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Showing posts with label usda. Show all posts
Showing posts with label usda. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Establishment Recalls 25,000 Pounds of Beef Due to Procedural Test and Hold Error

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American Beef Packers, Inc., a Chino, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 24,428 pounds of raw beef products that are deemed un...
Thursday, July 6, 2017

Results of Sampling Retail Foods for Listeria

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USDA led a multiyear study to look at Listeria in foods at retail. Six broad groups were tested - seafood, produce, dairy, meat, eggs, an...
Friday, April 21, 2017

Chicken Meal Product Recalled Due to the Potential for Salmonella....in the Brownie

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Conagra Brands is recalling its Chicken Nugget Meat products after the supplier of the Brownie mix informed the company of potential Salmone...
Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Bird Flu Found on Tennessee Farm

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Avian influenza, or bird flu, struck a Tennessee chicken farm resulting in the operation having to cull 73,500 birds.  This is the first inc...

MA Establishment Recalls Shaved Beef for Plastic Foreign Material

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A Massachusetts establishment is recalling shaved beef after a retail outlet notified the firm that the product had "readily visible, l...
Thursday, December 22, 2016

Tortilla Products Recalled After Complaints of Brittle Plastic Contaminaiton

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A Texas establishment is recalling ~23,500 lbs of beef & cheese tortilla products after the company received complaints of foreign objec...
Wednesday, December 14, 2016

USDA Recommends Using 'Best if Used By” Date Label

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As part of its initiative to help reduce the amount of wasted food in this country, USDA is recommending that manufacturers use the term ...
Tuesday, December 13, 2016

CA Meat Establishment Recalls Meat After Caught Changing Est Number on USDA Mark

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A CA meat establishment is recalling 50,000 pounds of meat after they were caught changing the USDA establishment mark of inspection.  Accor...
Thursday, August 11, 2016

Texas Firm Recalls Ground Meat Due to Complaint of Metal in Product

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A Texas firm is recalling 60, 350 lbs of ground meat after a complaint was made from someone who found a piece of metal.  Unfortunately, the...
Monday, July 11, 2016

FSIS Announces Online Posting of Location-Specific Food Safety Data

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USDA / FSIS announced today that they will begin sharing information on food safety data specific to slaughter and processing facilities in ...
Wednesday, December 16, 2015

USDA Finalizes Rule on Record Keeping for Ground Beef

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USDA finalized its rule for record keeping requirements for retail and USDA regulated establishment needed for grinding ground beef.  Under ...
Monday, November 16, 2015

FSIS Updates Allergen Guidance with Focus on Incoming Ingredients

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FSIS issued an updated version of their Allergen Control Guidance .  Allergen issues remain on the leading causes for recalls.  According to...
Thursday, July 16, 2015

Colorado Company Recalls Raw Breaded Chicken Products due to Salmonella

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 Aspen Foods is recalling 2 million pounds of raw, stuffed breaded chicken products due to a link to a cluster of Salmonella infections.  Th...
Friday, July 10, 2015

Summary Data for Beef and Veal Carcass Baseline Survey

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In USDA's Constituent Update, July 2, 2015,   FSIS provides a summary of preliminary data for the first six months of the Beef and Veal ...
Friday, June 5, 2015

California Company Recalls Meat Products Because They Illegally Added USDA Mark of Inspection

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LQNN of Garden Grove, CA has expanded a recall of meat products  because they were producing meat products without USDA inspection, and w...
Friday, May 15, 2015

USDA Develops Program for Certifying Food as GMO Free

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USDA has developed a new program for certifying that a food is GMO free.   There is a similar program in place for organic foods that would ...
Thursday, May 14, 2015

USDA Issues Rule on Labeling of Mechanically Tenderized Beef Products

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Mechanically tenderized meat (aka injected meat, blade tenderized meat, chopped steak) will have to be labeled as such and also have proper ...
Friday, April 3, 2015

Allergen Control - USDA Increasing Scrutiny

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 In March, USDA announced ( 7230.1 ) that they will be stepping up their attention on allergens within establishments.....starting April 12,...
Friday, March 20, 2015

Catfish and USDA Regulations - The Issue of Unintended Consequences and The One Food Agency Solution

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In a New York Times article, a case study of how unintended consequences of a regulatory change has challenged the catfish industry.  The ca...
Wednesday, February 25, 2015

One Food Agency - Is Marginal Benefit Worth the Potential Costs?

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Over the past few years, there has been a lot of talk involving one food agency, and with the recent Administration proposal, perhaps there ...