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Environment Group Releases ‘Dirty Dozen’ Produce List
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Don’t pick up that piece of fruit just yet, a Washington, D.C. based environmental group wants you to know what to look out for in the produce section. Leigh Logan shops for...
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Food Bank Struggling To Pay $10K Electricity Bill
FORT WORTH (CBS 11 NEWS) - The line stretches almost around the building. Thursday morning is another typical day at Community Food Bank in Fort Worth, one of the oldest food pantries in North Texas....
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I-Team: Eat Your Veggies, But Wash Them First
DALLAS (CBS 11 NEWS) - In 2011, cantaloupe killed 30-people in one of the deadliest food-borne outbreaks in United States history. Five years later, contaminated spinach killed three- people and made...
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City Of Dallas Sells Farmers Market To Private Group
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – After 73 years of ownership, the City of Dallas has completed it’s nearly 3-year quest to privatize the downtown Dallas Farmers Market by handing over ownership and management to...
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More North Texans Sick With Cyclospora Infection
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - The number of North Texans sick with cyclospora, a rare infection spread through raw fruits and vegetables, is growing. As of Friday afternoon, Dallas County reports an...
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Cyclosporiasis Cases Being Investigated In Tarrant County
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Workers with Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) are advising healthcare providers to be on the lookout for patients with Cyclosporiasis. Health workers are being encouraged...
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Fruit Recall Affects Trader Joe’s, Walmart, Costco And Kroger Stores
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Grocery stores are clearing out portions of their produce sections after a packing company in California found fruit possible tainted with listeria. The Food and Drug...
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Whole Foods To Roll Out Produce Rankings
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter NEW YORK (AP) - Whole Foods plans to start rolling out a system that ranks fruits and vegetables as “good,” ”better” or “best” based on the supplier’s farming...
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Texans Urged To Wash Produce After Dozens Infected With Cyclospora
http://media.dallas.cbslocal.com/CBSDAL_20150624083154620AA.mp4 Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Cyclospora is making people sick across Texas. The parasite is causing...
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No Source Found For E. Coli; Chipotle Could Reopen Midweek
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state health officials say they have found no source for the E. coli outbreak related to Chipotle, and the chain’s Pacific Northwest...
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I-Team Sources: 18-Wheeler Pursuit Is Part Of A Bigger Crime
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter NORTH TEXAS (CBS 11 NEWS) – The CBS 11 News I-Team has learned the driver of an 18-wheeler, involved in a police chase that many viewers watched live on CBS 11 and...
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San Antonio Food Bank, Federal Parks Join To Provide Produce
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio Food Bank and the National Park Service are joining forces for a project that will provide up to about 500,000 pounds of fresh...
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Texas Officials Warn Of Increase In Food-Borne Illness
AUSTIN (AP) — State health officials are warning of an increase in Texas in the number of people who’ve contracted a food-borne illness often linked to imported produce. The Department of State Health...
View ArticleTexas Couple Won’t Abide By State’s Definition Of A Pickle
AUSTIN (AP) — A Texas couple claims in a lawsuit that burdensome state regulations have put them in a pickle because they’re prevented from supplementing their income by selling more of their produce...
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Cleaner, Greener, Affordable Produce Arrives In North Texas
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Cleaner, greener, produce– and more of it. A Dallas-based company called Eden Green Technology is using just that to grow more fresh produce with less resources through ‘vertical...
View ArticleTexas Investigates 56 Cases Of People Sick From Parasite
AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Texas health officials are trying to determine whether 56 cases of people getting sick from the parasite Cyclospora are related. The Texas Department of State Health Services...
View ArticleAmazon And Whole Foods Market Cutting Prices And Expanding Prime Deals
AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM) – Amazon and Whole Foods Market will roll out a new round of price cuts — on hundreds of items — on Wednesday. According to a company statement, prices will be reduced by an average...
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Kroger Bringing Longer-Lasting Avocados To Store Shelves
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A company has a new plant-based formula that extends the “life” of fruits and vegetables and now Kroger stores in Texas and across the country will start selling avocados...
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Apples Shipped To Texas Recalled Because Of Possible Listeria Contamination
TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) – A U.S. produce company has recalled nearly 2,300 cases of fresh apples that could be contaminated with listeria. The recall includes North Bay Produce branded bags and white...
View ArticleNorth Texas Food Bank To Offer Produce, Canned Goods At Dallas Fair Park...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) — The North Texas Food Bank will offer food for families Thursday morning at Dallas Fair Park. The mobile food pantry giveaway is expected to be one of the largest in North Texas....
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