Articles by Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture

The Department of Agriculture has informed Norman Z. and Edith B. Sauder of Kutztown, Berks County, that they may resume raw milk sales from Jersey Hollow Farm after two raw milk samples taken on separate days tested negative for Salmonella. …

Food safety lawyer Fred Pritzker is calling on Wright County Egg to publicly state whether it was following the new egg safety rule during the recalled egg product production dates, May 16 through Aug. 13. According to Pritzker, This recall which involves over 200 million eggs has the potential to cause significant illness in humans. Policy makers, regulators and the consuming public have a right to know whether the company was following the most up-to-date safety rules.” …

The goat industry is pretty great but a little help from improved genetics wouldnt hurt. Stratford played host to the International Goat Symposium last week, a three-day event sponsored by Ontario Goat, the provincial association that oversees this rapidly expanding segment of agriculture. …

Working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state public health partners, the FDA reviewed epidemiologic and environmental investigation documents and identified 3 best-case clusters of Salmonella Enteritidis illnesses. Tracebacks revealed Wright County Egg in Iowa as the common shell egg supplier in these clusters. …