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CDC Calls Back Some Furloughed Staff To Tackle Multi-State Salmonella Outbreak
(Mike Matney Photography) On the heels of a multi-state outbreak of salmonella that has sickened hundreds, some were wondering what would happen with most of the Centers for Disease Control and...
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USDA Shuts Down Chicken Processing Plant Because Gross, Cockroach Infestation
(Gustavno Rivera) When you hear about a big salmonella outbreak that’s sickened hundreds, you know there’s got to be a problem somewhere along the supply chain. But hearing the words “cockroach” and...
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California Plant Shuts Down After Recalling 8.7 Million Pounds Of Beef “Unfit...
(emuphoto) In what sounds like the perfect storm of awfulness and complete inedibility, a Northern California plant has announced it’s voluntarily closing after issuing a recall for 8.7 million pounds...
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USDA Changes Up The Way It’s Been Inspecting Poultry Plants For The Last 50...
(Gustavno Rivera) In an effort to stem the tide of foodborne illnesses hitting the country every year via chicken and turkey, the Obama administration has announced new rules for poultry plants,...
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USDA Bans Imports Of Young, Sick Puppies
These puppies are neither sick nor underage to my knowledge. Just cute and puppies from The Shining. (ChrisGoldNY) First of all, let’s all look at those puppies there on the left. Don’t they look like...
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USDA Introduces New Maple Syrup Grading System To Clear Up Consumer Confusion
(amanjo)If you think people don’t take maple syrup seriously, clearly you have never been to Vermont. While that state already switched up its grading system for the sweet stuff, the rest of the...
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How Recalls Work (And Don’t) And Why They’re All So Different
Manufacturers — of all kinds — usually try hard to get it right on the first try. From banana muffins to bicycle helmets, it’s in a company’s best interests to make their products perfect. Not only is...
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Turkey Talk: What Do Labels Like “Young,”“Fresh” And “Natural” Actually Mean?
Whether you’re strolling down the supermarket aisle or perusing online grocers’ offerings ahead of Thanksgiving, you’re bound to see turkeys with a wide range of labels: “young,” “fresh,” “premium”...
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Perdue Recalling Applegate Farms Chicken Nuggets That May Include Extra...
Everyone loves a good crunch when biting into a chicken nugget, but if that texture is imparted by inedible plastic pieces, well, that’s a problem. To that end, Perdue Foods is recalling about 4,530...
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USDA Investigating Possible Plastic Sabotage At Poultry Processing Plant
While it’s not uncommon to hear about chicken products that end up containing wayward bits of plastic (like this nugget issue, this sausage situation, and yet another nugget problem), federal officials...
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