A new report from the Government Accountability Office states that most goals to reduce foodborne illnesses in America have not been met. The GAO report ...

In 1994, in response to an E. coli outbreak linked to ground beef sold at Jack in the Box restaurants, FSIS established an E. coli sampling program which ...

People are warning each other about an alleged recall on chicken and Eggland's Best eggs that's not based in reality.

Experts say it is safe to eat fully cooked eggs to prevent the H5N1 virus or foodborne illnesses like salmonella. Here’s what ...

For nearly a decade and a half, food safety advocates like me have recited CDC’s 2011 foodborne illness estimates: 3,000 deaths. 128,000 ...

Over 1 billion chicken wings are estimated be eaten during the Super Bowl this Sunday. Will the recent 'bird flu' cases ...

With food recalls skyrocketing, one might find it hard to discern whether they’re reading a current USDA Food Safety and ...

1970 – Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Began Keeping Records on Foodborne Illness The ... It was later reorganized and renamed the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) in 1981. 1996 – Pathogen ...

Recently, the Government Accountability Office issued a report calling for a unified food safety strategy. There aren’t too ...

Could meat prices rise as egg prices have? A look at the state of Avian flu within meat and poultry supply chains.