The House passed a very weak and pathetic food safety bill. It was supposed to help the FDA get some teeth, resources and authority after th...

I've been following the PCA Recall of Peanut Paste etc. with great interest (and shock and horror.) The story gets worse at every turn....

E.Coli Magnified Photo From HealthNews-Stat.com Two more E. coli related beef recalls. The most serious effecting kids at a scout camp. The...

Chicago Tribune photo by Tom Van Dyke / July 29, 2008 Bennigan's, Steak and Ale To Liquidate as Glutted Restaurant Industry Shakes Out A...

More on the Tomato-Cilantro-Pepper Ban and Salmonella Saintpaul. Since April, 1090 persons infected with Salmonella Saintpaul with the same ...

In utterly trivial news; If you just lost your life savings because of Indy Mac , at least you can still afford a Big Mac . Big Macs were in...

The world is a strange place. When life is grim, tense-- and dangerous, one response is often humor. AND another response is to laugh and th...

At my restaurant , we change the lunch specials every week. One new plate lunch, one new curry 52 weeks a year. Doesn't actually repeat...

No closer to knowing what is making people sick... maybe tomatoes, maybe not. Now cilantro and peppers go on the watch list. And people are ...

lovely farm and nature paintings/etchings by Art Hansen Locovore/localvore (both spellings found) the practice of eating food that is grown...

Starbucks to close 600 stores in response to world wide slow down. This is not new news, but pretty big news, especially if you are like me ...