Food Recall

A Half-Million Pounds Of Pickles, Bread Recalled Due To Road Salt Contamination

AP | Posted 05.09.2012

WARSAW, Poland -- Polish health authorities have ordered the withdrawal from the market of more than 230,000 kilograms (500,000 pounds) of pickles, br...

Thousands Of Chicken Salad Sandwiches Recalled

AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 02.08.2012

-- A South Carolina company is recalling about 2,800 of its chicken salad sandwiches because of concerns about possible listeria contamination. The ...

Eggs Recalled For Listeria Contamination

AP | Posted 04.04.2012

MINNETONKA, Minn. -- A Minnesota food company said Friday it is recalling more than a million hard-cooked eggs distributed to 34 states after testing ...

'Green News Report' - October 27, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 12.27.2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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'Green News Report' - October 25, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 12.25.2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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'Green News Report' - October 20, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 12.20.2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: EPA, 'gre...

'Green News Report' - September 13, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 11.13.2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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CDC: 'We've Made Virtually No Progress' On Salmonella In 15 Years

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 08.07.2011

ATLANTA — More Americans got food poisoning last year, with salmonella cases driving the increase, the government reported Tuesday. Illness rate...

Kashi Recalls 11,000 Cases Of Frozen Pizzas With Potential Plastic Fragments

Posted 08.07.2011

Kashi has recalled 11,000 cases of frozen thin crust pizza, distributed to grocery stores nationwide, that may have plastic fragments in the crust. ...

Salmonella Contamination Prompts Tomato Recall

AP | Posted 07.03.2011

TRACY, Calif. -- A Florida tomato grower is voluntarily recalling its grape tomatoes after a sample tested positive for salmonella. Six L's Packing C...

FDA Launches Food Recall Search Site

Slashfood | Posted 06.12.2011

We've all been there: You hear a snippet about a recall on television or the radio, but don't catch the batch number or where the product was sold. No...

USDA Suggests Testing Meat Before It Goes To Stores

Posted 06.06.2011

In an effort to reduce the amount of consumer illnesses and deaths due to contaminated meat, the USDA has announced a "test and hold" rule that will d...

Turkey Burger Recall Announced

Posted 06.03.2011

The Jennie-O Turkey Store has recalled 54,960 pounds of frozen, raw turkey burger products, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced. The recal...

Why Melons Are Repeat Recall Offenders

Slashfood | Posted 05.29.2011

Melons are not having a good start to the season. A mass recall of 4,992 cartons of Del Monte cantaloupes were recalled in seven western states last T...

Whole Foods Gingerbread Houses Recalled

Slashfood | Posted 05.25.2011

There's trouble in Candyland. Whole Foods and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have announced a recall of gingerbread houses produced by Rolf's P...

The Food Safety Bill: Deeply Flawed, But Still Needed

Josh Ozersky at Time.com | Posted 05.25.2011

The Senate's Food Safety Modernization Act, prematurely announced as a done deal a week ago, is stalled again -- or "doomed," if you go by some news o...

Lucia Graves

Sweeping Food-Safety Bill Backed By Unlikely Coalition

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON -- The Food Safety Modernization Act, which would vastly improve the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's ability to ensure the nation's foo...

Senate Reaches Agreement On Food Safety Bill To Exempt Small Farms

AP | MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — Some small farms would be exempt from government efforts to prevent foodborne illness under a Senate agreement on food safety legis...

Egg Recall Expands To More Than Half A Billion Nationwide

AP | MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — More than a half-billion eggs have been recalled in the nationwide investigation of a salmonella outbreak that Friday expanded to i...

In The Public Interest : Food Safety Delays Make Us Sick

Elizabeth Hitchcock | Posted 05.25.2011

Elizabeth Hitchcock

Last week, I met an extraordinary eighth grader from Henderson, Nevada. Rylee Gustafson may be only 13 years old, but she got excused from school to...

Green News Report: September 7, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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Experts Warn: Run From All Runny Eggs

The Stir | Posted 05.25.2011

The Stir

If you're pregnant, be especially careful with any eggs, and if you're not pregnant, you need to start thinking like a pregnant lady and avoid any and all foods that contain raw or uncooked eggs in any form.

E. Coli Prompts Recall Of 8,500 Pounds Of Ground Beef

The Washington Post | Martin Weil | Posted 05.25.2011

About 8,500 pounds of ground beef that might be contaminated with a type of E. coli bacteria are being recalled by a company in Pennsylvania, the Depa...

Green News Report: August 26, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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Green News Report: August 24, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Egg-gregio...