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FARMWORKER HOUSING LINKED TO CONSUMER DEMAND FOR SAFE FOOD

When a farmworker and her children were discovered living in a decommissioned walk-in freezer due to lack of housing, Marty Miller, executive director of the Office of Rural Development and Farm Worker Housing in Yakima, WA, was dismayed — but not surprised. “Unfortunately, not surprised,” Miller told Food Safety News. “I had already heard or... Continue Reading

UC-DAVIS STUDY IDENTIFIES RISKY FOOD SAFETY PRACTICES IN HOME KITCHENS

A  new consumer research study done by the University of California-Davis reveals that many safe food preparation practices are often overlooked in home kitchens, even among consumers who consider themselves to be well-informed on food safety. The research, funded by contributions from Foster Farms, will be published in Food Protection Trends in September. Americans often...Continue Reading

We do not want our food to have USA standards

Are USA food preparation standards lower than those in the UK? Comments (0) FOLLOWING recent food scandals, people are becoming much more aware of what goes into our food. The EU-US trade deal aims to "harmonise" European and American rules in food safety, which may mean slashing European standards to match the much lower US levels. So, products like hormone-treated meat …continue reading

Mexico Confirms First Case of Chikungunya Virus

A health official says Mexico has its first confirmed case of a person infected with a new mosquito-borne virus that has spread quickly in the Caribbean. Continue Reading