Jun 01 Watch Pet Food Scare Raises Questions About Food Safety The recent cases of tainted pet food have raised concerns about food consumed by humans. Agriculture companies are taking new precautions to sterilize food supplies, but some experts say more regulations are needed. Continue watching
Feb 08 Watch FDA Weighs Approval of Irradiating Produce In the wake of last fall's E. coli outbreaks, some scientists and businesses are encouraging the Food and Drug Administration to approve the use of bacteria-killing radiation to treat produce such as spinach and lettuce. Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch National Guard Assists with Security Along U.S.-Mexico Border President Bush began the deployment of up to 6,000 National Guard members to the four states on the U.S.-Mexico border to perform support duties for border patrols. The NewsHour provides a report. Continue watching
Sep 18 Watch More Cases of Contaminated Spinach Reported Across Country Over one-hundred people in at least twenty-one states have become sick by eating spinach contaminated with E. coli bacteria according to the Food and Drug Administration, which advised consumers not to eat any fresh spinach until further notice. Continue watching
Dec 21 Secretary of Agriculture: Ann Venema Formerly second in command at the Department of Agriculture and Secretary of Food and Agriculture in California, Ann Veneman has been nominated to become the first female Secretary of Agriculture. Continue reading