AW Farms of Argillite, KY, is recalling 6,900 pounds of hot dog products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
FSIS is concerned that some product may be in restaurants’ or hotels’ refrigerators or freezers.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued a public health alert because Family Fare, a Chippewa Falls, Wisc. establishment, produced ready-to-eat chili cheese wieners that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. A recall was not requested because it is believed that the products are no longer
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Three people have died and more than 60 have fallen ill in a serious Listeria outbreak in Italy.
The Ministry of Health (Ministero della Salute) said there had been an increase in cases of listeriosis in various Italian regions, because of contamination of food by Listeria monocytogenes.
Investigations have revealed
Continue Reading Poultry sausages linked to deadly Listeria outbreak in ItalyGrand Rapids, MI-based Kent Quality Foods Inc. Wednesday recalled more than 308,000 pounds of ready-to-eat hot dog and sausage products because of misbranding and an undeclared allergen, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
The 44 recalled products contain soy, a known allergen, which
Continue Reading Michigan producer recalls 154.2 tons of hot dogs and sausages
Since childhood, I’ve held just as strong of an association between 4th of July and hot dogs as I do with fireworks. I didn’t care for hamburgers as a child, so hot dogs became my de facto meal during barbecue season. And, of course, the 4th was the one day
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After Terry Branstad takes the oath of office as governor of Iowa next week, both the governor’s residence and Iowa Capitol building will be thrown open to the public who will be sustained as they celebrate by, you guessed it, Maid-Rite sandwiches.
Beginning this week and continuing into mid-January, the
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Much hang-wringing goes on today around the theme that the media is headed on a downward spiral so severe that only government intervention can save it.
Spare me.
No doubt the media has to respond to technology and market changes. The 1st Amendment gives us the right to write and
Chicago’s Vienna Beef Ltd. of Chicago recalled approximately 49,600 pounds of fully cooked mini pretzel dog products over the weekend, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
FSIS said the products were previously recalled in Notification Report # RC-015-2010. The latest recall reflects a
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Despite years of rumors about the quality of their meat, the hot dog industry is facing new and very different safety concerns, namely the choking hazard that its products pose to young children if swallowed improperly.
In a paper published in the February 22 edition of Pediatrics, the American Academy
