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Almost one ton of chicken kababs recalled for not listing wheat on the label
Santa Clara, CA-based Creative Food Processing has recalled approximately 1,941 pounds of raw chicken products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
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Long-term Listeria outbreak solved in Denmark
Danish officials have solved a Listeria outbreak linked to hummus that first affected people in 2016.
Statens Serum Institut (SSI), Fødevarestyrelsen (Danish Veterinary and Food Administration) and the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark
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Health officials investigating apparent cases of scombroid poisoning
Investigators have an open case file on an outbreak of scombroid poisoning among patrons of a restaurant in an upscale hotel in downtown Seattle.
Three people became ill after eating cooked tuna at the All
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Review supports poultry as being major source of Campylobacter
A review has backed the belief that poultry and ruminants are the main sources of Campylobacter infections.
The work found more than half of human campylobacteriosis cases were attributed to poultry. Ruminants such as cattle
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Russ Davis Wholesale recalls cut vegetables including Quick & Easy, Crazy Fresh brands
Multiple vegetable products have been recalled by Russ Davis Wholesale, a fresh produce processor and distributor, because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recall comes after ready-to-eat entrees, including some packaged for Quick &
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Fresh Seasons recalls some ‘Veggie & Ranch’ vegetable cups
Some Fresh Seasons pre-cut vegetables have been recalled by Taher Inc. in conjunction with a recall by Mann’s Packing Co. The “Veggie & Ranch Cups” are served in some cafeterias and sold in certain vending
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Kansas Legislature will be asked to repeal ban on raw milk advertising
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt and Agriculture Secretary Mike Beam are going along with a consent judgment issued last week by Kansas District Judge Richard Anderson that allows off-the-farm advertising of raw milk in the
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Austrian company sent questionable meat to other EU countries
Beef and pork from Austria that is suspected to be unfit to eat has been distributed to 10 other countries.
Austrian authorities searched a slaughterhouse in Styria in late October and suspect that meat unfit
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Scientists seek to help produce industry combat foodborne pathogens
A university researcher is looking for a way to make existing scientific literature and data on food safety easily accessible to growers.
Funded by the Center for Produce Safety, the project is headed by Daniel
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