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Dr. Elisabeth Hagen left the USDA in December of 2013, leaving the position of the USDA’s Undersecretary for Food Safety vacant and President Obama chose not to fill it for the remainder of his
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Nature’s Path Foods recalls cereals containing undeclared gluten
Nature’s Path Foods, a privately held, family-owned company, producing USDA and Canadian Certified Organic and Non-GMO Project Verified breakfast and snack foods sold in grocery and natural food stores in over 50 countries around the
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Smoked silver salmon in jars recalled over botulism fears
Wasilla, AK-based Smoked Alaska Seafoods Inc. has recalled all jars and cans of Smoked Silver Salmon in 6.5 oz. containers with the production code of AL81111133 on the bottom of the jar/can because it has
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Six-month old Salmonella outbreak from raw turkey continues to expand
The deadly multistate outbreak of multiple drug-resistant Salmonella infections linked to raw turkey products continues to expand, according to the latest update from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta.
The
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Officials haven’t named supplier behind yeast recalls affecting dozens of brands
With more than 80 yeast products recalled in the past week, Canadian officials say an ingredient supplier is likely the source of the problem. However, the government is not naming that supplier.
Cheese made with raw milk from TB-positive herd recalled; two other cheese recalls are unrelated
Corleggy Cheese has recalled two cheeses in Ireland made withunpasteurized milk from a herd in which animals tested positive for tuberculosis (TB).
Mycobacterium bovis causes TB in cattle and consumption of contaminated dairy products can
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Tennessee Senate considers closing raw milk loophole; sponsor cites outbreaks
Raw milk distributed from French Broad Farm in East Knox County, TN, through a cow share program sickened a dozen children this past summer. After the E. coli outbreak, the farm shut down the cow-share
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Denmark E. coli outbreak declared over; Salmonella investigation continues
Danish officials have ended an investigation into an outbreak of E. coli that affected almost 40 people, but they are continuing to look at a Salmonella monophasic Typhimurium outbreak that has sickened almost 50 people.
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Rep. DeLauro says she’s had enough with FDA’s delays in water quality enforcement
Leaders at the Food and Drug Administration charged with implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act knew agricultural water standards weren’t going to be met by someone in Washington D.C. snapping their fingers.
They decided more
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Nine hospitalized with Salmonella infections linked to Vietnamese rolls
Nine people have been admitted to hospitals in connection with a Salmonella outbreak in Australia that has been linked to raw egg butter, pate or barbecue pork ingredients.
A notice from South Australia (SA) Health
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