AP’s Christopher Leonard and Mae Anderson in their story, “Restaurants, food makers defend products after report that treated beef may still harbor germs,” asked the obvious question that the New York Times did not ask – “Would customers of Beef Product Inc.’ ammonia treated meat product, continue to buy it after the front page New
Food Safety Issues for the First Year of the Second Decade
Laws
The U.S. Congress and Legislatures in most of the 50 states will all be back in session as 2010 begins. In Washington D.C., work should resume on food safety reform. To get through to the President’s desk, the Senate must adopt S. 510, conference with the House, and then see the compromise bill passed
Does your favorite store sell; restaurant serve, or your kid’s school feed this?
Michael Moss does it again in tomorrow’s New York Times, “Company’s Record on Beef Treatment Questioned.” He once again starkly shows what the beef industry will do to make a buck and how, not only does our government turn a blind eye, but actively hides information from us. This story is so disturbing in so
This is really pathetic if you think about it.
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FSIS Recall Naughty List 2009
Here is the most current information that I have on hamburger recalls due to E. coli O157:H7 or antibiotic-resistant Salmonella for 2009. The pounds recalled come from FSIS (you should also check on the amount that they actually get back). The sicknesses and deaths are from several sources, CDC, State and Local Health Departments and
USA Today Continues its Critical Look at Food Safety in our Schools
Elizabeth Weiss and Peter Eisler of the USA Today continue on this month’s hard look at the school lunch program in this morning’s “Schools could learn lessons on food safety.” It is a good read. It is concerning, however, that the fast food industry is held up as a model of food safety for our
Washington Post weighs in on the “mechanically tenderized” steaks E. coli Outbreak that has now sickened 21 in 16 States
I always feel a bit better when I know that the big national papers, like the Washington Post, are weighing in on something that I have been blogging about since Christmas Eve. Lyndsey Layton posted online an hour ago – “E. coli-tainted beef infects 21 people in 16 states.”
Unfortunately, even being inside the beltway
FSIS figures out where 312 pounds of ham went – What about the National Steak and Poultry Recall?
Today the FSIS published the RETAIL CONSIGNEES FOR FSIS RECALL 068-2009. This was the recall of 312 pounds of Canadian Ham by Associated Grocers of Maine. The recall consisted of 16-ounce packages of "SUPER TRIM, Shurfine, IMPORTED, COOKED HAM, WATER ADDED, 98% FAT FREE." Each package bears the establishment number "141" inside the Canadian
19 Ill in 16 States due to Mechanically Tenderized Steaks Tainted with E. coli O157:H7
According to State Health Department officials in six States, as of Monday there were reports of 1 illness each in Washington, Michigan, Iowa, Kansas and Colorado and 2 in South Dakota linked to the National State and Poultry E. coli O157:H7 beef recall linked to “mechanically-tenderized” steaks. The 1 ill person in Washington ate the
Nineteen Sickened – National Steak and Poultry Meat Tested Positive for E. coli O157:H7
Thankfully Kim Archer of the Tulsa World Herald is adding to the slow roll of information on this outbreak and recall – “Owasso beef linked to E. coli.” Here is some clarified and newer information:
Nineteen sickened, so says the CDC
The E. coli outbreak — considered a Class 1 recall because the health risk