Customer complaints about discolored hamburger with an off odor prompted a recall of about 226,400 pounds of ground beef, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced late
A Los Angeles company recalled its string cheese Monday because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus aureus.
Surtex Foods Co. says it has ceased production and distribution
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is accepting comments on proposed changes to the Food Standards Code until Feb. 9.
Among the changes announced in late 2010 are the approval
The Government of Canada says it has further strengthened its ability to protect aquatic animal health and ensure that the aquatic animal industry remains strong.
New regulations require all suspected
America’s bison ranchers are bullish about 2011.
They are coming off their best year ever, with prices in the range of $3.25 per pound for slaughter bulls being
In the ongoing, confusing court battles over process involving genetically engineered (GE) or genetically modified (GM) crops, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has run up one white flag.
The nation’s highest-ranking food safety official laid out the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s vision for strengthening the food safety system to better “meet the demands of
A California company has recalled three kinds of snack foods because they may be contaminated with Salmonella.
La Placita Botanas Mexicanas, Inc. of South El Monte, California announced it was
Homestead Pasta Company, based in San Francisco, has issued a recall of 144,633 pounds of frozen beef, turkey, and chicken tamale products.
The recall was announced after the Food
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) last Monday (Jan. 3) put new rules into effect for so-called “downer” cows that are identified at slaughterhouses.
Under notice 74-
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First Lady Michelle Obama is expected to make a major announcement regarding her campaign to combat childhood obesity on Tuesday. Mrs. Obama will be joined by business leaders to make