Food Safety News

Food Safety

Food Safety concerns the farming, handling, distribution, preparation and storage of food in manners that prevent foodborne illness and allergen cross-contamination. An estimated 48 million cases of foodborne illness occur each year in the U.S. Following four easy steps provided by the USDA — Clean, Separate, Cook, and Chill — can help minimize your families risk of illness from food.

 

Several governmental and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are dedicated to the protection and welfare of the public food supply as well as consumer food safety education including FSIS and CFS.

 

The USDA Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) educates consumers about the importance of safe food handling and how to reduce the risks associated with foodborne illness. The Center for Food Safety (CFS) is a non-profit public interest and environmental advocacy membership organization established in 1997 for the purpose of challenging harmful food production technologies and promoting sustainable alternatives.

(Source: FSIS & CFS / Photo: Shutterstock)

Articles about Food Safety

  • Insects: The new protein source?

    Tue, Mar 26 2013 at 3:57 PM

    Bugs could replace meat, but would you eat them?

  • 7 kitchen items you should toss

    Tue, Mar 26 2013 at 11:49 AM

    How do you know if those eggs that have been in the fridge for a while or the last night’s pizza is still safe to eat? This video will show you a trick and give you some other advice on what to toss and what to keep.

  • 'No GE salmon,' promise major supermarkets

    Thu, Mar 21 2013 at 9:41 AM

    3 major chains that together own more than 2,000 stores, along with a handful of smaller chains, promise not to carry genetically engineered salmon.

  • When a picture is worth a thousand calories

    Fri, Mar 15 2013 at 5:36 PM

    New research finds that symbols, rather than numbers, are the most effective at conveying nutritional information in restaurants.

  • Poop-laced cakes recalled from Ikea

    Thu, Mar 07 2013 at 9:53 AM

    The company recalls almond cakes from 23 countries because they contain bacteria that’s normally found in feces.

  • Loose tuna can seals force recall

    Wed, Mar 06 2013 at 6:00 PM

    The recall is voluntary, and so far there have been no reports of illness associated with the products, according to the FDA.

  • Why Winona LaDuke is fighting for food sovereignty

    Mon, Mar 04 2013 at 5:23 PM

    Activist is bringing back foods that were almost lost, and she's restoring her reservation in the process.

  • The Shelf of Life of Foods [Infographic]

    Mon, Mar 04 2013 at 8:53 AM

    This chart lets you know how long common foods like produce, meats and leftovers will last on the counter, in the refrigerator, and in the freezer.

  • United Nations officials served dinner of reject-grade food

    Mon, Feb 25 2013 at 1:28 PM

    Edible, nutritious and delicious food that would normally rot because it’s ugly gets turned into a five-course dinner for U.N. delegates to highlight a broken food system. A new organization, Food Tank, is looking for people to join them in solving global food problems like the one the U.N. highlighted.

  • Can you wash E. coli off produce?

    Tue, Feb 19 2013 at 6:03 PM

    I love my salad greens, so I wanted to know what I could do at home to reduce my chances of getting sick.

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