Peanuts from this Georgia company were recalled because of possible salmonella contamination in January.

U.S. food safety laws are like an egg-salad sandwich that’s been left too long in the sun: Once perfectly good, it now is apt to make you…

Safeguards that are supposed to protect Americans from tainted food are obsolete, ineffective and in urgent need of revision.
More than a dozen federal agencies are responsible for some aspect of food safety. Among them is the U.S. Department of Agriculture,…

Once upon a time, Americans were concerned about unsafe food being sold to the public. So they created a food protection system that was the envy of the world.
Then one day, someone decided government isn’t the solution to our problems, government…

Protecting a nation from tainted food and unsafe drugs in the age of globalization is a daunting and complex job. But it’s not impossible. Americans have a right to expect that it be done right and done now.
It hasn’t been.…

Tomatoes are the new spinach. They’re this year’s peanut butter and imported seafood, the latest in a painfully long line of potentially tainted foods to turn up on market shelves.
By now, it should be painfully obvious to consumers, grocers and…