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Week 3: BPI continues case against ABC in defamation trial

By News Desk on June 19, 2017

logo BPIThe $1.9 billion state civil defamation trial pitting Beef Products  Inc. against Disney-owned ABC Television and reporter Jim Avila enters its third week today in Elk Point, SD. The 12-member jury and four alternates—11 women…
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Jury trial begins today in BPI v. ABC on the saga of ‘pink slime’

By Dan Flynn on June 5, 2017

ELK POINT, SD — A 12-member jury and four alternates, including 11 women and five men, are ready to hear opening arguments today in a $1.9 billion defamation trial scheduled to last eight weeks here…
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BPI drops some defendants from ‘pink slime’ civil action

By News Desk on August 22, 2016

ABC news reporters Diane Sawyer and Jim Avila and American Broadcasting Companies Inc. remain as defendants in $1.2 billion lawsuit brought by Beef Products Inc. in Dakota Dunes, SD.   However, the beef company that pioneered…
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IAFP 2016 — The Salmonella question isn’t easily answered

By Coral Beach on August 2, 2016

ST. LOUIS — A scientist, a retiree and a lawyer walk into a seminar room. There’s no punchline. They’re no joke. They came to talk Salmonella and they are deadly serious. …
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IAFP 2015: Taylor and Almanza Share the Same Stage in Portland

By Dan Flynn on July 28, 2015

Tuesday’s schedule at the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) annual meeting in Portland, OR, featured the “Mike and Al Show” competing with lunch, but there still was a large crowd at the Oregon Convention…
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Controlling Pathogens: Options and a Recommendation

By Carl Custer on March 28, 2014

My previous articles have outlined that certain strains of Salmonella are virulent and pathogenic to humans. As such, they are adulterants by definition of the Meat and Poultry Inspection Acts, even in raw meat or…
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Controlling Salmonella Would Cost Producers

By Carl Custer on March 5, 2014

Controlling Salmonella or other pathogens would cost producers, and the cost would be expected to be transferred to processors and consumers. For animal pathogens, the USDA’s APHIS bears some of the burden and indemnifies producers…
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Controlling Salmonella in Raw Foods

By Carl Custer on February 27, 2014

One of the arguments against attempts to control Salmonella is that it is naturally occurring and impossible to eradicate. According to several scientific studies, that is not true. During 1978-1981, B.S. Pomeroy at the University…
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Salmonellosis Prevention: The Warning Labels Are Enough

By Carl Custer on February 17, 2014

Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) labels are not always informative. The warning label prescribed in 9 C.F.R. 317.2(l) and 381.125(b) has faded into the background of consumer’s awareness by overuse. Other terms such as…
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Salmonella: The Bacterium

By Carl Custer on January 21, 2014

The genus Salmonella is diverse. Currently there are three recognized species: S. enterica, S. bongori and S. subterranean, with S. enterica the most important specie affecting human and food animal health. However, even the species…
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