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Jury deliberates over charges against Paul Kruse in Blue Bell criminal case

By Dan Flynn on August 11, 2022

After just five days of trial testimony, the United States v Paul Kruse is now in the hands of a Texas jury.

Trial testimony in the federal court of the Western District Court in Austin…

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Spain uncovers alleged whiskey fraud

By News Desk on December 16, 2020

Spanish authorities have uncovered what they believe to be one of the largest criminal networks for the production and illegal distribution of whiskey.

La Guardia Civil and the Spanish Tax Agency began Operation Fuco at…
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USDA spends $5 million on SNAP fraud investigation SD newspaper would have done for free

By Dan Flynn on June 5, 2020

A year ago the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 vote that USDA can keep secrets about its most costly program.

It was last June that the Supreme Court denied the Sioux Falls Argus…
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As Online Sales of Breast Milk Rise, Experts Warn of Dangers

By James Andrews on April 20, 2015

With information abounding on the health benefits of breast milk for infants, a growing number of under-producing mothers are eschewing formula and instead turning to online marketplaces to buy breast milk directly from other moms.
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After Latest Scandals, Chinese Premier Urges Tighter Food Safety Controls

By Helena Bottemiller on May 16, 2013

During a nationwide teleconference on Monday Chinese Premier Li Keqiang urged “strict market supervision and harsh penalties” to improve food safety and assure costumers that something like the melamine milk scandal will never happen again.
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Infographic Shows Horsemeat Stats, Scandal Timeline

By Dan Flynn on February 27, 2013

Agricultural ministers meeting in Brussels this week agreed that criminal activity stretching across the European continent is behind the horsemeat scandal.   In response, they’ve called for still more DNA testing of the continent’s meat…
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‘Organic’ Fertilizer Maker Pleads Guilty to Fraud

By News Desk on March 5, 2012

A man who misrepresented chemical fertilizer as organic has pleaded guilty in federal court, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California.

Peter Townsley, owner of California Liquid Fertilizer in the…

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Guilty Plea in Sale of Conventional Corn as Organic

By News Desk on December 12, 2011

Harold Chase, 54,  of Springfield, OR is facing up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

His crime was one count of wire fraud for falsely labeling regular corn as organic corn in…

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Fraud Followed Hurricane Irene Food Safety Program

By News Desk on December 6, 2011

Fraud was the price of food safety in Connecticut after Hurricane Irene.

Over the past weekend, an angry Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said the state was investigating “multiple incidents of possible fraud” by state…

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Tests Show Most Store Honey Isn't Honey

By Andrew Schneider on November 7, 2011

More than three-fourths of the honey sold in U.S. grocery stores isn’t exactly what the bees produce, according to testing done exclusively for Food Safety News.

The results show that the pollen frequently has…
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