Seven well-known consumer groups acting together as the Safe Food Coalition are petitioning USDA’s Food Safety and inspection Service for a revised safe handling instruction label for meat, poultry ...

Summer is upon us, so it is time to get the grill out and gear up for tailgate gatherings. Keeping food safe at a tailgate gathering requires the same safe food handling practices as picnicking ...

As families across the nation prepare for Thanksgiving feasts, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is issuing a strong ...

It may be time to rethink the way we handle our food. Millions of Americans are sickened each year by food born illnesses and many of those cases could be avoided if people cooked or washed their food ...

Eleazar Figueroa’s hands looked clean after he washed them in cold water. But under a black light, Figueroa’s hands lit up with “contaminants.” Figueroa’s hands were covered with orange florescent dye ...

Learn how to prevent foodborne illnesses and keep you and your family healthy. Shelly Feist, executive director of the Partnership for Food Safety Education, offers some advice. Last month there were ...

Handling food safely should be a high priority for everyone who prepares food. But it is easy to miss some of the safety practices in the rush of preparing for holiday entertaining. Anyone working ...

Food safety is something we all try to manage well, but it's easy to overlook simple mistakes that can affect our health. We ...

May 27, 2011, 9:47 AM EDT / Source: GlobeNewswire WASHINGTON, May 27, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The nation's 57 poison control centers are urging Americans to stay safe this Memorial Day weekend by ...