(This article was updated March 10 with information from USDA’s March 8 list of retailers.) The U.S. Department of Agriculture now believes that the approximately 8.7 million pounds of meat recalled by Petaluma, CA, processor
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Letter From the Editor: An Investigation, Not a Crisis
It makes no difference whether Chicago once again burns to the ground or finally secures a destiny as the shining city on the lake. It makes no difference because Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s obituary and…
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Rancho Owner: Local Ranchers’ Beef Shouldn’t Be Recalled
The owner of the California beef-processing facility entwined in a national recall of 8.7 million pounds of beef has released a statement insisting that independent ranchers caught up in the recall should not be required…
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Theories Pile Up As Rancho Beef Investigation Continues
Many people are wondering why 8.7 million pounds of meat processed by Rancho Feeding Corporation in Petaluma, CA, were recalled and the slaughterhouse subsequently closed. Could it be an inspector shortage? An inspector-veterinarian dispute? Cancerous…
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What’s Going On With the Massive Rancho Beef Recall?
More than two weeks after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the initial recall of beef products processed by central California’s Rancho Feeding Corporation, several questions remain unanswered regarding both the ongoing investigation into the…
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Publisher’s Platform: Members of Congress and San Francisco Foodies, Let the Process Work
Members of Congress, and the reporters who cover them, love to be in the know, and, when they do not have that insider information, they feel a bit weak and vulnerable. I get it. I…
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Rancher Fights Order in Blanket 9-Million-Pound Beef Recall
Editor’s note: This article written by Christopher Peak originally appeared in the Point Reyes Light. Food Safety News does not endorse any individual food producer on cleanliness or safety. We also do not consider …
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Nearly 1,000 Retailers Listed in 9-Million-Pound Beef Recall
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s list of retailers which received about 8.7 million pounds of now-recalled meat from Rancho Feeding Corporation over the course of 2013 continues to expand. The initial list posted on Feb.
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Update: Retailer List Expands in 9-Million-Pound Beef Recall
(Feb. 15 update: The retailer list has been updated to include retailers in Alabama and Mississippi, with additional locations in Florida.) The U.S. Department of Agriculture is piecing together a list of retailers to which…
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CA Beef Producer Announces Own Recall in Connection to Rancho Feeding Corp.
LeftCoast GrassFed of Pescadero, CA, is recalling all of its beef processed in 2013 in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s investigation into Rancho Feeding Corp. – the Petaluma, CA, facility that processed many…
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