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NZ company fined for adding sulfites to ground beef

By News Desk on July 27, 2020

A company has been sentenced in New Zealand for adding sulfites to ground beef.

Food manufacturer and wholesalers Machi, operated by Diversity Foods Limited and based in Auckland, was charged under the Food Act 2014…
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E. coli contamination sparks nationwide recall of ground beef

By News Desk on June 15, 2020

Lakeside Refrigerated Services of Swedesboro, NJ, is recalling almost 43,000 pounds of ground beef products sold under Walmart’s Marketside brand because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food…
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Fear of dangerous E. coli contamination brings recall of 21.4 tons of ground beef

By News Desk on June 14, 2020

Swedesboro, NJ -based Lakeside Refrigerated Services this weekend recalled approximately 42,922 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157: H7, according to USDA’s  Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

The…
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Comments on Salmonella as adulterant petition will be accepted for 60 more days

By News Desk on March 25, 2020

An additional 60 days is available for public comments on a petition seeking to declare 31 Salmonella strains as adulterants in meat and poultry.

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service added the time to …
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Consumers report plastic pieces in hamburger; recall initiated for 9 states

By News Desk on January 24, 2020

Following consumer complaints, a Chicago company is recalling ground beef in nine states because of contamination with pieces of plastic.

There is concern that consumers may have unused portions of the recalled hamburger in their…
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Beach Beat: The faces behind the petition

By Coral Beach on January 20, 2020
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If you haven’t heard, a Seattle attorney is petitioning the USDA to make it illegal to sell meat and poultry that is contaminated with Salmonella. 

Yep, as of right now — and who knows…
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USDA’s Salmonella standards for raw ground beef may change in 2020

By Ilana Korchia on January 9, 2020

A performance standard is a metric that USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service uses to evaluate the potential presence of pathogens on FSIS-regulated products, including meat and poultry. The Salmonella performance standards apply to an…
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Analysis finds low levels of STEC in Norwegian meat

By Joe Whitworth on December 15, 2019

Only two of more than 300 samples of beef and minced meat were positive for Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in Norway, according to a survey.

The analysis of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) in 308…
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‘Tangible benefits’ from standards and testing include fewer illnesses

By Guest Contributor on December 2, 2019
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Editor’s note: This interview was originally published by the Pew Charitable Trusts and is reprinted here with permission.


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Meat and poultry safety regulations should reflect latest science: 

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Federal legislators call for USDA to name contaminated beef plants

By News Desk on November 16, 2019

Although a single supplier has not been identified, federal officials know of a number of specific beef plants that are contaminated with a strain of Salmonella behind a deadly outbreak. But, the USDA won’t name…
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Three infected after eating ground beef from grocery store meat counters

By News Desk on November 11, 2019

At least three people are sick with E. coli O157:H7 infections after eating ground beef sold by New Seasons Market stores. The retailer is recalling an unrevealed amount of meat.

Although the implicated ground beef…
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