Food safety news
The Oscar-nominated documentary " Food, Inc. " helped change the way many consumers think about the systems behind the things we eat.
Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a long list of bills into law at the close of the state’s 2024 General Assembly.
There are many reasons for choosing a career in agriculture.
The Illinois Department of Agriculture plans to distribute more than $545,000 over a three-year period thanks to funding allocated in the Specialty Crop Block Grant program in the federal farm bill.
Illinois Farmers Union members and supporters from across the state convened for the ILFU annual meeting.
Indiana Soybean Alliance Chair Mike Koehne promoted the benefits of U.S. soybeans to buyers in Japan and Korea. Koehne raises high oleic and food-grade soybeans, some of which are shipped to Japan.
How does a food product get put on the shelves or in the freezers of our grocery stores without benefit of inspection? Inquiring minds would like to know how that happens.
There should be no shortage of turkey at the grocery store this year, according to the National Turkey Federation.
The Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom program has named Amanda Stanko, a STEM and preschool teacher with Corpus Christi Catholic School in Bloomington, as the 2024 IAITC Teacher of the Year.
Five new fact sheets about food safety are now available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The resources are designed for USDA’s partners and stakeholders, including child nutrition program operators and farmers.
At the 2023 National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Annual Meeting, NASDA members adopted several policies.
The website for the Food Safety and Inspection Service arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture is a good place to watch for recalls and alerts.
We’ve all been hit with sticker shock lately when shopping at the grocery store. Instead of grumbling over our favorite topic — the weather — everyone is now talking about price increases for eggs, a household staple.
How many food items in your freezer, refrigerator or kitchen cabinet are on recall lists? I spotted a food recall alert on the news.
A cow that died recently on a Dutch farm tested positive for mad cow disease, the government of the Netherlands announced, in a rare case of the cattle illness that can cause a fatal brain disease in people who eat tainted beef.