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Thousands of poultry price-fixing victims are a challenge for the court

By Dan Flynn on July 17, 2020

Poultry price-fixing has thousands of victims, making it impossible to notify them individually or accord all of their rights contained in the Crime Victims’ Rights Act  (CVRA). 

Department of Justice (DOJ) attorneys Heather Call and…
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Chipotle agrees to pay $25 million federal fine for role in some outbreaks

By News Desk on April 22, 2020

In what federal prosecutors say is the largest ever fine of its kind, operators of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. have agreed to pay $25 million to resolve criminal charges related to foodborne illness outbreaks from…
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Federal court orders remedial action by Minnesota’s Meech Dairy

By News Desk on July 10, 2018

The U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota has enjoined Todd & Patty Meech Dairy Farm and its co-owners from introducing adulterated meat into interstate commerce pending required remedial action.

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Federal court shuts down fish processor after years of problems

By Dan Flynn on May 31, 2018

Thirteen years after Michel G. Blanchet promised to follow food safety laws, The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has enjoined the Los Angeles man from preparing, processing, and distributing adulterated fish

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FDA wants judge to shut down unsanitary Staten Island facility

By News Desk on May 22, 2018

Euroline Foods LLC and Royal Seafood Baza Inc. violated the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act by processing and distributing ready-to-eat fish, fishery products, vegetable salads and cheese products in a Staten Island facility where…
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Sessions clears way for food companies to ignore FDA guidance

By Dan Flynn on February 13, 2018

Those guidance documents the Food and Drug Administration hands out to food manufacturers and others don’t mean as much as they once did. The Department of Justice has changed its policy so government lawyers will…
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Feds target smoked fish operation once on Oprah’s favorite list

By Coral Beach on June 28, 2017

Federal officials are seeking a court order to stop a smoked fish operation from selling food because of repeated Listeria problems at its Westchester County, NY, facility.

Smokehouse of NY Oprah packagingKnown as The Smokehouse of New York, the…
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Permanent injunction against Syfrett Feed Co over medicated animal feeds

By News Desk on May 5, 2017

Syfrett Feed Company Inc. of Okeechobee, FL, along with its owner and president, vice president and operations manager were  named Thursday in a consent decree of permanent injunction by the U.S. District Court for the…
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Dole’s Springfield shutdown, recalls cost company $36 million

By News Desk on May 5, 2017

Dole Food Co.Because the Dole Food Company is going public, financial documents it has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission are available showing how much recalls and shutdowns have cost the company’s  Dole Fresh Vegetables unit…
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Federal court shuts down powdered milk producer

By News Desk on March 20, 2017

Additional U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) enforcement against Valley Milk Products LLC was taken last week. In  civil action, the government and Valley Milk Products LLC entered into a consent decree of condemnation, and…
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Top food safety prosecutor continues accountability approach

By Dan Flynn on December 8, 2016

The Justice Department’s top food safety prosecutor says the year-old “Yates Memo,” about holding individuals at corporations accountable, is “still evolving.”

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