Tyson Foods is recalling 33,840 pounds of mechanically separated chicken products that may be contaminated with Salmonella Heidelberg, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The products are being
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Tennessee
TN Raw Milk Dairy Linked to E. Coli Outbreak Reboots Operations
Tennessee health officials have given a raw-milk cow-share operation that has been linked to an E. coli O157 outbreak that has sickened 9 children — all of them under 7 years old — the green…
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E. Coli Illnesses Prompt TN Officials to Investigate Raw Dairy Farm
At least three children have been hospitalized with E. coli illnesses in Tennessee’s Knox County after consuming raw milk. Health officials are investigating McBee Dairy Farm and collected samples from the cattle and their milk…
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Governor Haslam's 'Ag-Gag' Veto Could Have National Impact
The veto by Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Haslam of a bill requiring anyone taking pictures or shooting video of animal abuse to turn the evidence over to law enforcement within 48 hours may have national…
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More Time to Decide Whether to Sign or Veto TN "Ag-Gag"
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has longer to decide whether to sign the state’s “ag-gag” bill than Food Safety News originally reported. If signed, the bill will make it a crime to record animal cruelty unless…
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"Ag-Gag" Sponsor Unloads on Humane Society in Tennessee
Usually when someone trying to make a point with a new law eliminates the penalty for disobeying it, things settle down. Old legislative wags say that’s how a law becomes a suggestion. But in Tennessee,…
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Country Singer Throws Star Power Down on "Ag-Gag"
If Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam wants to have county superstar Carrie Underwood on his doorstep, apparently all he has do to is sign the Animal Cruelty and Abuse Act just passed by his state legislature.
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"Ag-Gag" Pulled in California; Gets Vote Today in Tennessee
The Tennessee House today will vote to make it a crime to videotape animal cruety or abuse and then fail to make that evidence available to law enforcement within a 48-hour period. Yesterday, the sponsor…
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"Ag-Gag" Bills Getting Hearings Today in Nebraska, Arkansas and Tennessee
Nebraska, Arkansas, and Tennessee today are holding legislative hearings on bills that supporters say protect farms and opponents say prevent people from being effective whistleblowers when collecting evidence of animal abuse. Abuse is a food…
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Dole Recalls Bagged Salad in 10 States for Listeria Risk
A bagged salad product sold under the Dole American Blend brand is being recalled by Dole Fresh Vegetables after it tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. No illnesses have yet been associated with the recalled product,…
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