HEALTH and FOOD
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The chicken industry has ‘grave concerns’ about the new USDA Salmonella regulation
The chicken industry, represented by the Washington D.C.-based National Chicken Council, is letting the world know it has “grave concerns” about...
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Public health alert issued for Ivar’s soups after consumer complaints of spoilage
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert over concerns that certain Ivars...
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New USDA policy will pave the way toward safer poultry
— OPINION — Today (April 25), the USDA proposed a new food safety rule that could revolutionize the American poultry industry. The rule...
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USDA proposes declaring Salmonella an adulterant In breaded, stuffed raw chicken
USDA today took another step to make the products it regulates safer by banning some poultry products from being contaminated with a pathogen that...
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Two Michael Parnell motions were denied by the federal court
Now on senior status, Federal Judge W. Louis Sands presided over the 2014 criminal trial of Peanut Corporation of American executives. And in new...
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Labeling oversight leads to recall of 30 tons of halal meat and poultry sausages
Alef Sausage Inc., of Mundelein, IL, is recalling 61,574 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) halal meat and poultry sausage products because of...
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Legislatures are acting mostly with caution when it comes to raw milk
The conference committee’s amendments on prohibitions and exemptions were accepted before the North Dakota Legislature OK’d farmers selling raw...
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USDA announces $43 million investment in meat and poultry processing research, innovation and expansion
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced is has invested more than $43 million in meat and poultry processing research, innovation and...
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“Poisoned” to premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
“Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food,” a documentary based on Jeff Benedict’s 2013 bestseller, “Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E....
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Ground beef patties recalled after consumer complaints of rubber in product
Weinstein Wholesale Meats Inc., of Forest Park, IL, is recalling 2,122 pounds of raw ground beef burger products that may be contaminated with...