Facing fierce resistance, the Obama administration today backed off a plan to ban sales of raw oysters from the Gulf of Mexico during warm weather. ...more

November 14, 2009

President Barack Obama accused the Bush administration Saturday of creating a "hazard to public health" by failing to curb food contamination problems, and he announced new leadership and other changes aimed at modernizing food-safety laws. ...more

March 15, 2009

NEW PORT RICHEY "You can't turn on the TV the past few days without hearing something about tomatoes and salmonella" Betsy Crisp, Pasco County Extension family and consumer sciences agent, said in a press release. "Things have been changing almost daily and you just need to be alert – but do not panic." ...more

June 16, 2008

Dairy owner Mark McAfee started selling raw milk in 2000, marketing it to customers who believe it contains beneficial microbes that treat everything from asthma to autism. ...more

June 12, 2008

Tainted tomatoes highlight how Congress forfeited some food-safety opportunities in the new farm bill. ...more

June 11, 2008

President Bush's 2009 budget will include additional money to help safeguard the nation's food supply, Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt told skeptical lawmakers Tuesday. ...more

December 5, 2007