The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has revoked the food processing license of Mu Kung Hwa Oriental Food, a producer of traditional Korean rice cakes, after several inspections found on-going sanitation problems at the Pierce County business.
In addition to revoking the company’s license to process food, WSDA assessed a cumulative civil penalty of
David Pierson of the LA Times Reports:
A troubled Central California slaughterhouse that supplies beef to the National School Lunch Program was closed by federal inspectors Monday for failing to meet cleanliness standards.
Operations at Central Valley Meat Co. in Hanford, Calif., about 30 miles south of Fresno, will be suspended indefinitely until the
Nearly 1,000 retail outlets implicated.
Rancho Feeding Corporation, a Petaluma, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 8,742,700 pounds, because it processed diseased and unsound animals and carried out these activities without the benefit or full benefit of federal inspection. Thus, the products are adulterated, because they are unsound, unwholesome or otherwise are unfit for human food
The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) has reached a settlement agreement with Kanemitsu Bakery for $20,000 for violations of Hawaii Revised Statutes and Hawaii Administrative Rules designed to protect public health and prevent adulterated food products from being distributed and sold under poor sanitary conditions.
Kanemitsu Bakery is located at 79 Ala Malama St.
According to press reports, the Gambian magistrate court on Thursday fined a five-star hotel chef for negligence in serving unsafe food to Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and his delegation last November.
Ayoub Aliris, chef of hotel Coco Ocean, was found guilty of cooking prawns that led to food poisoning during a state visit by
FSIS has updated the recall release issued on Feb. 8, 2014 to reflect that beef products associated with the recall were shipped to distribution centers and retail establishments in California, Florida, Illinois, Oregon, Texas and Washington.
To date retail outlets in California, Florida, Oregon and Washington have been announced.
Rancho Feeding Corporation of Petaluma, California
Ricardo Lopez of the LA Times reported today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s inspector general has opened an investigation into the Northern California firm behind a massive recall of nearly 9 million pounds of beef products, raising the possibility of criminal wrongdoing by the company.
Rancho Feeding Corp. of Petaluma on Saturday announced a
Tony Leys from the Des Moines Register got a chance to meet one of my heroes yesterday – Mary McGonigle-Martin, who he described as “a California mother who almost lost her son to a bacterial infection urged Iowa lawmakers Monday not to legalize the sale of unpasteurized milk.” Mary got a trip to lovely Des
Some California retailers named, but nothing yet about Florida, Illinois and Texas.
Brown’s Valley Market 3263 Browns Valley Rd. Napa CA-California
La Morenita 2436 Jefferson Napa CA-California
Vallergas
Mars Foodservices recalls all lot numbers of Uncle Ben’s Infused Rice linked to recent illness in Texas, Illinois and North Dakota.
The FDA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local officials have been investigating a cluster of illnesses associated with Uncle Ben’s Infused Rice Mexican Flavor sold in 5- and
