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The outlines of a secretive plan to outlaw “the use of slaughterhouses” and put any employees who are displaced on some sort of welfare have begun to emerge in the Mile High City.
It won’t all come to fruition until the 2024 municipal election when it will
Continue Reading Denver initiative would ask voters in 2024 to ban livestock slaughter facilities and uses
According to the The National Center for Biotechnology Information there are 155 cases now identified as part of a Salmonella Thompson outbreak traced to seafood from a Denver company.
The center has identified the outbreak strain in 155 patient samples. According to the most recent report on Oct. 8 from
Continue Reading Biotechnology center finds outbreak strain of Salmonella in 155 cases linked to seafood
United Airlines Inc. has managed to get a troublesome lawsuit moved from state to federal court where on Nov. 19 it will argue that the judge should dismiss the case before goes any further.
The civil action was brought against United by Marcia Lee, who was from March 3 to
Continue Reading United says it’s committed to food safety; wants safety exec’s case tossed
At least 30 people across nine states have fallen ill in an outbreak of Salmonella infections traced to “Living Alfalfa Sprouts” supplied by Sprouts Extraordinaire of Denver. A number of the victims reported eating fresh sprouts at several different restaurants before becoming ill, according to the Friday afternoon outbreak announcement
Continue Reading Fresh sprouts from Denver linked to 9-state outbreak
Colorado will know by mid-May if Senate Republicans were as quick to make a deal with the restaurant industry as were House Democrats. The outcome could mean more money to pay for local restaurant inspections, but it could also mean more murky reports on those inspections. At issue is House
Continue Reading More money for scoreless restaurant inspections advances in Colorado
Denver’s Lombardi Brothers Meats issued a July Fourth eve recall of approximately 26,975 pounds of tenderized steak and ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). No illnesses are yet known to be
Continue Reading 13.5 Tons of Beef Recalled for Possible E. Coli Contamination
An act that would require meat, chicken and fish to be sold with a label indicating their country of origin has made its way to district court after being struck down by the World Trade Organization. The U.S. Country of Origin Labeling Act, also known as the “COOL Act,” which
Continue Reading COOL Act Moves to U.S. District Court in Denver
At least 60 people have been hospitalized after eating at a Denver homeless shelter Sunday night. Less than an hour after eating a turkey dinner served at the Denver Rescue Mission at 7 p.m., dozens of meal recipients began to vomit and became dehydrated from fluid loss. Emergency responders were
Continue Reading 60 Hospitalized in Denver After Eating Charity Dinner
Bob McDonald, Denver’s environmental health director, wants restaurateurs and the public at large to understand how the city now enforces inspections.
McDonald met Tuesday with some of Denver’s restaurateurs who are upset because more fines are being levied after inspections.
The city and county of Denver two years ago decided
Continue Reading Denver Defends New Restaurant Inspection Scheme
Denver’s restaurateurs hurting from the Great Recession agreed to a deal in which the Department of Environmental Health stopped posting reports of critical violations for customers to see, in exchange for accepting higher fines for infractions.
But two years later, some members of the Colorado Restaurant Association (CRA) believe
Continue Reading Denver Restaurateurs Say Inspections Being Used to Raise Cash
