For the cause of traceability, radio frequency identification (RFID) ear tags will be required in American beef cattle, dairy cows, and bison by Jan. 1, 2023.
Unless, of course, a Montana-based cattle ranchers’ organization can
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Publisher’s Platform: FSIS knows your chicken is tainted, says it’s OK to sell, but tells you not to wash it
By warning you not to wash chicken (or other poultry), FSIS correctly recognizes the risk of cross-contamination in your kitchen and the risk that it poses to you and your family – especially children and
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The Blue Bell ice cream Listeria outbreak and its fallout
Opinion
Authors: Angela Spivey, Andrew Phillips, and Alan Pryor
It may come off as a truism that food safety is the “most central consumer safety and legal compliance issue” facing a food and beverage
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Pet food firm sues FDA; wants some Salmonella to be allowed
A company that markets raw meat and poultry as pet food is suing the FDA saying the agency’s intolerance of Salmonella contamination violates the U.S. Constitution and is a bunch of “gobbledygook.”
Lystn LLC, doing
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Tyson lost $2.5 million because, they say, FSIS failed to properly inspect hogs
Dr. Yolanda Thomspon was the USDA inspector on duty for the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) at the Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. plant in Storm Lake, IA, on March 26, 2018.
Her actions that
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Four sentenced in France for roles in horse meat scandal
The former director of a French meat processor has been sentenced to six months in jail for his role in the 2013 horse meat scandal.
Jacques Poujol, ex-director at Spanghero, was found guilty of fraud
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Tiger Brands will fight Listeria class action related to deadly outbreak
Owners of Tiger Brands plan to fight a class action lawsuit relating to the company’s part in the 2017-2018 Listeria outbreak in South Africa.
The lawsuit is being brought against the company by Richard Spoor
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Publisher’s Platform: What does it cost to sicken 1,034 – killing 204 – with Listeria-tainted polony in South Africa?
Opinion
No amount of money can compensate for the loss of a child or another family member. I recall the Jensen Farms Listeria outbreak in 2011 that sickened 147, killing more than 33, and the
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Pet owners file civil suits against Hill’s Pet Nutrition in relation to dog deaths
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Pet owners have filed a total of three separate civil lawsuits in federal court against Hill’s Pet Nutrition Inc. following the company’s recent admission that some of its pet foods contained
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Couple convicted on fraud charges after making fake holiday sickness claim
Two people have been ordered to pay almost £30,000 ($38,000) after making a false holiday sickness claim.
Martin and Lindsey Brown, aged 38 and 35 respectively, both from Chorley in Lancashire in the United Kingdom,
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Four sentenced after guilty pleas in fake holiday food poisoning claim
Four people have been sentenced to three months in prison, suspended for two years, after admitting to making a false holiday sickness claim.
Michael Jameson, 43, Claire Weir, 35, Jane Weir, 38, and Janet Weir,
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