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Farming remains industry with poorest safety record
Farming remains the industry with the poorest safety record with high levels of both fatal and life changing injuries, according to data from the HSE (Health and Safety Executive). 22 workers lost their lives on farms in England, Scotland and Wales…
FDA still focused on Taylor Farms amid cyclospora outbreak
Federal health officials on Monday stressed they are still focusing on shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms as the likely source of a cyclospora outbreak, despite walking back a statement that a sample of lettuce tested positive for…
Taylor Farms highlighted an FDA mistake. PR veterans say it muddied the message.
Taylor Farms is facing a fast-moving public health crisis, and communications veterans say its latest messaging has muddied an already confusing situation. The major food supplier said Sunday that the FDA had retracted a positive cyclospora test…
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The Vickers Top Insider Picks is a daily report that utilizes a proprietary algorithm to identify 25 companies with compelling insider purchase histories based on transactions over the past three months. Exclusive reports, detailed company…
Whole Foods Offering Steep Discount on Taylor Farms Shredded Iceberg Lettuce
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Most of the nation may want nothing to do with Taylor Farms and its shredded iceberg lettuce, which was recalled in dozens of states for potentially being contaminated with a…
FDA: Taylor Farms lettuce cyclospora finding was false positive
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Sunday said that a follow-up review of a lettuce sample collected from Taylor Farms determined it was a false positive for cyclospora, the parasitic illness that has caused a nationwide outbreak. The…
How Highland Cows are giving a Shropshire family farm a boost
More than 50 farm animals reside at Frankly Farm Tours on the Willey Estate in Shropshire. But there's one species that is bringing visitors in droves, one more commonly seen in Scotland. Four Highland cows have been at the site near Broseley since…
Baltimore Ravens partner with Perdue Farms and Maryland Food Bank to fight hunger
The Baltimore Ravens, Perdue Farms and the Maryland Food Bank announced a new multi-year partnership Monday aimed at fighting hunger across Maryland. The partnership, which names Perdue the official chicken of the Baltimore Ravens, launches a…
FDA says cyclosporiasis found in Taylor Farms lettuce was false positive
The agency said it informed Taylor Farms of the false positive but that it “continues working with the firm to ensure product implicated in this outbreak has been removed from the market.” After deeming the result a false positive, as…
FDA says review of Taylor Farms lettuce shows cyclospora finding was false positive
The US Food and Drug Administration said on Sunday that laboratory experts re-checked lettuce sample results from Taylor Farms in an investigation into an outbreak of the cyclospora parasite and concluded the finding…
Sustainable Farming Scheme gets billion pound budget over four years
Funding for Wales' controversial new farm subsidy scheme will exceed a billion pounds during this Senedd term, the Welsh government has announced. Setting a budget spanning several years to help farmers plan ahead was one of Plaid Cymru's promises…
Sustainable Farming Scheme gets billion pound budget over four years
Steffan Messenger Wales environment correspondent Funding for Wales' controversial new farm subsidy scheme will exceed a billion pounds during this Senedd term, the Welsh government has announced. Setting a budget spanning several years to help…
Taking away solar leases won't save farms. It'll bury them
But what looks different from the road may be what allows a family farm to survive another generation. The facts tell a very different story. Solar's actual land footprint is remarkably small. New analysis shows that solar energy occupies just…
Farm Safety Week highlights impact of life-changing injuries on farms
As Farm Safety Week returns for the 14th year, the Farm Safety Foundation (Yellow Wellies) is calling on the agricultural industry to shine a light on an often‑overlooked reality: while fatalities rightly demand attention, serious injuries…
Cyclospora outbreak takes new twist as Taylor Farms reveals FDA apology
Taylor Farms said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had apologized after it emerged that testing of lettuce from the company's supplier had resulted in a 'false positive' for Cyclospora. It came after Taylor Farms, a global produce…
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