February 18th, 2008 joshua
A California meat packer announced the largest beef recall in U.S. history Sunday, though much of the beef is believed to have already been eaten.
The meat packer is accused of animal cruelty, according to a Reuters report citing U.S. Agriculture Department officials. Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Co., based in Chino, Calif., has been closed since early […]
February 15th, 2008 joshua
A manager at the ConAgra Foods facility in Sylvester, GA recently told TV station WALB-TV that its been six months since the plant started making Peter Pan Peanut Butter, and Feb. 14 marked a year since it was forced to close its doors because of salmonella poisoning.
The manager says the company determined a roof leak […]
February 14th, 2008 joshua
Oceano Packaging Company is suing True Organic Products and Western Farm Service for selling fertilizer contaminated by salmonella, the site LegalNewsline.com reports.
Three customers of Oceano reported salmonella tainting crops bought from the company. The two defendants are being sued for negligence, breach of express and implied warranty of fitness, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, unfair competition and […]
February 13th, 2008 joshua
Food-related illness is on the rise, according to a report published on the UK TV Channel 4.
The study conducted by the Food Standards Agency looked at rates of food-borne illness from 2005 and 2006. Cases of salmonella rose by 10 percent in those years. E. coli poisoning rose at the same rate, the report noted.
Overall […]
February 12th, 2008 joshua
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is warning consumers to avoid smoked pork and beef bratwurst produced by J&B Meats of Barnesville, Minn. Product sampling found the products were contaminated with listeria bacteria.
No illness has been reported to these findings, according to that state agency’s Web site.
The bratwurst has a lot number PBB30306 and a Minnesota […]
February 12th, 2008 joshua
An outbreak of salmonella has possibly been traced to tainted ‘ahi on O’ahu Island, in the state of Hawai’i, the Honolulu Advertiser reports. This outbreak led to a recent recall of 11,000 pounds of ‘ahi by an O’ahu distributor.
More than 33 cases of salmonella poisoning have been reported in O’ahu from October to December 2007. […]
February 8th, 2008 joshua
New Era Canning Company is issuing a massive recall on vegetables packaged in No. 10 cans – the largest can size and often purchased by restaurants. During processing the vegetables may have been exposed to conditions that could cause contamination by Clostridium botlulinum spores, which could lead to serious illness and death, a release […]
February 7th, 2008 joshua
Two Chinese companies and an American importer face federal indictments for knowingly misleading the manufacturers over tainted pet food.
The New York Times reports the American importer knew pet food that contained tainted wheat gluten was intentionally mislabeled to avoid inspection. The indictment seeks fines and prison terms for executives at ChemNutra, the Las Vegas based […]
February 6th, 2008 joshua
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing a warning against several types of fish harvested from the northern Gulf of Mexico after it was linked to an unusual type of food poisoning
Several outbreaks of ciguatera fish poisoning have been confirmed, according to a report from Associated Press. Symptoms of this variety of poisoning include […]
February 5th, 2008 joshua
The Bush Administration thinks charging meat processors additional licensing fees will open new streams of revenue for food safety measures.
The President proposed a pair of new licenses Monday, according to Reuters, that has the potential to generate $96 million. These new licenses will require congressional approval before being implemented.
One license will generate nearly all - […]
