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Health News // 1 decade ago

Food poisoning more likely at a U.S. restaurant than at home

Outbreak data for food poisoning indicate Americans are twice as likely to get sick from food prepared at a restaurant than food prepared at home.

Health News // 1 decade ago

CSPI: Chicken, ground beef riskiest when it comes to pathogens

An analysis of some 33,000 cases of food-borne illness found ground beef and chicken were the riskiest meats for germs such as E. coli, a U.S. non-profit says.

Health News // 1 decade ago

U.S. food-borne illness down 40 percent

From 2001 to 2010, U.S. food-borne illness outbreaks -- E. coli, Salmonella and other dangerous pathogens -- dropped 40 percent, a food advocacy group said.

Health News // 1 decade ago

If Listeria suspected, cleaning necessary

With 16 deaths and 72 illnesses linked to cantaloupes grown in Colorado, a non-profit group says regulations are needed to help keep pathogens out of produce.

Science News // 1 decade ago

FDA needs recall authority, group says

U.S. food stores' mixed reaction to possibly tainted jalapeno and serrano peppers demonstrates the regulators' limited recall authority, a watchdog group says.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Questions about Chinese products remain

New U.S. federal rules to stop the import of tainted Chinese seafood aren't strong enough, say consumer advocates.

Science News // 1 decade ago

Effectiveness of FDA questioned

The effectiveness of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is being questioned following word it knew of safety concerns before an E.coli outbreak.

Science News // 1 decade ago

New concerns raised about tuna imports

A U.S. study released this week is raising new concerns about the safety of imported, canned tuna -- the most popular fish in the United States.

Business News // 1 decade ago

Canadian fish for U.S. market to be tested

The Canadian fishing industry announced it will test for mercury, PCBs and other pollutants of Great Lakes fish sold in U.S. supermarkets.

Science News // 1 decade ago

Feds may investigate Canadian beef imports

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Inspector General is considering opening an investigation to determine why the agency violated its own policy and allowed the import of millions of pounds of Canadian processed beef products that were banned

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Congress should not wait for more evidence that the agency doesn't have the tools it needs
FDA needs recall authority, group says Jul 23, 2008

If products are regulated by FDA, like seafood and produce and grains, they might only see an inspector once every five or 10 years
Effectiveness of FDA questioned Apr 24, 2007

What we've found is that the government is not enforcing its own standards and very high-mercury containing fish is sold all the time in the United States
New concerns raised about tuna imports Jul 12, 2006

You can't have a testing program of this nature where it addresses a public health need and keep the information secret
Canadian fish for U.S. market to be tested Feb 03, 2006

I don't think the secretary knew, but I suspect there are other high-level political officials that did
Feds may investigate Canadian beef imports May 27, 2004