The Center for Produce Safety is offering $500,000 in the center’s first Innovation Challenge aimed at meeting food safety needs of the fresh produce industry.

J. H. Routh Packing Co. is recalling approximately 1,719 pounds of raw pork sausage products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically rubber, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced.

Routine checks have halted; high-risk facilities could be inspected by next week.

Consumers show more interest in foods’ origins while technology plays a role in food safety.

A lapse in funding is blamed for the stagnant site.

Midwestern retailer Hy-Vee Inc. has recalled instore bakery cheesecakes over salmonella fears.

Blockchain will be front and center at the Northwest Food and Beverage World 2019 show.

Company says products may be undercooked.

Listeria, E. coli and pest control are just a few topics in food safety this year.

A biodegradable, edible film made with plant starch and antimicrobial compounds may control the growth of foodborne pathogens on seafood, according to researchers from Penn State and other schools.