Category : Food Poisoning
Costco, Tyson Reach Agreement on E. coli Testing to Prevent Food Poisoning from Meat Products
Retail giant Costco has reached an agreement with Tyson, one of the largest producers of beef in the country, allowing Costco to test beef trimmings from the latter before they are mixed with trimmings from other companies, in order to prevent food poisoning.
California Firms Recall Onions Because of Possible Salmonella Contamination
Yet another recall has been announced because of worries over salmonella-contaminated food products. Two California companies have recalled thousands of cases of green onions, over fears that the produce could be contaminated with salmonella.
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Food Companies Leave Safety to Consumers
The New York Times has a report on the inability of corporations that manufacture processed foods, to guarantee the safety of their products. In many cases, companies are simply passing on the responsibility of guaranteeing the safety of frozen pies or pizza on the consumers themselves.
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E Coli Food Poisoning Traced to California Meat Company
Health safety inspectors have located the source of an e coli food poisoning that was responsible for closing down a Boy Scout camp in Goshen, Virginia this week. S&S Foods LLC a company based in Azusa, California is recalling 154,000 pounds of frozen ground beef, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has said. According to the agency, the ground beef is likely to contain the e coli virus.
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Largest Beef Recall in US History
A California company has issued the largest beef recall in US history. The recall is estimated at 143 million pounds of beef, all the beef manufactured in the past two years in fact. Much of the beef at the meat packing plant Westland/Hallmark Meat was meant for schools across the country.
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