November 2007

The USDA is proposing that they ask the public about whether the leafy green industry should be further regulated.

More regulation is the USDA’s response to several E. coli outbreaks that have been the result of consumption of contaminated produce.

One option is a national version of the industry-developed standards that followed the E. coli

In an editorial titled, "Is the meat you buy safe enough?" that appears online at the Eco-Logic Powerhouse website, Henry Lamb evaluates the state of the meat industry and USDA’s role in it, including the recent E. coli outbreaks linked to meat produced at Topps and Cargill.

In the editorial, Mr. Lamb analyzes what in

The Tennessee State Department of Health and CDC are collaborating with public health officials in multiple states and the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service to investigate an ongoing multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections.

Frozen pizza that contained pepperoni and was produced by the General Mills company under the brand names of Totino’s