Retail chicken meat often contains Campylobacter but the level of contamination is generally low, according to a recent research report.
Researchers collected 1,490 chicken, beef, lamb, and pork samples from Australian supermarkets and butchers from
Continue Reading Campylobacter common at low levels in Australian chicken
If you haven’t heard, a Seattle attorney is petitioning the USDA to make it illegal to sell meat and poultry that is contaminated with Salmonella.
Yep, as of right now — and who knows
Continue Reading Beach Beat: The faces behind the petition
Dear Editor,
I like your recent post Letter From the Editor on Counting Cows.
Don’t forget Canada who is the USA’s largest trading partner in beef (reciprocal trading too) is also very capable of
Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: Why is R-CALF so upset? Just do it — count the cows
A performance standard is a metric that USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service uses to evaluate the potential presence of pathogens on FSIS-regulated products, including meat and poultry. The Salmonella performance standards apply to an
Continue Reading USDA’s Salmonella standards for raw ground beef may change in 2020
Only two of more than 300 samples of beef and minced meat were positive for Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in Norway, according to a survey.
The analysis of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) in 308
Continue Reading Analysis finds low levels of STEC in Norwegian meat
A consumer complaint had spurred Ottawa-based Usine Amsellem Inc. to recall Amsellem brand Solo Chorizo because of possible Salmonella contamination.
The food recall warning was issued on Dec. 4. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Continue Reading Dried Beef Sausage recalled due to Salmonella and customer complaint
Posting recall No. 23 for beef because of the risk of E. coli infections, Canadian officials continue to repeat vague information about the situation that now includes 875 individual products.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Continue Reading ‘Industry’ recalls more mystery meat because of risk of E. coli
Canadian officials won’t release any information about an E. coli investigation involving beef despite the fact that more than 860 products have been recalled. The CFIA has warned five countries about the recalled meat.
As government officials remain mum on details, they have posted the 21st in a string of beef recalls related to an ongoing E. coli investigation. The newest does not name a recalling company. It says
Continue Reading Beef recall No. 21 and counting in Canada
Public health officials have added another 18 products to a list of recalled beef and veal items that now has more than 830 entries. An investigation into E. coli contamination prompted all of the regional
Continue Reading More than 800 beef products now under recall for E. coli risk
Public health officials have added two more notices to the stack of beef recalls already underway in Canada. An E. coli investigation sparked the actions there, which in turn caused U.S. officials to issue a
Continue Reading Two more beef recalls in Canada for E. coli risk; U.S. warning remains in place
