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Americans are returning to indulging in specialty foods the way they did before the recession, and they'll likely make big purchases of these affordable luxuries during the holidays. A recent survey showed 63% of American consumers purchased specialty food this year, up from 46% in 2009.

Mauri Gorgonzola cheese sold in Costco stores in Colorado is being recalled because a sample showed it was contaminated with E. coli, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA said the E. coli strain differs from the one that sickened 25 people in a five-state outbreak. It was...

Supporters of gourmet cheese made from raw milk are squaring off with the government, which is cracking down after finding contamination at two dairies: Missouri's Morningland Dairy and Estrella Family Creamery of Montesano, Wash. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently recalled cheese from...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Marshals have seized cheeses from Washington state-based Estrella Family Creamery amid an ongoing investigation of Listeria contamination, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Seattle said. Listeria can cause a sometimes fatal infection in young children,...

The locavore, or local food, movement is gaining momentum, driven in part by increasing awareness about the importance of quality food. Nationwide, small, local farms have tapped into a growing market by selling meat and produce to nearby consumers and choosy restaurant chefs.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers about a possible Listeria contamination in cheeses from Washington state-based Estrella Family Creamery. The agency said environmental samples and a product sample collected during its August inspection at the cheesemaker tested positive...

Gold medal favorite, American downhill skier Lindsey Vonn may be a little ways away from home in Vancouver, B.C., and far away from the storied mountains of Austria, but it was to an Austrian home remedy that she turned when her shin began giving her "excruciating pain." At first, Vonn said she was...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants to shut down a cheese company the agency accused of operating under unsanitary conditions and producing cheese contaminated with Listeria. The FDA filed for a permanent injunction in U.S. District Court against New Jersey-based Quesos Mi Pueblito, one of...

Think you're safe eating foods regulated by the Food and Drug Administration? Think again, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a non-profit health advocacy group. What many consumers consider healthy foods -- including eggs and leafy greens -- are implicated in 40% of...

In Milan, some bank employees are assigned to care for the collateral. Rather than examine credit spreads and market indicators, however, they are focused on temperatures in a warehouse and the centuries of tradition that have come to define making Parmesan cheese. Some banks are allowing...