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38,000 Pounds Of Sausage Recalled

AP | Posted 04.23.2013 | Business

WASHINGTON — Smithfield Packing Co. is recalling about 38,000 pounds of pork sausage that may contain small pieces of plastic, likely from glove...

'Disturbing' Horsemeat Burgers Prompt Investigation

Dominique Mosbergen | Posted 01.16.2013 | Business

The discovery of horse and pig meat in "beef" burger products sold in both Britain and Ireland has sparked widespread outrage, as politicians and reli...

What Is Good for Consumers Is Good for Business

Malcolm Wittenberg | Posted 01.21.2013 | Home
Malcolm Wittenberg

For food producers, the impetus to produce the most food products at the lowest cost looms heavy. However, the motivation to ensure the safety of the products being sold should carry equal importance, if not more.

USDA Slammed Over 'Stunningly' Slow Response To Beef Recall

Posted 09.25.2012 | Home

Food & Water Watch, a Washington, DC-based advocacy group had some harsh words for the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service this week -- calling ...

The 18 Food Recalls This Month That You Never Heard About

Sarah Pinneo | Posted 09.19.2012 | Home
Sarah Pinneo

Recalls happen far more frequently than you might think. Read on if you need an excuse to visit your local farmers' market.

UPDATE: Bagged Salads Recalled Over Listeria Risk

Posted 07.02.2012 | Home

UPDATE 7/2/12: On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that Dole Fresh Vegetables is voluntarily recalling 2,598 bags of Dole Heart...

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

AP | Posted 05.09.2012 | Home

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 | Home

-- 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 | Home

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 | Green
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: It's no t...

'Green News Report' - October 25, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 12.25.2011 | Green
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: The most ...

'Green News Report' - October 20, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 12.20.2011 | Green
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 | Green
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: Record U....

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

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 08.07.2011 | Home

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 | Home

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 | Home

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 | Home

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 | Home

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 | Business

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 | Home

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 | Home

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 | Home

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 | Politics

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 | Home

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 | Home

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