food safety

Outbreaks of food poisoning tend to rise in November and December. Tainted turkey, undercooked stuffing and germ-laced gravy from holiday buffets have led to past illnesses and even deaths.

Experts who track food safety say improvements are needed, but the situation is not getting worse. Federal officials say the U.S. food supply “remains one of the safest in the world.”

Poppy seeds contaminated with opioids can be used to make a deadly brew, a watchdog says.

Upside Foods filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the law and requested a preliminary injunction.

Florida, Alabama and Iowa have already enacted restrictions. Backers say they want to protect farmers and consumers. But those within the industry say their products must meet rigorous government safety tests.

DeSantis said the law will protect the state’s cattle industry against “an ideological agenda that wants to finger agriculture as the problem.”

At least 17 states have issued PFAS-related fish consumption advisories, KFF Health News found. But with no federal guidance, what is considered safe to eat varies significantly among states, most of which provide no regulation.

Distrust of public health authorities, who say drinking raw milk is dangerous, fuels demand for unpasteurized milk products, leaders on both sides of the issue say.

Hundreds of Florida waters are considered “impaired” for fish consumption. As a result the state Department of Health advises that most fish caught shouldn’t be eaten more than twice a week. But that message does not always get through to subsistence fishers.

The lawsuit also claims Whole Foods financially exploited its customers by charging significantly more for its meat products compared to competitors, under the guise that their products are healthier.