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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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Tests pending in Salmonella outbreak traced to whole hogs

By Coral Beach on July 28, 2016

The number of victims in a Salmonella outbreak traced to pork served at a holiday picnic in Seattle is holding steady at 15, and public health officials think it is likely to stay that way.
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Outbreak sparks nationwide public health alert and hog recall

By News Desk on July 21, 2016

UPDATED CONTENT:  A recall was announced on Thursday afternoon, with USDA officials reporting it could not be initiated earlier because company personnel from Kapowsin Meats were not available. New information about the recall is followed …
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Seattle Salmonella victims ate pork from Kapowsin Meats

By Coral Beach on July 19, 2016

Eleven people who attended a July 3 event in Seattle and ate pork provided by Kapowsin Meats became sick and health officials say they have laboratory evidence linking them to a Salmonella outbreak in 2015 …
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CDC: Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Pork Apparently Over

By News Desk on December 3, 2015

According to a Dec. 2 update from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Salmonella outbreak this past summer linked to recalled pork products “appears to be over.” CDC stated that 192…
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USDA Expands Pork Recall Linked to 152 Confirmed Cases of Salmonella

By News Desk on August 27, 2015

The original Aug. 13 recall of pork products from Kapowin Meats of Graham, WA, was for approximately 116,262 pounds of whole hogs that may be contaminated with Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:-. Now, in an Aug.
Continue Reading USDA Expands Pork Recall Linked to 152 Confirmed Cases of Salmonella

FSIS Posts List of Outlets in WA, AK, OR Where Recalled Whole Hogs Were Sent

By News Desk on August 19, 2015

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has posted a distribution list of 60 retail and distribution outlets in Washington state, Alaska, and Oregon which received whole hogs from Kapowsin Meats of Graham, WA. http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-photo-roasted-pig-rack-turning-over-coals-roast-image35918525The…
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Washington State Woman Sues Whole Hog Supplier Over Salmonella Illness

By News Desk on August 18, 2015

Kuivikko vs. Kapowsin Meats Inc. is the first lawsuit filed against a Graham, WA, slaughterhouse for allegedly causing a Salmonella illness that may be resistant to antibiotics. washington-state-406The Seattle lawyer for Tara Kuivikko, a…
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Multi-drug Resistance Identified in WA Salmonella Outbreak

By News Desk on August 15, 2015

http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-images-roast-pig-whole-cooked-ready-to-eat-image47371784The strain of Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- linked to pork that has infected 134 people in Washington, hospitalizing 16, is multi-drug resistant. According to an update posted Friday evening by the Centers for Disease Control and…
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Salmonella Illnesses Prompt Recall of Whole Hogs for Barbeque

By News Desk on August 13, 2015

Whole hogs for barbeque, recalled Thursday, have been associated with 32 Salmonella I 4, [5],12:i:- illnesses now being tracked by the Washington State Department of Health and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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