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recalled Taylor Farms chicken

342 pounds of chicken products recalled after complaint from consumer

By News Desk on August 9, 2019

After a consumer complaint, Taylor Farms Inc. of Chicago is recalling 342 pounds of breaded chicken because of a processing defect that may have led to undercooking of products, a recall notice posted on the…
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Mecox Bay Dairy recalls cheese after samples test positive for Listeria

By Kelsey M. Mackin on May 10, 2019

Mecox Bay Dairy LLC, a company based in New York, is recalling an undisclosed volume of its “Mecox Sunrise” washed-rind Tomme style cheese because state inspectors found Listeria contamination.

The company did not provide any…
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Public anger leads to repeal of soda pop tax in Chicago area

By News Desk on October 12, 2017

On a veto-proof 15-2 vote, the Cook County Board responded to angry constituents Wednesday by repealing Chicago’s hated soda pop tax.

Board President Toni Preckwinkle did not say if she’d veto the repeal, which would…
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Chicago hates the soda pop tax; repeal vote likely this week

By News Desk on October 9, 2017

Since first enacted on March 1, 2015, in Berkeley, CA, the sugar tax on soft drinks has tempted cities around the country. Chicago, however, is ready to drop the “soda pop tax.”

The soda pop…
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Chicago BBQ restaurant closes amidst Salmonella outbreak

By News Desk on September 1, 2017

The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) has identified a new Salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 14 people, six of whom have required hospitalization.

The CDPH investigation links the outbreak to Best BBQ…
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Chicago IG says 20 more public health inspectors in the works

By News Desk on August 11, 2017

Although Chicago’s health department has plans to add less than half the number of the restaurant inspectors the city’s Inspector General Joe Ferguson recommended, he says it should be enough to perform the minimum number…
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Elderly man sentenced to 18 months for certification bribes

By Coral Beach on April 24, 2017

A 71-year-old man is facing 18 months in federal prison for taking bribes in exchange for giving false food safety training certificates to foodservice workers from 2008 to 2015.

http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo-prison-cellblock-multi-tiered-seen-guard-secured-area-image34996720Ernest Griffin negotiated a plea agreement…
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Life Rising tablets suspected in elevated lead cases, 2 deaths

By Coral Beach on August 30, 2016

Local, state and federal officials are investigating Ton Shen Health in relation to elevated lead levels in children and two deaths that occurred after people took a Life Rising brand dietary supplement. The Chicago-based Ton …
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Benefit set Aug. 10 for STOP Foodborne Illness

By News Desk on July 19, 2016

The national nonprofit advocacy group STOP Foodborne Illness is inviting supporters to “STOP @ Dovetail Brewery” for a benefit event in Chicago on Aug. 10. Tickets are available online for $85 each for the evening…
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More sick, 20 hospitalized in Chicago E. coli outbreak

By Coral Beach on July 15, 2016

The number of people sickened in an E. coli outbreak traced to a Chicago restaurant continues to increase, with 65 now confirmed. Twenty of the victims’ symptoms were so severe they were admitted to hospitals.…
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UPDATED: Woman sues restaurant; E. coli outbreak tops 50

By News Desk on July 7, 2016

UPDATED CONTENT July 7 — This story has been updated to include reports that the number of E. coli victims in the outbreak has doubled to 50, up from 25. A Chicago woman who had…
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