'Food Organizations'


PROVIDENCE. R.I.: “Oyster growers are fiercely fiercely competitive and every grower is convinced their oyster is the best,” says Bob Rheault, President of the East Coast Shellfish Growers Association.
To settle the issue of which East Coast oyster tastes best, the ECSGA and the National Shellfisheries Association asked growers to submit their finest to the First [more...]


With so many meet recalls in so short a time, the FDA is holding a public meeting for concerned consumers and retailers (and media) featuring a panel of experts from government, public health, a food-borne law firm, and a meat plant owner.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced a public meeting [more...]


It’s another month and that means more wine specials at Giant Eagle in the Cleveland Ohio area.  Enjoy!

Rodney Strong Chardonnay ’06  $16.99 SAVE $5. $11.99
A crisp white with hints of lemon on the nose and juicy apple throughout.  SAVE $74.39 by the case!
Breitenbach Frostfire  $9.79  A unique Ohio wine that is light, sweet and very [more...]


Antibiotic use in poultry processing has been controversial for decades, but researchers now say workers who handle broiler chickens in manufacturing plants are at risk of contracting drug-resistant E. coli and spreading it to local communities.
A broiler is a male or female chicken bred and slaughtered for its meat.
Massive demand for chicken has led to factory [more...]


WASHINGTON, Nov. 27, 2007–The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced a public meeting to provide information and receive comments on agenda items and draft U.S. positions for the Eighth Session of the Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products (CCMMP) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission [more...]