Consumer Reports has released details of an investigation highlighting the most contaminated poultry processing plants in the U.S., pinpointing those with persistently high levels of Salmonella contamination.
The worst offenders
Based on data from the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the report identifies 56 plants across 22 states
Butterball, LLC, of Mount Olive, NC, is recalling 14,107 pounds of ground turkey products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically blue plastic.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announcement, the problem was discovered when FSIS and the establishment received consumer complaints
Continue Reading Consumer complaints of plastic in ground turkey leads Butterball to recall 7 tons
Those who work in the arena of public affairs risk more than paper cuts when they decide to work with their opponents. I know this from the years when I worked for developers in the Seattle area, and environmentalists and neighborhood activists were on the other side.
Some on
Continue Reading Letter from the Editor: A coalition rising
Mount Olive, NC-based Butterball LLC has recalled more than 78,000 pounds of raw ground turkey products in connection with an outbreak of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella Schwarzengrund, according to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and the CDC.
“Whole genome sequencing (WGS) analysis of 5 clinical isolates predicted antibiotic resistance to
Continue Reading Butterball, Kroger, other brands of turkey recalled nationwide because of new multistate Salmonella outbreak
A hidden-camera video so graphic it prompted North Carolina officials to raid a Butterball turkey farm Thursday is the latest undercover effort by the vegan/animal rights group Mercy for Animals to expose what it sees as extreme cruelty toward food animals.
After viewing the video, the Hoke County Sheriff’s Department
Continue Reading Undercover Video Alleges Abuse at Butterball Farm
