Read more food safety stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3616/food-safety.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:17:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/65715/houses-passes-sweeping-food-safety-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe FDA would gain broad new powers to oversee food safety under a far-reaching bill passed by the House yesterday, the Washington Post reports. The measure—representing the first major changes to food safety laws since the 1930s—would give the agency vastly increased oversight of the nation's food chain...http://www.newser.com/story/65715/houses-passes-sweeping-food-safety-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Jul 2009 1:20:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56201/dominos-workers-fired-for-gross-out-video.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDomino's Pizza is struggling to contain the damage after a video of disgusting antics in one of its kitchens surfaced on YouTube, Advertising Age reports. A male employee is filmed wiping his bare butt with a sponge he then uses to wipe a pizza pan, farting on pepperoni, and stuffing...http://www.newser.com/story/56201/dominos-workers-fired-for-gross-out-video.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Apr 2009 2:12:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55822/piegate-nabs-homemade-treats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHomemade pies are under siege in Pennsylvania, as state inspectors crack down on commercial goods not baked in approved kitchens. The "piegate" affair started at a small-town fish fry, where the desserts are part of the Catholic parish's Lent fundraiser, reports the Wall Street Journal . Safety codes require use of...http://www.newser.com/story/55822/piegate-nabs-homemade-treats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Apr 2009 10:47:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55814/peanut-plant-slapped-with-record-146m-fine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Texas peanut plant owned by the company blamed for a nationwide salmonella outbreak has been ordered to shell out $14.6 million for safety violations, AP reports. State officials levied the fine—the largest ever in Texas—for violations including unsanitary conditions, product contamination and operating without a license...http://www.newser.com/story/55814/peanut-plant-slapped-with-record-146m-fine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Apr 2009 3:16:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55785/us-food-safety-not-improving-feds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe safety of the US food supply from disease or contamination has not significantly improved in recent years, the New York Times reports today. A survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that occurrences of major illnesses from tainted food have held steady for the past 3...http://www.newser.com/story/55785/us-food-safety-not-improving-feds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Apr 2009 16:02:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55486/obamas-fda-cracks-down-on-food-industry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUnder President Obama, the Food and Drug Administration is taking on a tougher, more preventative role, the New York Times reports, leading, for example, to product recalls before anyone’s been sickened. The change is evident in the agency’s handling of the pistachio scare: It warned against eating them without reports...http://www.newser.com/story/55486/obamas-fda-cracks-down-on-food-industry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Apr 2009 8:17:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53316/obama-promises-food-safety-overhaul.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama announced a food-safety overhaul in his weekly radio address today, describing a new panel that will review the issue and naming his choices for FDA heads, the New York Times reports. “In the end, food safety is something I take seriously, not just as your president, but as...http://www.newser.com/story/53316/obama-promises-food-safety-overhaul.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 14 Mar 2009 8:14:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53265/wild-shrooms-kill-calif-man.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA California man’s passion for collecting and eating wild mushrooms has cost him his life, the LA Times reports. The 82-year-old ate a generous portion of a deadly variety and died of poisoning a week later. His family had long warned him of the risks, but the man had learned...http://www.newser.com/story/53265/wild-shrooms-kill-calif-man.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Mar 2009 12:40:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52550/food-hazards-elude-private-inspectors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe job of monitoring America's food plants is falling more and more to private inspectors who often miss hazards, a New York Times investigation finds. Plants hire such auditors to reassure customers and reduce liability, but the companies often pick the cheapest and least rigorous audits available. Some of the...http://www.newser.com/story/52550/food-hazards-elude-private-inspectors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Mar 2009 6:43:31 CST