California Growers Adjust Safety Practices After Last Year's Deadly E. Coli OutbreakOctober 5, 2018 | Julia MitricA group that oversees food safety programs for big California lettuce growers has changed its protocols in the wake of an E. coli outbreak last spring which caused five deaths and sickened more than 200 people across 36 states. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Yolo County Adopts Color-Coded Food Safety PlacardsJuly 5, 2017 | Steve MilneStarting today in Yolo County, restaurants, grocery stores, delis and other food businesses will begin displaying color-coded placards to rate food safety inspection results. It's modeled after a system Sacramento County started a decade ago. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentLawmaker Wants Label On Food Made With 'Fracking Water'August 19, 2015 | Chris NicholsA lawmaker says he wants consumers to know what kind of water is used on their food