Food Safety news

Incidence of the foodborne illnesses has changed little, CDC says

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that the incidence of the most common foodborne illnesses has changed very little over the past three years....

Oklahoma company recalls
frozen chili beef products

Windsor Quality Food, doing business as Windsor Foods of Tulsa OK, is recalling approximately 676,560 pounds of frozen chili beef products that may contain foreign materials from an ingredient source, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said....

Kroger, Meijer recall
ice cream products

The Kroger Co and Meijer are recalling certain ice cream products after announcements from their manufacturers that the products may be contaminated with salmonella....

Dutch Prime Foods
recalls ground beef

Dutch Prime Foods, a Long Branch NJ, firm, is recalling approximately 345 pounds of ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7....

Lean Cuisine frozen
chicken dinners recalled

Nestlé Prepared Foods Company is recalling about 879,565 pounds of frozen chicken meals that might contain foreign materials, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service....

California firm recalls
sausage roll products

Jolly Good Meat Products of Los Angeles CA is recalling approximately 600 pounds of ready-to-eat and raw banger sausage rolls because they may contain eggs, an allergen that is not declared on the label, reports the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service....

CSX, Union Pacific begin
produce train service

CSX Transportation and Union Pacific have begun a perishable-produce service between California and New York to offer Southern California perishables shippers a high-speed transportation alternative....

Maple Leaf Foods expands
voluntary product recall

Maple Leaf Foods has expanded its voluntary recall of packaged meat products manufactured at its Bartor Road facility in Toronto, Ontario, Canada....

Food safety

Food safety is a pressing issue due to increasing concerns for threats to our country's food supply, ranging from e-coli contamination to domestic terrorism...

FDA's salmonella probe
expands beyond tomatoes

To locate the source of a salmonella outbreak, the United States Food and Drug Administration is beginning to test food other than tomatoes, including imported products....

FDA investigates source
of salmonella outbreak

The United States Food and Drug Administration said it hoped to pinpoint soon the source of a salmonella outbreak linked to raw tomatoes that has made at least 167 people ill in 17 states....

Food Protection Plan aims to safeguard US food supply

United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Mike Leavitt has announced an initiative by the Food and Drug Administration designed...

USDA publishes food defense guide

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released its Guide to Developing a Food Defense Plan for Warehouses and Distribution Centers, along...

Topps calls it quits; Cargill recalls patties

The threat of E coli has had a major impact on beef patty producers recently. One meat company has been forced to shut down its operations, and another...

Beef taken off menu in largest recall so far

In the largest recall of beef in United States history, Chino CA-based Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing will voluntarily take back more than 143 million pounds of raw and frozen meat...

DuPont, USDA ARS
partner to battle E. coli

E. I. du pont de Nemours and Company and the Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture are partnering to find new ways to detect an E. coli strain in beef....

Texans, beware of beef
sold in suspicious manner

American Fresh Foods in Fort Worth TX is urging Texas consumers not to purchase its ground beef under questionable circumstances. This precaution comes after the company reported, early the morning of December 27, the theft of one of its refrigerated trucks containing 14,800 pounds of ground beef products....

Totino’s, Jeno’s recall
frozen pizzas nationwide

Totino’s and Jeno’s announced a voluntary recall of frozen pizzas with pepperoni toppings because of possible contamination of the topping with E coli O157:H7....

Topps greatly expands
recall of ground beef

Topps Meat Co LLC, based in Elizabeth NJ, has voluntarily expanded its recall announced September 25 to include 21.7 million pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E coli O157:H7....

Dole voluntarily recalls
certain packaged salads

Dole Fresh Vegetables, a division of Dole Food Co Inc, is voluntarily recalling all salad bearing the label “Dole Hearts Delight” sold in the United States and Canada with a “best if used by (BIUB)” date of Sept 19, 2007, and a production code of “A24924A” or “A24924B” stamped on the package....

United Food Group expands beef recall

In a precautionary measure, United Food Group LLC, in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is voluntarily expanding its...