Over half of food processing and packaging firms on the Chinese mainland failed safety inspections in 2011 – a figure food quality control company AsiaInspection has called...

A tragedy 1,300 miles away changed a way of life in this Central California farm town that proudly calls itself the Cantaloupe Center of the World.

The epidemic of E. coli O104:H4 centered in Northern Germany was 2011's most important food safety story. The top story of the year involved a rare serotype of dangerous bacteria that in May and June killed at least 50 and...

Food poisoning lawyer Bill Marler provides commentary on foodborne illness outbreaks, lawsuits, and litigation.

A new tool is being used by public health officials to figure out what makes people sick: the lowly shopper-loyalty card.

William Marler represented victims of the 1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak and talked at Nation's Restaurant News' Food Safety Symposium.

The type of food matrix an allergen is contained in may have important effects on the way it is digested and absorbed by the body, and should be considered when determining allergenicity levels, says new research.

In a major demonstration of its commitment to the safety and quality of food made in China, the country’s regulators have cracked down on law-breaching businesses and people in the food industry.