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Nevada Mobile Slaughter Unit Info Session Planned

The Agriculture Department announced this week that its Food Safety and Inspection Service will host a red meat mobile slaughter unit information session Sept. 9.   The information session, which is...

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Seafood HACCP Snags Malaysian Fish Importer

To import fish to the United States, a Malaysian company recently shared all of its seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan and supporting documents with the U.S....

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GM Salmon Up For Debate

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently announced that the agency will hold two public meetings on AquAdvantage Salmon, a genetically modified (GM) Atlantic salmon intended to be used for...

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Michigan Sandwich Maker Gets FDA Warning Letter

A Michigan food processing facility is manufacturing tuna salad sandwiches without having a seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.In...

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Amish Butter Products Risk Deadly Pathogen Growth

An Ohio food manufacturing facility making low-acid Sweet Potato Butter and Pumpkin Butter is risking the growth of pathogenic microorganisms that could lead to deadly botulism, the U.S. Food and...

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High Antibiotic Levels Found in NY Veal Calves

An upstate New York dairy farm is selling bob veal calves with levels of the antibiotics Tetracycline and Penicillin in their edible tissues at levels that are higher than allowed...

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USDA Encourages Schools to Improve Nutrition

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack encouraged schools throughout the country to participate in the Healthier US School Challenge this week. USDA created this initiative to recognize schools that that maintain a...

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USDA Partners with Red Book on Produce Webinars

The United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service has teamed up with Red Book Credit Services of Red Book University to host educational Webinars on produce issues.Participants in the...

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Marshals Raid Rat-Infested Food Warehouse

U.S. Marshals executed a federal court order to seize packaged food products by raiding a rat-infested old seed warehouse in Athens, GA that was being used by Mid-States Services Inc....

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Juice Maker Must Reduce Microorganism Count

A Bowling Green, KY juice maker is having trouble understanding how it can achieve a "5-log reduction in the pertinent microorganisms."In an Aug. 13 warning letter to Juice Pac Inc.,...

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Making School Food Healthier

Some kids have already started attending classes, and most will be back in school after Labor Day.  Many parents may justifiably be wondering about recent efforts to improve the quality...

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Publisher's Platform: Magic Wand

What if I had a food safety magic wand?The other morning when I was prepping in another studio to talk with another cable channel about yet another food crisis--this time...

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