Why Traceability Matters- Recalled Ground Beef in Schools?
As reported here earlier, "On February 12, 2010, Huntington Meat Packing, Inc., expanded its January 18, 2010 beef recall to include approximately 4.9 million pounds...
USA Today Reports Sweeping Changes in Beef Acquisition for School Lunches
Blake Morrison and Peter Eisler report in today's edition of the USA Today: The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced sweeping steps Thursday to "assure the...
E. coli outbreak at Welsh dance camp
BBC has been following an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak among attendees of a dance camp held in Cresselly, Wales. At least thirteen people who attended...
School Lunch source of E. coli?
At least seven children have been confirmed ill with E. coli O157:H7 infections, with another six illnesses awaiting confirmation from health officials in an E....
Students sickened by milk served for school lunch
Students at a Connecticut school became ill after consuming milk that containted a food-grade sanitizer, according to a story posted at wfsb.com. Six second-grade students...
Many School Cafeterias Rarely Inspected
Libby Quaid from the Associated Press wrote a comprehensive story about the dangers of the school lunch program: Millions of children eat in school...
School Cafeterias Rated by CSPI
The Center for Science in the Public Interest issued a press release titled, "What danger lies in the school cafeteria?" this week, announcing the publication...
Undercooked food served to pre-school kids
WLTX News (SC) reports that a Winnsboro daycare warned parents that under-cooked food might have been served to students. The school issued a memo to...
Local school districts free of suspected food poisoning product
Shanna Shipman of the Pekin Times reports that local parents and students can breathe - and eat - easier, following assurance from Aramark Food Service...
Taco shells could be linked to illnesses
Brock Spencer of WHOI News (IL) reports that Peoria's District 150 is pulling some food items off its menu for safety reasons. In the past...
