Food Safety News wrote a lot about antibiotic resistance this year — particularly the debate surrounding the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) plan to phase out the use of certain antibiotics in food animals, introduced
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Salmonella Chicken Recall: Tyson, Yes; Foster Farms, No. Why?
Here’s the question that FSIS, Tyson and Foster Farms should answer: Why does Tyson recall its product after seven people are sickened and Foster Farms recalls nothing after 550 people are sickened in two outbreaks?
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Tyson Recalls Mechanically Separated Chicken in Salmonella Outbreak
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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Smithfield, Tyson Encouraging Transition Away From Gestation Crates
Major pork producers Smithfield Foods and Tyson Foods have both announced plans this week to develop animal welfare improvements within their facilities, including moving away from the practice of using sow gestation crates, small metal…
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Tyson Still No. 1; JBS Almost Closed Gap and BPI Took a Hit
The trade press magazine Meat & Poultry has come out with its annual Top 100 rankings of the industry’s biggest companies. In doing the annual rankings, Meat & Poultry discloses the economic damage done to…
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Lawsuit Filed in E. coli Death; Defendants Include JBS, BPI and Tyson
JBS Swift, Tyson Fresh Meat, Beef Products Inc. (BPI) and several other companies have been blamed for the 2010 death of a Minnesota man due to E. coli poisoning in a lawsuit filed against the…
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Rice Growers Sue Chicken Industry Over Poultry Litter
Arkansas rice growers say chicken industry practices promoted by industry giants like Pfizer, Tyson Foods Inc. and other big chicken producers are responsible for the high arsenic levels being detected in their crops. The growers…
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Tyson Recalls Breaded Chicken Snacks Bagged Incorrectly
Late Wednesday, Tyson Foods, Inc. announced a recall of approximately 67,269 pounds of packages labeled as Honey BBQ Flavored Boneless Chicken Wyngz for misbranding and undeclared allergens. The action is a Class I recall, meaning…
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Tyson Foodservice Pizza Topping Recalled
Tyson Prepared Foods of South Hutchinson, KS is recalling approximately 12,060 pounds of pizza topping because the packaging identifies an ingredient as beef, but it is actually pork. Additionally, the pork contains soy, a potential…
E. Coli Concern Prompts Tyson Ground Beef Recall
Tyson Fresh Meats is recalling approximately 40,948 pounds of ground beef in 16 states because the meat may be contaminated with E. coli 0157:H7.
In a recall alert issued late Friday, the Dakota City, NE-based…
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