Food Science News

Ever wonder why a Soldier would be wearing a hair cap and apron, analyzing products in the Commissary aisles? They are food inspectors, but they don't work for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.2.9

Tell us what you think Write a letter to the editor. Should Wisconsin farmers be able to sell raw - unpasteurized - milk to consumers? A bill proposed by Rep.2.7

A food service worker exits the restroom, walks behind the counter, begins to wrap a customer's meal, pauses to take money from another customer, then continues.

Hot hamburgers: Use a thermometer to be sure that burgers are cooked to 155 degrees Fahrenheit or higher.2.9

Seven more birds from Carson City have confirmed positive for West Nile virus in recent weeks.3.1

The U.S. Agriculture Department on Tuesday assured Russia, the top buyer of American chicken, that dozens of meat and poultry plants hit by Hurricane Katrina would not ship any product unless approved by the ...3.1

Reaching out to expectant mothers, a new government Web page covers the risks of foodborne illnesses that can harm both women and their fetuses and features specific steps women can take to lessen those risks.2.7

Food Safety During a Disaster Our hearts go out to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.2.7

State health officials will focus on restaurant employees and good hygiene practices to make dining out safer for South Carolinians.2.7

Is There A Pricing Edge? Sep 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Clint Peck Senior Editor Captive supplies have been a major concern and a divisive issue in the beef industry for two decades.2.7

Tell us what you think Write a letter to the editor. Did you miss the Brat Fest this Labor Day weekend? Maybe you grilled your own brats for the holiday.2.7

TRUE OR FALSE: You can leave coffee in the pot and drink it the next day. True ... Luce, a clinical dietitian at Florida Hospital in Orlando.2.7

The Partnership for Food Safety Education offers these recipes for easy after-school snacks.2.7

Instant-read thermometer: Takes the guesswork out of cooking meats and poultry. * Liquid soap dispenser: To replace your bars of soap, which can become contaminated on the surface with bacteria.2.7

The state's health department is taking a new approach to restaurant inspections after the state's largest outbreak of food-borne illness occurred in Camden earlier this summer.2.9

Joy Dubost, doctoral candidate in Food Science and other Pennsylvania state food scientists have found that among the most commonly consumed mushrooms, portabellas and criminis have the most of the antioxidant ...2.7

Vietnam has consistently followed a strict policy on food safety and hygiene, including controlling the use of antibiotics in seafood farming, the Vietnamese Ministry of Fisheries affirmed on August 31 in ...2.7

When you spread out your Labor Day weekend barbeque, will you be confident that there are no harmful bacteria lurking on the lunchmeat or mingling in the potato salad? Despite improvements in commercial food ...2.7

Tawfique Ali Toxic chemicals used in food items cause severe damage to vital human organs such as liver, kidney, lungs and heart, often resulting in cancer, according to food scientists.4

Two restaurants were cited by Watertown's Board of Health over the past two months for health violations discovered in inspection.2.7

Michigan Department of Agriculture Director Mitch Irwin highlighted the department's food safety and security efforts as Michigan joined the nation in recognizing September as National Food Safety Education ...2.7

Patrons still dine downtown at Taco Stand despite June's health score that averaged 89.

Mushrooms are a prime natural source of an antioxidant that scientists say reduces the risk of chronic disease.2.7

Using a new, more sensitive-testing approach they developed for fungi, Penn State food scientists have found that mushrooms are a better natural source of the antioxidant ergothioneine than either of the two ...2.7

An editorial to be published tomorrow in the New England Journal of Medicine calls for vaccinating all children against hepatitis A, citing the outbreak that sickened 600 patrons of a Beaver County Chi-Chi's ...2.7

How to turn a dark thigh into a white breast Is it a breast? Perhaps not. A poultry professor has found a way to turn dark chicken... Services outsourcer Bunzl follows food sector UK support services company ...2

Virginia Tech professor George Flick looked more like a FEMA worker than a college instructor Wednesday morning at his office in the Food Science and Technology building.2.7

The US Department of Agriculture says a ban on stock feed thought to cause mad cow disease is working and Japan now has no reason to continue restrictions on American beef.2.7

Just as wild foods are adopted by fashion-conscious foodies, it seems those little piggies and fern fronds may not be quite as safe to eat as you'd like to imagine.2.9

After recent E. coli infection outbreaks in North Carolina and Florida fair petting zoos, Minnesota officials are diligently checking the thousands of animals being shown at this year's State Fair and adding ...2.7

State health officials Friday called for consumers to be aware that turkey club sandwiches made by Deli Express may be contaminated with the bacteria that causes Listeriosis - a serious food-borne disease.2.7

The board of supervisors is deliberating on an ordinance that seeks to delay introduction of the genetically engineered product Roundup Ready Alfalfa into Lake County.2.7