After a consumer complaint, Taylor Farms Inc. of Chicago is recalling 342 pounds of breaded chicken because of a processing defect that may have led to undercooking of products, a recall notice posted on the
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Conagra recalls ‘Beefy Mac’ for processing defect, possible bacteria
After routine inspection activities uncovered a potential processing defect that could allow bacterial pathogens to survive, Conagra recalled a beef and pasta product from distributors and retailers in four states.
The recall notice did not
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Ag groups tell Senate it is time to confirm Mindy Brashears as Under Secretary for Food Safety
American Agriculture is letting the U.S. Senate know that 68 months is long enough to go without a USDA under secretary for food safety.
Ten of the nation’s largest and most influential agricultural organizations have
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Researchers confirm flies can transfer E. coli from feedlots to produce fields
Along with feedlot dust blowing in the wind and surface irrigation water flowing adjacent to feedlots, flies captured in leafy greens plots near feedlots are capable of transferring E. coli from animal operations to produce
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Tons of illegal catfish products from Bangladesh, Myanmar recalled
More than 76,025 pounds of catfish products that were imported from Bangladesh and Myanmar, which are ineligible to export such products to the United States, are under recall in nine states.
Premium Foods USA Inc.
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48,000 pounds of polish sausage with beef recalled for plastic bits
Kent Quality Foods Inc. of Grand Rapids, Michigan has recalled approximately 48,681 pounds of ready-to-eat polish sausage with beef products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, “specifically pieces of flexible pink rubber,” the U.S.
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Brashears promises data, science and food safety modernization at FSIS
GALVESTON, TX — The $2 billion hog market slaughter industry will get more flexibility, and USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service will have greater inspection oversight.Mindy Brashears, the USDA deputy undersecretary for food safety, says
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Consumer complaint spurs recall of beef, pork meatballs for undeclared allergens
Home Market Foods Inc. of Norwood, MA, is recalling about 53,217 pounds of frozen ready-to-eat beef and pork meatballs because they contain milk and wheat ingredients that are not declared on the label, which is
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Beef stick products recalled for misbranding and undeclared allergens
CM&R Inc. in St. Paul, MN, is recalling approximately 25 pounds of ready-to-eat beef stick products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, according to a recall notice posted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food
EPA permits agricultural use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos until at least 2020
The federal Environmental Protect Agency has tossed another petition calling for a ban on the agricultural pesticide chlorpyrifos.
Two years ago, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt denied requests fo revoke all tolerances or maximum residue levels
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Amos Miller gets his legal team back together and plans to fight FSIS in federal court
Amos Miller and Miller’s Organic Farm had to terminate their defense attorneys two years ago during a federal court case because Miller couldn’t pay all the legal bills.
In a new federal civil case that
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