Schoolchildren around the U.S. are eating meat that falls short of the safety standards of many fast food restaurants, the USA Today reported Wednesday.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture maintains the meat it buys for the National School Lunch Program "meets or exceeds standards in commercial products."
But the paper’s investigation revealed fast food chains
Rep. DeLauro says firm is repeat offender
Last week’s recall of approximately 22,723 pounds of ground beef because of possible salmonellosis contamination has drawn an angry response from a long-time Congressional food industry critic.
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) says the processor, Beef Packers, Inc., of Fresno, Calif., should be shut down. DeLauro says the firm
AP reports that the family of a New Mexico boy who got sick after eating sirloin from JBS Swift Beef Co. is working to settle a lawsuit seeking unspecified damages against the Greeley, Colo.-based company.
JBS Swift recalled about 380,000 pounds of beef this summer due to connections with outbreaks of E. coli.
Alex Roerick
CDC is collaborating with public health officials in many states to investigate a multistate outbreak of human Salmonella serotype Typhimurium infections due to contact with water frogs including African Dwarf Frogs. Water frogs commonly live in aquariums or fish tanks. Amphibians such as frogs and reptiles such as turtles, are recognized as a source of
Denise Reynolds RD of EmaxHealth does a great job of giving an overview of Cargill’s comedy of errors:
Beef Packers, Inc., owned by Cargill, announced late last week that it is recalling over 20,000 pounds of ground beef contaminated with a drug-resistant strain of salmonella. It is the second time this year the company has
Safeway in cooperation with Beef Packers, Inc.’s (Cargill) recall of 22,000 pounds of fresh ground beef that may be linked to an outbreak of Salmonella, Safeway Inc. is recalling fresh ground beef products with "Sell By” dates of September 28 through October 11, 2009. The recall affects all stores in Arizona and one store in
All cans of Slim Fast have been voluntarily recalled by their manufacturer, Unilver, due to potential contamination with a bacteria called Bacillus Cereus, according to this report on MSNBC. com. The bacteria can cause nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea in humans. The recall reportedly affects roughly 10 million products.
According to MSNBC:
An unknown number of people have gotten sick
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Stephanie Smith, the twenty-two year old Minnesota dance instructor left paralyzed by a burger tainted with E. coli filed suit today against Cargill, who produced the contaminated meat. Ms. Smith, whose “The Burger that Shattered Her Life” profile in the New York Times was emailed all over the country, covered by hundreds of media outlets
The Washington State Departments of Health and Agriculture today released information linking recent E. coli illnesses in Washington State to raw milk produced by the Dungeness Valley Creamery in Sequim, WA. See www.marlerblog.com. I will point out up front that the Dungeness Valley Creamery, which appears to be where the milk was produced, is a dairy properly licensed in Washington to sell raw milk. I would ban the sale of raw milk from any dairy in the country, personally, whether licensed or not, but that is not the point of this post. Every time a raw milk outbreak happens, which is relatively frequently, it causes me to think how many options there really are for people who are looking to purchase the product . . . even in states that otherwise ban it.
I talked recently in an article on foodsafetynews.com about the deceptive, transparent efforts of many unlicensed dairies to sell raw milk under the guise of cow-share agreements. Read the article here. First of all, these arrangements are patently illegal in most states, including Washington, and even states where the Legislature has not specifically condemned them. Read Washington State Dept of Agriculture’s views on cow-share agreements for a perfect example. And second, it’s really a little scary to think that, because these dairies are selling raw milk without having to meet state licensure requirements, some of them produce their product under some terrible conditions. Continue Reading Raw Milk, and the Problem with Unlicensed Dairies
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Washington State Department of Agriculture News Release: Dec. 2, 2009
Three recent E. coli infections in Washington have been linked to drinking raw, unpasteurized milk. As a result, the Washington state departments of Health and Agriculture are reminding consumers of the potential health hazards of these products.
The patients all report drinking raw milk produced