Tony Downs Foods,an establishment based in Madelia,Minnesota,is recalling approximately 70,500 pounds of chunk chicken due to mislabeling and an undeclared allergen,according to US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection ...
The Canadian government is boosting food-safety procedures and practices as a part its efforts to support Chicken Farmers of Canada(CFC)–a national organization representing 2,700 farmers. Member of Parliament James Bezan said the ...
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Taiwan has passed a bill to lift the import ban on beef containing the feed additive ractopamine,a move which will give US beef an expanded access to the Taiwanese market,and also facilitate the resumption of free trade talks with ...
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About three-quarters of people in the UK are willing to take food safety risks while eating out,which puts them at increased risk of food poisoning,especially during the upcoming London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games,according to a new ...
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US-based Life Technologies has developed a new molecular test for the detection of multiple strains of E.coli in ground beef. According to the company,the new test simultaneously detects E.coli O157:H7 and six non-O157 E.coli ...
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Scientists at the University of Georgia,US,have developed a rapid diagnostic test to accurately identify,detect bacteria and chemical contaminants. In a series of studies,the scientists were able to identify compounds such as lactic acid ...
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC)has asked state health officials in the US to further restrict the sale of raw milk,in order to improve food safety in the country. In a letter to the officials,the CDC noted that ...
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New Zealand has launched a new website to improve the food recall process and ensure food safety in the country. The new website,ProductRecallnz,will enable the registered companies to rapidly inform trading partners and customers when a ...
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Swiss chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut has announced that it has received a positive scientific opinion from the European Food Safety Authority(EFSA)that cocoa flavanols have a positive effect on human blood flow. According to the ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration(FDA)is set to initiate a five-year project to create a public database of the gene sequences of 100,000 bacteria,as a part of its effort to rapidly identify the source of contamination and bring foodborne ...
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Empower Foods has recalled Empower Power Wraps and Tony Ferguson High Fibre Wraps in Australia,as the products may contain small metal pieces,according to the Food Safety Standards Australia and New Zealand(FSANZ). Consumers have been ...
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The proposed $4.7 billion sale of Smithfield Foods, America's largest pork producer, to China's biggest meat processing company comes amid significant trade friction between the two countries over meat and livestock. China bans ...
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Cattle on the Schilke Ranch in northwestern North Dakota, located on Bakken Shale. Photo: Jacki Schilke In a Brooklyn winery on a sultry July evening, an elegant crowd sips rosé and nibbles trout plucked from the gin-clear streams ...
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Elanco Food Solutions has launched CellVex–a new anti-microbial food safety product designed to lower E.coli and Salmonella pathogens in beef processing plants. CellVex is a liquid bromine product that combines with bleach to form ...
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The Food Standards Agency(FSA)is inviting researchers to develop innovative proposals that would improve food safety and help the agency address its strategic challenges. The focus of this call to tender,with a total spending pot of ...
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