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US Food Regulator Releases New Guidelines for Food Processors to Control Allergens
Nov 19, 2015The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has released new rules for food processors to control allergens. The new guidelines by FSIS aim to help poultry, meat and processed egg product ...
Tags: poultry, meat, egg product
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Subway to Serve Antibiotics-Free Poultry Products
Oct 23, 2015Subway is planning to serve poultry products made from turkey and chicken raised without antibiotics. The move comes after several consumer groups came down heavily on the company for its lack of transparency in providing specific ...
Tags: Subway, Poultry Products
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Michigan Company Has Recalled Turkey Lunch Meat Over Possible Bacterial Contamination
Mar 11, 2015A western Michigan company has recalled turkey lunch meat over possible bacterial contamination. The Michigan Department of Agriculture said that some of the turkey sold at Earl's Meats in Holland tested positive for Listeria, CBS Detroit ...
Tags: Michigan company, lunch meat
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US Government Failed to Meet The Deadline for Finalising Regulations of Beef Labels
Jan 7, 2015Consumers shopping for steak and other whole cuts of beef will have to wait for another three years to get meat safety labels on meat products after the US government failed to meet the deadline for finalising regulations. The US ...
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8.7 Million Pounds of Meat Processed by Rancho Feeding Corporation in Petaluma,
Mar 4, 2014Many people are wondering why 8.7 million pounds of meat processed by Rancho Feeding Corporation in Petaluma,CA,were recalled and the slaughterhouse subsequently closed. Could it be an inspector shortage?An inspector-veterinarian ...
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CA Beef Producer Recalls 8.7 Million Pounds of Meat
Feb 28, 2014Rancho Feeding Corp.of Petaluma,CA,the beef producer that recalled 8.7 million pounds of meat on Saturday,has halted operations as personnel attempt to help locate any remaining shipments made in 2013. At the same time,the U.S.Department ...
Tags: Beef Recall, beef, beef producer
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Listeria Monocytogenes Was Isolated From a Sample of Fresh Cheese Curd
Feb 27, 2014On Feb. 10, 2014,Listeria monocytogenes,a bacterium that can cause human illness,was isolated from a sample of Cuajada en Terron (Fresh Cheese Curd) collected by representatives from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer ...
Tags: Listeria, Cheese, Curd Sample, Va, Agriculture
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California'S Central Valley Meat Co. Has Been Indefinitely Closed
Feb 27, 2014California’s Central Valley Meat Co. has been indefinitely closed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for failing to meet cleanliness standards. “FSIS withdrew our inspectors and suspended operations due to insanitary ...
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Regarding Both The Ongoing Investigation Into The Processing Plant and The Recall Itself.
Feb 27, 2014More than two weeks after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the initial recall of beef products processed by central California’s Rancho Feeding Corporation, several questions remain unanswered regarding both the ongoing ...
Tags: beef, Marin Sun, Rancho Feeding Corporation, recall
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Food Safety News Does Not Endorse Any Individual Food Producer on Cleanliness or Safety
Feb 26, 2014Editor’s note: This article written by Christopher Peak originally appeared in the Point Reyes Light. Food Safety News does not endorse any individual food producer on cleanliness or safety. We also do not consider antibiotics or ...
Tags: Beef, Recall, BN Ranch, Rancho Feeding Corporation
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Infused Rice Is Having Some Problems with Niacin, The Organic Compound Also Call B3
Feb 25, 2014Judging by the news stories that have cropped up in the past 24 hours, Uncle Ben’s Infused Rice is having some problems with niacin, the organic compound also known as vitamin B3. The problems came to a head on Monday, when Mars ...
Tags: Rice Recall, Niacin, Vitamin B3, FDA
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Jensen Ltd. Is Recalling Jensen Cheese Brand Old Cheddar Cheese
Feb 25, 2014Jensen Ltd. is recalling Jensen Cheese brand Old Cheddar Cheese (white) from the marketplace due to possible Listeria contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below. The affected product, Jensen Cheese ...
Tags: Listeria Recall, Cheddar Cheese, Listeria contamination, Jensen Cheese
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USA Ministry of Agriculture Confirmed Those Selling Beef Recall of 9000000 Pounds
Feb 25, 2014The U.S. Department of Agriculture has finally identified some of the retailers who sold some of the 9 million pounds of beef recalled in California by Rancho Feeding Corporation late last week. Missing from the list are any retailers in ...
Tags: USDA, Retailers, Beef Recall, Food Safety
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Regarding The Deadlines for Publishing Final Rules Implementing The FSMA
Feb 21, 2014The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has?reached a settlement with?the Center for Food Safety (CFS) and the Center for Environmental Health?regarding the deadlines for publishing final rules implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
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Journalists Have Long Used The Term "Thumbsucker" to Describe a Piece
Feb 16, 2014Journalists have long used the term "thumbsucker" to describe a piece that was usually fairly long and obvious yet still pulled together some story that was worth telling but didn't have to be told today. "Schedule that thumbsucker from ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food