Laser technology for avian flu prevention is being offered to Minnesota poultry farmers under a grant program that’s available until Oct. 31. The Bird Control Group is behind the offering for the state’s poultry farmers, which offers a unique opportunity to implement advanced laser technology for bird control.
This method
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Public health officials in Minnesota are warning the public to not eat Busseto brand Charcuterie Sampler that contain prosciutto, sweet sopressata, and dry coppa because of Salmonella contamination.
The implicated sampler products were sold at Sam’s Club locations. The investigation is ongoing. No photos of the implicated products were available
Continue Reading Meat samplers sold at Sam’s Club linked to illness from Salmonella contamination
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has returned to the Upper Midwest of the United States with a vengeance. After a break from spring through early fall, new case reports are stacking up for commercial flocks.
The new bird flu reports include the following:
The FDA is investigating two new outbreaks, one from Salmonella Newport and the other from Cryptosporidium.
According to the outbreak announcements, the agency has not yet determined the source of the bacteria.
Food and Drug Administration officials have not revealed where the patients infected with Salmonella Newport live. Nor have
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Bellboy Import Corp. in Saint Charles, MN, is recalling 551 pounds of frozen, raw pork products that were not presented for import reinspection into the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
FSIS discovered the problem during routine surveillance activities of imported
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The conference committee’s amendments on prohibitions and exemptions were accepted before the North Dakota Legislature OK’d farmers selling raw milk directly to consumers.
Those provisions provide that
— A farm may sell raw milk directly to the end consumer for personal consumption.
— A farm may not sell raw milk
Continue Reading Legislatures are acting mostly with caution when it comes to raw milk
Minnesota’s 2015 cottage food law, amended in 2021 is being credited with the growth of an industry. It is credited with providing clarity when it comes to what can and cannot be sold at farmer’s markets around the state and what requires a food license and what does not.
Minnesota’s
Continue Reading At eight years old Minnesota’s cottage food law has built an industry
Four states that currently outlaw the retail sales of raw milk and allow only limited access to unpasteurized dairy products are finding it hard to make any progress this legislative season.
Of the four states, only Illinois currently allows for herd share agreements, which means a person has to buy
Continue Reading Raw milk legalization does not appear to be catching on at the statehouses
State officials are warning consumers to not eat certain romaine lettuce because the Cyclospora parasite was found during sample testing.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is telling consumers to watch for coding “22RHDM2L” and a harvest date of “Mar10,” grown in Coachella, CA.
Public health officials report that routine testing
Continue Reading Testing reveals parasite in certain Ocean Mist romaine hearts
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) officials are warning Minnesota consumers not to eat Premium Italian-Style Salame Sticks produced by Citterio and purchased at Trader Joe’s or other retailers after linking Salmonella infections to the product.
Three Minnesotans have been identified as part of this outbreak. The patients became ill between
Continue Reading Citterio brand premium Italian-Style salame sticks linked to Minnesota Salmonella cases
