It doesn’t take much to cause foodborne illness at a restaurant or food establishment.

La Crosse Tribune The key to a safe restaurant or food establishment is the manager, say food safety experts.

WASHINGTON - When people say plastics are everywhere, they really mean everywhere: in the containers that hold your food; in the pipes that carry your water; in the bottles you use to feed your infant; in window frames, shower curtains and raincoats; in eyeglasses and safety helmets; in phones or keyboards. They’re in clothing; they’re in toys; they’re in bandages, lipstick and nail polish.

Recently 10 consumers in Japan fell seriously ill after eating frozen gyoza imported from China that contained a dangerous level of pesticides. Following this incident, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda’s office announced that it would seek to implement various new food safety measures.

Kwik Trip celebrated the grand opening of their new Food Protection and Food Risk Management Services Facility Friday. The facility will ensure all the products they sell are as safe as they can be before they ever hit the shelves.

at Institute, National Meat Association and the National Milk Producers Federation jointly filed a Citizen Petition with the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service requesting the agency amend rules so that non-ambulatory, disabled cattle are not permitted into the meat supply regardless of the circumstances.

This week, concerns over the environment, food safety and – once again – commodity prices proved popular on our pages. Beijing made a bid to convince the world of its seriousness in tackling food safety; Wal-Mart found more US consumers were “thinking green”; and rice rationing hit the country’s biggest wholesalers.

A food safety bill introduced Wednesday in the U.S. House of Representatives would give federal leaders much stronger oversight of the nation’s food supply, and it’s being met with praise from agricultural trade groups.

A food safety bill introduced Wednesday in the U.S. House of Representatives would give federal leaders much stronger oversight of the nation’s food supply, and it’s being met with praise from agricultural trade groups.

A new bipartisan food safety bill introduced in the House of Representatives Wednesday by Rep. Jim Costa (D-Calif.) and Rep. Adam Putman (R-Fla.), had United Fresh Produce Association president Tom Stenzel applauding yesterday.