New York officials say they found no traces of salmonella in a Long Island pistachio processing plant whose sister company sparked a nationwide recall of the nut last week. ...more

April 10, 2009

Food and Drug Administration officials are recommending that consumers avoid eating foods containing pistachios because the nuts could be contaminated with salmonella. ...more

March 31, 2009

Time to get into the wheelbarrow business big time. ...more

February 14, 2009

Time to get into the wheelbarrow business big time. ...more

February 11, 2009

Several companies announced voluntary recalls of products containing peanut butter which may also be contaminated with salmonella. They follow hundreds of other recalls of products in which peanut or peanut paste has been traced back to a factory in south Georgia. No reports of illnesses have been reported in the recalls announced today. ...more

February 4, 2009

Re: John Herbert's column, "NASA Pork Just More Space Junk," in the Nov. 16 edition of Hernando Today. ...more

November 22, 2008

How safe is that salad? Every year, 1 in 4 Americans suffers from food illness, and about 14 percent of those cases involve fresh produce. ...more

August 22, 2008

Food should not make people sick. When it does, federal authorities need to move decisively to warn the public and, equally important, to isolate the problem. ...more

July 2, 2008

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

Export-quality tomatoes labeled "Ready to Eat" in English flooded Mexico City markets on Thursday after a salmonella scare in the United States stopped them from crossing the border. ...more

June 13, 2008