Food safety outcry grows. Food safety has emerged as a major federal campaign issue as a listeriosis outbreak at a Maple Leaf Foods processing plant in Toronto continues to claim lives, 18 and counting. [News Source]

Genetically altered ’super chicken’ on US dinner tables? The government said it will start considering proposals to sell genetically engineered animals as food, a move that could lead to faster-growing fish, cattle that can resist mad cow disease or perhaps heart-healthier eggs laid by a new breed of chickens. [News Source]

U.S. to review genetically engineered farm animals (York Daily Record) WASHINGTON -- Super Chicken strutted a step closer to the U.S. dinner table this week. The government said it will start considering proposals to sell genetically engineered animals as food, a move that could lead to faster growing fish, cattle that can resist mad cow disease, or perhaps [News Source]