Potential threat from tropical storm Hermine has led the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service to issue recommendations for residents in coastal southern Texas and northeastern Mexico.

In the wake of power outages linked to Hurricane Earl, many people have questions about the safety of foods from their refrigerators and deep freezes.

Factors to keep in mind, whether buying eggs from big commercial suppliers or farmers markets or gathering from a backyard coop.

A size comparison of an AquAdvantage Salmon versus a non-transgenic Atlantic salmon sibling of the same age.

FDA Commissioner Hamburg visited the Shanghai Institute for Food & Drug Control as part of an effort to improve the safety of products imported into the U.S. To restore public trust and confidence in the U.S.'s food and drug supply, the Food & Drug Administration plans to strengthen its regulatory science and to take a lead in harmonizing ...

A New Jersey company is recalling 75,000 bands of dog treats because of possible salmonella contamination, the company announced today.

While we are often exposed to bacteria in our food which could cause food poisoning, we don't always become ill - why should this be so? Professor Colin Hill who is presenting his work at the Society for General Microbiology's autumn meeting in Nottingham today describes how bacteria use different tricks to aid their survival inside the body, ...