Last week the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced a recall of ground turkey products due to “possible” Salmonella contamination. According to the press release, “Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation, a Springdale, Ark. establishment, is recalling approximately 36 million pounds of ground turkey products
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Four dozen British teens and three adults ended up in hospitals in Washington D.C. this past weekend during a school trip that began in New York City.
Although all of the students and adults were not exhibiting symptoms, at least a dozen were so sick with classic food poisoning symptoms
Continue Reading Dozens on school trip sent to hospitals; norovirus suspected
After a Salmonella outbreak involving at least 10 confirmed cases and potentially dozens more, the Fig & Olive restaurant in Washington, D.C., reopened on Wednesday, Sept. 16, after a six-day closure due to the outbreak. Local health officials said in a press call Wednesday that the contamination had been linked
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Attend presentations at the Food Safety Summit, April 17-19, in Washington, DC by representatives from leading brands such as McCormick & Company, Chick-fil-A, Sysco, Earthbound Farms, M&M Mars, GMA, NRA, GFSI, the National Grain & Feed Association, to name a few. FDA and USDA officials are also presenting. Continue Reading Industry Professionals Speak at Food Safety Summit
The 13th annual Food Safety Summit kicks off in Washington, D.C. today. The event, which runs through Thursday, April 21, 2011 will feature more than 1,400 experts and leaders in food safety.
Hosted at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, the event will be keynoted by David Gregory of NBC’s
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Honestly, I have lost track of how often I have done the back and forth to “the other Washington” over the last several years.
For the longest time (when the Republicans held the House and Senate) nothing moved on food safety issues and walking the halls of the House and
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