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Ground Beef and Chicken are the Riskiest for Severe Foodborne Illness, Study Shows
Ground beef and chicken are by far the riskiest meat and poultry products in the American food supply and pose the greatest likelihood of hospitalization, according to a new report by the Center for Science in the Public Interest. Furthermore, according to the nonprofit group’s analysis of more than 33,000 cases of foodborne illness connected […]
Recall of 6,000+ pounds of Ground Beef for E.Coli in two states
October 23, 2012 by foodsafeguru
In response to our viewers request, we are combining daily food recalls when it makes sense. Since both of these recalls are about ground beef and the same type of E.coli, we are combining them. Higa Meat & Pork Market, a Honolulu, HI establishment, is recalling approximately 4,100 pounds of ground beef products that may be […]
U.S. agency alerted Canada to E. coli danger
September 23, 2012 by foodsafeguru
by Doug Powell As the Canadian Food Inspection Agency expands the XL Foods E. coli O157:H7 recall for the sixth time tonight, it was revealed CFIA first became aware of problems with the beef when tests conducted in the U.S. came back positive. According to the Canadian Press, agency spokesman Garfield Balsom confirmed that word […]
Technology Takes On Shady Restaurants That Have Health Code Violations
June 4, 2012 by josephbkr2
“The one thing I love when going out to eat with friends is spending the rest of a fun-filled night in a hospital room, getting my stomach pumped, as everything I ate revisits me in the wrong way.” Food poisoning has to be one of the worst experiences a person has to suffer through, and […]
USDA Targeting Six Additional Strains of E.coli in Raw Beef Trim Starting Monday
May 31, 2012 by foodsafeguru
Action represents another significant food safety measure under the Obama Administration. WASHINGTON, May 31, 2012 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) next week will begin instituting a zero-tolerance policy for six additional strains of E. coli that are responsible for human illness. Beginning Monday, FSIS will routinely test […]
April 24, 2013 by foodsafeguru
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