three babies sickened by a rare bacterial infection, including a 10-day-old Missouri infant who died, filed...
FDA: Indiana Farm Tied to Salmonella Outbreak Unclean October 8, 2012 By Rick Callahan A federal inspector found two strains of salmonella and unclean conditions at an Indiana cantaloupe farm’s fruit-packing plant during inspections...
Despite Fees Paid, Fewer Inspections for Dallas Restaurants September 17, 2012 Dallas city officials for two years now have been using money intended for restaurant health inspections to cover budget shortfalls...
Nebraska, Iowa Officials Watch For Contaminated Corn August 30, 2012 Farmers, crop inspectors and grain elevators in Nebraska, Iowa and other corn-producing states are keeping an eye out for corn...
U.S. Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Indiana Farm Melons August 23, 2012 U.S. health regulators said cantaloupe from Chamberlain Farms in Indiana may be one source of a multi-state outbreak of salmonella...
Study: Oil Spill Dispersants May Have Hurt Gulf Food Chain August 1, 2012 By Janet McConnaughey A study on possible effects of the 2010 BP oil spill indicates dispersants may have killed plankton — some of...
U.S., European Union Struggle to Overcome Regulatory Barriers June 19, 2012 By Doug Palmer The United States and the European Union, stung by past failures to liberalize trade, are struggling over how to tackle...