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Food Safety News

Daily online newspaper dedicated to reporting on issues surrounding food safety.
By Dan Flynn and Suzanna Schreck

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Last Entry: March 31, 2011 at 06:59:07

Raw Milk Recall Underway in WA

Posted on February 24, 2010
A regulated raw milk diary in Washington State Tuesday recalled its raw fluid milk because it may be contaminated with dangerous Escherichia coli bacteria (E. coli).The recall came after the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) found raw milk at Jackie's Jersey Milk was contaminated with shiga toxin-producing E...

On Cooking Burgers: Out, damned E. coli! Out!

Posted on February 24, 2010
For decades, the meat industry has insisted that pathogens like E. coli O157:H7 are inherent to raw meat, that there is no way for the manufacturing process to eliminate the possible presence of pathogens, and that, as a result, consumers bear ultimate responsibility for making meat safe to eat by cooking it sufficiently to kill all pathogens that may be present...

Vilsack Makes Case for School Lunch Reform

Posted on February 24, 2010
In a speech yesterday at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack discussed the Obama Administration's priorities for school lunch reform and urged Congress to act quickly on the pending reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act...

Should Small, Sustainable Farms Fear S.510?

Posted on February 24, 2010
The debate over whether the pending Senate food safety legislation would have a disparate impact on small and mid-sized farmers has been reignited as it's rumored the upper chamber might consider the bill sometime soon.The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S...

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Enforcement Report for Feb. 17

Posted on February 23, 2010
Catfish, seasoning salt, green onions, and some sprouts, plus eggs, are all found on the Feb. 17 Enforcement Report from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). All were products that were contaminated with Salmonella and were subject to Class 1 food recalls...

Looking at Raw Milk Regulation in Canada

Posted on February 23, 2010
Ontario made pasteurization of milk mandatory in 1938, but Health Canada did not make it mandatory until 1991. Canada bans the sale of raw milk but not its consumption. Although it is illegal to sell raw milk in Canada, consumers can own a share in the 'source' cow, which is what dairy farmer Michael Schmidt's (owner of Glencolton Farms) customers do...

Salmonella In Soy Brings Recalls

Posted on February 23, 2010
Organic toasted soy grits used as granola bar ingredients led to two recalls over the weekend by two different California companies.The El Segundo-based Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market recalled its Chewy Chocolate Chip Granola Bars and Irwindale-based Lovin Oven LLC recalled its Health Valley Organic Peanut Crunch, Dutch Apple, and Wildberry Chewy Granola Bars...

Ignore Expiration Dates?

Posted on February 23, 2010
Do expiration dates really matter? Some judge the quality of perishable food using the sniff test, keeping it refrigerated until smells rotten or rancid, while others toss the food out the minute it hits 12:00 a.m. on the sell-by date. In a recent opinion piece for Slate, well-known food author Nadia Arumugam answers the question with an emphatic "no...

Vilsack to Testify on USDA Budget

Posted on February 23, 2010
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will testify in Congress this week on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) FY 2011 budget and with Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) convening the committee, food safety funding for the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will likely be addressed...

CA Schools Served Recalled Meat

Posted on February 23, 2010
Two school districts in California recently served potentially contaminated meat to schoolchildren, according to KGET in Bakersfield.According to the local news station, Tejon School District in Lebec and Frazier Park and Bearsley School DIstrict in Oildale, California each served pre-cooked and packaged burritos on the recall list in their cafeterias just days before the recall was announced...

Food Safety iPhone Apps: Living Goods

Posted on February 22, 2010
iPhone applications have quite a bit to offer on the food front. If you're in St. Louis and you must know where the closest Filipino restaurant is, iWant, Urban Spoon, or Yelp applications can help you in a jiffy. You can also use iPhone apps to find an open table at a nearby restaurant, track calories and ingredients, or calculate your tip...

'Pop Artist' Pleads Guilty To Misbranding

Posted on February 22, 2010
A plea agreement that could get him off with probation is in the works for the self-proclaimed "pop artist" who inserted himself in the Tiger Woods story.Jason Kay, 38, of Longmont, CO Friday changed his plea in U.S. District Court in Denver to guilty of one count of misbranding a food item...

SPRING Singapore Encourages HACCP

Posted on February 22, 2010
As a result of a recent rojak poisoning incident, Singaporeans are becoming more aware of food safety. The food court at Changi International Airport Terminal 3 has achieved an international food safety standard, and has implemented a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan...

Dingell: Senate 'Slow to Act' on Food Safety

Posted on February 22, 2010
U.S. Representative John Dingell (D-MI), the longest serving and oldest member of the House, and longtime advocate of stronger food safety laws, recently told Washington, DC's The Hill that the Senate "has been slow to act" on S.510, the pending food safety bill...

Poultry Litter Trial Over: No Decision Yet

Posted on February 22, 2010
Lawyers making closing arguments waited a week for an ill U.S. District Judge Gregory K. Frizzell to return to the bench, but the chicken waste trial did come to an end last week.With no jury in the civil trial, it's up to Judge Frizzell to decide who wins--the State of Oklahoma that wants to see a ban or limits on how much poultry litter can be spread on farmland in the Illinois River watershed; or 11 well-known poultry companies based in Arkansas who claim they are not responsible for the basin's water pollution...

Surveillance Key To Tackling Outbreaks

Posted on February 22, 2010
Time was that when consumers and merchants bought food from farmers in the surrounding area, it was relatively easy to figure out where food that got people sick came from. Clusters of ill people were generally neighbors and family members who could compare what they had eaten or drunk and come up with ideas about the likely source of the problem...

Another Cheese Recall in Washington State

Posted on February 21, 2010
Queso Fresco, Panela, and Requeson cheeses were recalled Friday by Yakima, WA-based Queseria Bendita.The three cheeses may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems...

Organic vs. Conventional: A Bacterial Comparison

Posted on February 21, 2010
Many consumers associate organic food production with food safety. While there is an abundance of persuasive arguments supporting this connection, the claims are often not accompanied by credible, scientific studies. As a result, it is unclear whether advocating for organic production methods will actually lead to a safer food supply...

Letter From The Editor: Animal Ag

Posted on February 21, 2010
The hardest two weeks of my life were when I agreed to help my friend Brad when his parents were on vacation. Brad's family were Minnesota dairy farmers. They had about 60 cows that had to be milked twice daily at 4 a.m. and 4 p.m.I had already spent a couple of weekends at Brad's farm...

'Second Chance' - An Important Book

Posted on February 21, 2010
Kip Moore is a big, square-jawed transplanted Kansas Jayhawker living with his family in Golden, Colorado. He's written a book titled: "Second Chance: The Story of a Father's Faith, a Mother's Strength, and Child's Will to Live."When books are written about E...

FSIS Responds to Marler Clark Petition

Posted on February 21, 2010
Prior to 1993, little was known about pathogenic E. coli. Although scientists identified the first harmful foodborne strain in 1982 (O157:H7), it took a deadly E. coli O157:H7 outbreak associated with Jack in the Box to snap public health agencies into action...

FDA Seeks Input to Improve Produce Safety

Posted on February 20, 2010
In an ongoing effort to formulate produce safety policies, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are inviting public comment to inform the rulemaking process.The FDA established a docket yesterday to receive information from growers and other stakeholders on improving food safety in the produce industry...

Ten Years of Bribery and Bad Tomatos

Posted on February 20, 2010
In ten years of tomato racketeering and bribery, it was probably inevitable that food safety would take a back seat at California-based SK Foods. But with the federal grand jury indictment Thursday of the former owner and chief executive officer of SK Foods it became clear that willfully selling impure food was a central aspect of the racketeering enterprise...

Kosher Meat Plant Raided, Owners Charged

Posted on February 20, 2010
Following the great immigration raid at the kosher Agriprocessors plant in the Iowa town of Postville on May 8, 2008, practically the whole criminal law book has been used to make charges stick to all who were guilty.About the only laws not being violated in and around the Agriprocessors plant, which hit peak employment of around 1,000 before the raid led to its bankruptcy, were the nation's food safety laws and regulations...

WY Cottage Foods Bill Passes out of Committee

Posted on February 20, 2010
Food products produced in un-licensed kitchens that have not been inspected by public health inspectors or certified as meeting food safety standards may soon be available at farmers' markets, roadside stands, and through on-farm sales in Wyoming. House Bill 54, the Wyoming Food Freedom Act, passed out of a Wyoming House committee Thursday with a 6-3 vote...

Rethink Your Drink

Posted on February 19, 2010
Studies find that some soda fountain machines and lemon wedges in restaurants contain fecal matter.A study conducted in Roanoke Valley, Virginia reveals that nearly half of all sodas dispensed from a sample of 30 machines contained coliform bacteria. Coliform bacteria is a group of bacteria banned in drinking water by the U...

Army Investigates Food Contamination

Posted on February 19, 2010
The U.S. Army, according to Fox News, is investigating allegations that five people tried to poison the food supply at Fort Jackson in Columbia, SC.The Army's Criminal Investigation Division told Fox News that the reports so far are still just allegations, and "there is no credible information to support them"...

Improved Nutrition Labels Can Help Fight Obesity

Posted on February 19, 2010
The rates of obesity in the United States have dramatically increased to epidemic proportions, impinging on more than our good looks and athletic ability. Obesity is often associated with several health problems, including diabetes, heart disease, cancer, osteoarthritis and asthma...

World Class Cheese Maker Expands Recall

Posted on February 19, 2010
A World Cheese Award winner--the Estrella Family Creamery located in southwest Washington State--is expanding its recall.The 164-acre dairy farm near Montesano, WA, which is known for its fertile soil and lush pastures, originally recalled only its Red Darla cheese on Feb...

Produce Industry Discusses Traceability

Posted on February 19, 2010
"Traceability is Coming . . . Is Your Company Ready?" Although a bit foreboding, the tagline for the Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) is completely serious. PTI, a brainchild of the United Fresh Produce Association (UFPA) and the Produce Marketing Association, is a comprehensive program to standardize produce industry traceability practices throughout the entire supply chain...

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