Likening a trip to the grocery store to shooting craps, a consumer watchdog group is reporting that data from the U.S. government shows food recalls are on an upward trend, which the advocates say could
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Perdue Foods recalls 34 tons of chicken nuggets after consumers find wood
Perdue Foods, LLC in Perry, GA, late Thursday recalled about 68,200 pounds of organic ready-to-eat chicken nugget products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically wood, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food
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Food Standards Scotland reboots food safety campaign for consumers
Four in 10 people who’ve had food poisoning believe they got it from eating and preparing food at home, according to a survey in Scotland.
Research for Food Standards Scotland (FSS) shows people in the
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Florida town imposes $50 per day fine for growing edible plants in front yards
A bill waiting in the Rules Committee of the Florida Legislature may end one of the more bizarre powers of local government, the prohibition of vegetable gardens on residential properties.
The potential of Senate Bill
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Salmon nuggets recalled in Canada for possible Listeria contamination
Delta Pacific Seafoods in Vancouver Thursday recalled certain Salmon Village brand Hot Smoked Atlantic Salmon Nuggets from the marketplace because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recalled products are sold at retail outlets in Alberta,
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ALERT: U.S. representative, advocates say food safety programs dangerously disrupted
ALERT: A USDA spokesperson told Food Safety News the agency is not staffing its phones dedicated to consumer complaints about meat, poultry and processed egg products during the partial government shutdown. The askkaren.gov service is
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MMWR reports on how backyard flock outbreak was traced back to hatchery
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) earlier this month explored one of the ways that more than 70 Salmonella outbreaks related to backyard poultry flocks have occurred since 2000.
MMWR, published by the federal
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Auditors find EU chemical hazards system is ‘overstretched’
The European Union’s system for protecting consumers from chemical hazards in food is overstretched, according to a report from the European Court of Auditors (ECA).
The audit between December 2017 and May 2018 concentrated on
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Stricter food contamination penalties proposed in New Zealand
Plans to create stronger penalties for deliberate food contamination are being considered in New Zealand.
Nathan Guy, a member of parliament for the New Zealand National Party, has proposed a Member’s Bill to protect people
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Dozens sick after eating raw oysters; Hog Island Oysters subject to recall
California officials have closed some commercial shellfish farming areas while they investigate an outbreak of norovirus that has sickened at least 44 people who reported eating raw oysters from Hog Island Oysters.
The company agreed
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Industry wants to keep working on Safe Food for Canadians Act regulations
The influential Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition hailed the new Safe Food For Canadians Act regulations that began to take effect across Canada Tuesday, promising to continue work to make them “world class.”
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