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Food safety might come up in handful of state ballot measures

By Dan Flynn on July 4, 2018

State and local ballot issues involving food and agriculture sometimes push food safety onto the political stage. Not much of that is likely in 2018, however, because this year only a handful of states are…
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Food bank recalls 11 tons of chia seeds for rodent droppings

By News Desk on March 13, 2018

An Oregon company apparently donated more than 11 tons of chia seeds to a food bank in the Feeding America network after it discovered there was “evidence of rodent activity” in its stock.

The Oregon…
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Specific kratom brands recalled amid nationwide outbreak

By Coral Beach on March 12, 2018

An Oregon company is recalling three brands of kratom powder products because samples have tested positive for Salmonella and an illness has been reported in connection with one of the products.

PDX Aromatics of Portland,…
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Netflix documentary series recounts salad bar bioterror attack

By News Desk on March 2, 2018

Netflix is set to premiere a series called “Wild Wild Country” this month that tells the story of the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and the largest bioterror attack in U.S. history.

In 1984, more than 700…
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Allergic reaction prompts Royal Asia to recall soup from Costco

By News Desk on October 5, 2017

Tai Foong USA of Seattle is recalling Royal Asia branded frozen “Shrimp Wonton Noodle Soup” — sold exclusively at Costco stores in six states — because it contains egg that is not declared on the…
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Warm weather warnings for shellfish lovers nationwide

By News Desk on May 19, 2017

From the Pacific Northwest to the Florida Keys, public health officials warn of increasing dangers from foodborne bacteria in raw and undercooked oysters and other shellfish as summer approaches.

“Naturally occurring bacteria in warm coastal…
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Beach Beat: Public’s right to know should trump trade secrets

By Coral Beach on April 2, 2017

ICYMI, as the texters say, the FDA finally came clean about a dirty food production operation, naming Dixie Dew Products Inc. as the manufacturer of soy-based goo marketed as an allergen-free alternative to peanut butter.
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FDA shuts down soy nut butter maker linked to E. coli outbreak

By Coral Beach on March 31, 2017

The FDA has finally named and shut down the manufacturer of soy nut butter implicated in an ongoing nationwide E. coli outbreak, noting that records and employees at Dixie Dew Products Inc. revealed food safety…
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Tainted soy butter spurs recalls one by one; FDA remains mum

By Coral Beach on March 25, 2017

recalled 20 20 protein bars SoyNut butterAs federal officials remain silent on sales and distribution details about a soy-based peanut butter substitute linked to a nationwide E. coli outbreak, secondary recalls of products made with the tainted soy butter have begun,…
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Dozens sick from soy nut butter; FDA mum on manufacturer

By Coral Beach on March 22, 2017
Almost 90 percent of the victims in the ongoing E. coli outbreak traced to a soy substitute for peanut butter are children.
Almost 90 percent of the victims in the ongoing E. coli outbreak traced to a soy substitute for peanut butter are children.

With the victim count at more than two dozen…
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