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DOJ drops one charge against retired Blue Bell president as trial begins

By Dan Flynn on August 2, 2022

AUSTIN–At the request of the Department of Justice team trying the case, the trial judge dismissed one of the seven counts of the indictment against a former president of Blue Bell ice cream.

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Beach Beat: Babies are at least as important as dogs — feds need to stand up

By Coral Beach on March 30, 2022

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Is the safety of dog food as important as the safety of infant formula? That is the question facing officials at the Food and Drug Administration, but they aren’t talking about it…
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Justice Department takes historic level of enforcement against COVID-19 fraud

By News Desk on March 27, 2021
When Texan Dinesh Sah pleaded guilty this week to orchestrating a fraudulent scheme to lift $17 million from the Paycheck Protection Progam’s forgivable loan program, it might have been a solo act of someone who

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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.

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