Do Outbreaks Shake Your Faith in Food?

Disparate Federal Rules in Spotlight
Although the Agriculture Department prohibits the use of beef from "downer" cattle in federally funded school lunches, the agency sometimes allows...

USDA Orders Largest Meat Recall in U.S. History
The Agriculture Department has ordered the largest meat recall in its history -- 143 million pounds of beef, a California meatpacker's entire...

Health effects of pesticide mixtures: Unexpected insights from t...
In his research, NOAA scientist Nat Scholz examines how pesticides that run off the land and mix in rivers and streams combine to have a greater than...