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Federal spending bill primed to boost food safety

Photo by Robert Holly/Midwest Center for Investigative ReportingThe 2015 spending bill approved by Congress in December will boost food-safety funding by tens of millions of dollars. The U.S....

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Recall roundup: faulty labels, bacteria prompt October recalls

Authorities this month issued recall alerts affecting hundreds of thousands of pounds of food, including thousands of pounds of chicken contaminated with potentially deadly – and costly – bacteria....

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Recall roundup: mid-September food recalls

At least eight food products had to be recalled so far this month, federal food-safety agencies reported. On Sept. 12, Interbay Food Company LC of Washington recalled about 4,820 pounds of...

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Recall roundup: a look back at August food hazards

More than a dozen potentially hazardous food products were recalled last month, federal food-safety agencies announced. Georgia-based Perdue, one of the largest chicken processing companies in the...

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E. coli outbreaks highlight food-safety concerns

More than four-dozen people became sick after eating E. coli and Salmonella-contaminated foods last month, federal food-safety agencies announced. Food-safety workers traced one E. coli outbreak to a...

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Contaminations prompt May recall announcements

Federal food-safety agencies have announced a handful of recalls because of dangerous bacterial contaminations this month. Earlier in May, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that...

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Plastic-tainted chicken nuggets highlight April food recalls

Earlier this month, Tyson Foods Inc. recalled more than 75,000 pounds of chicken nuggets because small pieces of plastic embedded in the chicken were causing minor oral injuries. Tyson Foods, based in...

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Suspect lab records lead to recall; company declines expansion

A discrepancy in Salmonella testing records has prompted U.S. Department of Agriculture officials to recommend expanding a nationwide recall for one company’s powdered egg products. Yet, in what USDA...

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Salmonella outbreak continues; policymakers question standards

Map provided by the Centers for Disease Control and PreventionThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced that there were more Salmonella cases from raw poultry. Since March 2013,...

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Beef recall expanded nationwide; politicians seek more information

A five-state, high-risk beef recall has now been expanded to include the rest of the country. Photo by Darrell Hoemann/Midwest Center for Investigative ReportingThe Food Safety and Inspection Service...

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California plant recalls nearly 9 million pounds of uninspected, unsound beef

Photo by Darrell Hoemann/Midwest Center for Investigative ReportingThe Food Safety and Inspection Service is responsible for monitoring the quality of U.S. meat that is eventually sold throughout the...

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