food safety

A Colorado firm is recalling about 90,000 pounds of meat and poultry products. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports Yauk’s Specialty Meats, a Windsor, Colo., company, is recalling approximately the products that were produced under insanitary conditions.

Super Bowl party hosts and their guests should take a defensive strategy against food-borne illness by following some basic rules. Donna Carlson of the USDA's food safety and inspections service says everyone should know the four key steps to food safety; clean, separate, cook and chill, and she suggests using pig-skin terminology and think of food safety violations in football terms...

The U. S.  Department of Agriculture has long recommended that meat and poultry processors, after testing samples for contaminants, hold back the tested lots from sale until results are in. "However, some establishments are releasing products into commerce prior to receiving test results which poses a threat to public health." Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a proposal from

Health officials are concerned with a bill moving through the Wyoming Legislature.