Seven well-known consumer groups acting together as the Safe Food Coalition are petitioning USDA’s Food Safety and inspection Service for a revised safe handling instruction label for meat, poultry ...

First it was cigarettes, then it was alcohol. Now hamburger and breakfast sausage will also come with warning labels. Except officials at the U.S. Department of Agriculture aren’t calling the labels ...

In August 1993, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a rule requiring safe handling labels on meat and poultry to help prevent foodborne illnesses caused by improper food handling. The ...

Given the potential for fatal consequences, it’s hard to know why the food industry is dragging its feet on safe-handling labels for uncooked meat and poultry products. It’s especially puzzling since ...