PCA Owner Hires Criminal Defense Attorney

The most positive sign yet that the Peanut Corporation of America's (PCA's) Stewart Parnell may yet face federal prosecution has been spotted in Virginia. Thomas J. Bondurant, Jr., who for 30 years was a federal prosecutor in western Virginia, has...

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Restaurants Join in Clean Water Project

Next week, waitstaff at restaurants across the country will invite patrons to donate a dollar for their tap water to help UNICEF provide clean water to children across the globe.Waterborne...

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Taylor's Maid-Rite Waiver Goes Down in Iowa

Taylor's Maid-Rite in Marshalltown, Iowa learned Friday that in politics, biting the hand that feeds you is not all that unusual.The iconic restaurant kicked off its campaign for a special...

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Keeping Tradition Alive (despite the risks)

There is much to be said for tradition, especially as it relates to food.  When my mother was alive, her tradition at Christmas was to make twice-baked potatoes, which she...

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Why Did Whole Foods Stop Selling Raw Milk?

Why did Whole Foods stop selling raw milk in California, Washington, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut?In January, I wrote “Risky Business - Why would a retailer like Whole Foods sell Raw Milk?”...

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Safety, Traceability Addressed at Walnut Day

More than 200 people gathered in the Veterans Memorial Hall in Yuba City, California, to talk about walnuts last month.  The annual Walnut Day run by the University of California...

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Concern Regarding Acrylamide In Food

Acrylamide is a chemical compound used to make polyacrylamide materials.  Polyacrylamide is used to remove particles and impurities in drinking water.  Acrylamide is also produced in some foods cooked at...

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Two More Pepper Recalls for Salmonella

The Spice Barn and C. H. Guenther & Son, Inc. this week joined the recall of products made with pepper purchased from the same supplier used by Rhode Island's Daniele...

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Canada to Fund Organics

Fisheries and Oceans Canada announced March 6 that the Canadian government would invest $170,000 into Canada's organic sector at the Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network (ACORN) conference and trade show...

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DeLauro: Food Safety Law Will Pass in 2010

The timing of legislation that would overhaul the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) authority and capacity to regulate the food supply has been in question since the House passed...

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Heritage Agriculture...at Wal-Mart?

Can a company focused on being America's "one-stop-shop" help support the local and sustainable farming movement?  That's the idea behind the launch of Wal-Mart's new Heritage Agriculture Program earlier this...

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Americans Warned About Canadian Recall

A public health alert is out in the United States about ready-to-eat meat from Canada.The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued the public health alert...

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