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Washington State juice maker shut down by federal judge for toxins

By Dan Flynn on January 15, 2021

At the  FDA’s request, a federal court in Washington State has shutdown a 51-year-old juice maker who was annually supplying 2.9 million apple juice servings to USDA’s national school lunch program.

FDA found juice products …
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Letter from The Editor: A modest proposal for a better transition

By Dan Flynn on January 12, 2021
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The transition is our quadrennial gift for the National Capital Region’s real estate market because lot’s of moves are made.   

The Biden Administration has about 4,000 jobs to fill, and about 1,250 of those …
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USDA wants to hear produce industry’s voice in anonymous food safety survey

By Cookson Beecher on January 11, 2021

It’s one thing for someone working in the produce industry to attend a conference with all sorts of regulators and scientists talking about food safety. But it’s quite another thing for those folks to be…
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Leftovers can easily turn into the nightmare after Christmas

By U.S. Department of Agriculture on December 26, 2020

To keep holiday meals memorable, make sure you don’t forget the after part of the meal — the leftovers.

It’s that time of year again where families and friends get together — either in person…
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Vilsack’s food safety record is filled with accomplishments, and maybe a ding or two

By Dan Flynn on December 22, 2020
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Tom Vilsack already is one of the longest serving cabinet members to work as Secretary of Agriculture, and now President-elect Joe Biden wants Vilsack to serve again in that capacity, an appointment that opens…
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USDA concerned about chicken from China; fake U.S. inspection mark used

By News Desk on December 20, 2020

The product is no longer available to consumers, but USDA officials have issued a public alert for certain organic imported raw chicken wings because they are marked with a fraudulent establishment number. Label information printed…
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Unknown volume of meat, poultry products under recall for lack of inspections

By News Desk on December 20, 2020

Perfect Pasta Inc. of Addison, IL, is recalling an undetermined amount of heat treated, not shelf stable frozen meat and poultry products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department of…
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Nestle recalls some Lean Cuisine dinners because of several consumer complaints about plastic

By News Desk on December 20, 2020

The public are being asked to check their freezers for a flavor of Lean Cuisine frozen dinners because consumers have been complaining about pieces of hard plastic in the product. Nestle has launched a nationwide…
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Letter From The Editor: We wish there was a difference, but there’s not

By Dan Flynn on December 10, 2020
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If you are recently out of office as a popular agricultural state governor and your campaign for president went bust, getting yourself appointed as Secretary of Agriculture is your next logical option.  But if…
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Letter to the Editor: Sound science should reflect relevant data

By Guest Contributor on December 9, 2020
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Dear Editor,

In her letter “Letter to the Editor: Industry supporter out of line on line speeds,” (https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2020/11/letter-to-the-editor-industry-supporter-out-of-line-on-line-speeds/) Jessica Chapman offers her ad hominem opinion that I am “an industry supporter whose…
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R-CALF would like to keep USDA from thinking about RFID traceability tags

By Dan Flynn on December 7, 2020

Where is the nation’s cattle herd is a question that could have traceability ramifications for food safety, or maybe more commonly for tracking dreaded animal diseases.

The USDA’s Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS)…
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