The U.S. Department of Justice announced that it was seeking a preliminary injunction against New York City Fish, Inc. and several of the company’s employees on Friday for allegedly manufacturing and distributing ready-to-eat fish products
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Nutrition Label Errors Shut Down New Jersey Bakery
The Clifton, NJ-based Butterfly Bakery and owner Brenda Isaac are subjects of a permanent injunction signed by federal Judge Dennis M. Cavanaugh that essentially puts them out of business until fixes are made with some
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Feds Sue Peanut Butter Maker Responsible for Salmonella Outbreak
UPDATE: U.S. District Judge William P. Johnson of the District of New Mexico has signed a consent decree imposing requirements on Sunland Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of peanut products linked to an outbreak of
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Injunction Against Raw Milk Dairy Imposes Many Conditions
The permanent injunction against a Pennsylvania farmer who was selling raw milk across state lines also imposes a number of conditions on him and his dairy that may have implications for other cases of interstate
FDA Moves to Halt New York Cheese Maker
Saying a New York cheese maker failed to correct repeated violations, despite multiple federal and state warnings, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has gone to court to close down the plant until it complies
Feds Halt Veal Farm Sales Over Antibiotic Misuse
A California farm that the federal government claims has “a long history of illegal drug residues (antibiotics)” in its veal calf meat has been shut down.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that
FDA Asks Court to Shut Down Fish Company
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in a complaint filed by the U.S. Department of Justice Tuesday, claims that a Minnesota seafood importer’s products put its customers at risk for botulism and other food-safety hazards.
Listeria Spurs Shutdown of Oregon Sprout Firm
The federal government has dropped the hammer on a 64-year old Portland mung bean sprout operation that distributed in Oregon and Washington.
At the behest of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), government attorneys
FDA Moves to Shut Down Spice Processor
In 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration seized food at American Mercantile, a Tennessee company whose website says it is a “worldwide importer, exporter, dealer and processor of bulk natural products including spices, seeds,
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FDA Acts to Stop Interstate Raw Milk Seller
A year ago, U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials sent a warning letter to Pennsylvania dairy farmer Daniel L. Alllgyer, saying they suspected he was illegally selling unpasteurized milk across states lines. He was told
Health Alert Now a Recall for NY Gourmet Salads
In what is now a Class I recall for a high health risk, NY Gourmet Salads, Inc., a deli supplier and caterer in Brooklyn, is recalling various meat and poultry products that were produced without