Food safety

FDA's salmonella probe
expands beyond tomatoes
Jul 8, 2008

To locate the source of a salmonella outbreak, the United States Food and Drug Administration is beginning to test food other than tomatoes, including imported products....

FDA investigates source
of salmonella outbreak
Jun 11, 2008

The United States Food and Drug Administration said it hoped to pinpoint soon the source of a salmonella outbreak linked to raw tomatoes that has made at least 167 people ill in 17 states....

Food Protection Plan aims to safeguard US food supply
May 1, 2008

United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Mike Leavitt has announced an initiative by the Food and Drug Administration designed...

USDA publishes food defense guide
Apr 1, 2008

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released its Guide to Developing a Food Defense Plan for Warehouses and Distribution Centers, along...

Topps calls it quits; Cargill recalls patties
Apr 1, 2008

The threat of E coli has had a major impact on beef patty producers recently. One meat company has been forced to shut down its operations, and another...

Beef taken off menu in largest recall so far
Mar 1, 2008

In the largest recall of beef in United States history, Chino CA-based Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing will voluntarily take back more than 143 million pounds of raw and frozen meat...

DuPont, USDA ARS
partner to battle E. coli
Feb 22, 2008

E. I. du pont de Nemours and Company and the Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture are partnering to find new ways to detect an E. coli strain in beef....

Texans, beware of beef
sold in suspicious manner
Jan 1, 2008

American Fresh Foods in Fort Worth TX is urging Texas consumers not to purchase its ground beef under questionable circumstances. This precaution comes after the company reported, early the morning of December 27, the theft of one of its refrigerated trucks containing 14,800 pounds of ground beef products....

Totino’s, Jeno’s recall
frozen pizzas nationwide
Nov 2, 2007

Totino’s and Jeno’s announced a voluntary recall of frozen pizzas with pepperoni toppings because of possible contamination of the topping with E coli O157:H7....

Topps greatly expands
recall of ground beef
Oct 1, 2007

Topps Meat Co LLC, based in Elizabeth NJ, has voluntarily expanded its recall announced September 25 to include 21.7 million pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E coli O157:H7....

Dole voluntarily recalls
certain packaged salads
Sep 19, 2007

Dole Fresh Vegetables, a division of Dole Food Co Inc, is voluntarily recalling all salad bearing the label “Dole Hearts Delight” sold in the United States and Canada with a “best if used by (BIUB)” date of Sept 19, 2007, and a production code of “A24924A” or “A24924B” stamped on the package....

United Food Group expands beef recall
Jul 1, 2007

In a precautionary measure, United Food Group LLC, in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is voluntarily expanding its...

E coli concerns trigger lettuce recall
Oct 9, 2006, from staff and wire reports

Foxy brand green leaf lettuce raised in California’s Salinas Valley has been recalled due to concerns about contamination with E coli....

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