Petition Launched to Remove Propyl Paraben from Food By Lydia Zuraw  Propyl paraben is the latest focus in the debate concerning additives that are "generally recognized as safe," or GRAS. The overall concern of the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and other food safety advocates is that ingredients get defined as GRAS without pre-market review and approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). When it... Continue Reading
Seafood Safety 101: Vibrio in Shellfish By Liz Bradshaw  (This article by Liz Bradshaw, a postdoctoral research scholar in NoroCORE, the Norovirus Collaborative for Outreach, Research, and Education based at NC State, is the fifth in a series leading up to April 7, when the World Health Organization celebrated World Health Day, focusing this year on food safety. The first article in the series can be found here, the second... Continue Reading
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Blue Bell Creameries announced Tuesday that it is expanding its recall of products that were produced in the company’s Broken Arrow, OK, plant to include Banana Pudding Ice Cream pints, which tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes, and additional products manufactured on the same line. These items have the potential to be harmful to young children, frail... 
A Dutch meat trader is the first person sentenced to jail for the role he played in Europe's horse meat scandal. Willy Selten, 45, will be jailed for 2.5 years after being convicted of selling 300 tons of horse meat labeled as beef. He was convicted on the details — forging invoices and labels, faking declarations, and... 
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