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Is that a writing pen in your ground beef? – Raley’s announces recall

May 2, 2012 by foodsafeguru

Raley’s has announced a voluntary recall for ground meat sold at its Antioch store on Sunday, April 29. Yesterday, an employee in Raley’s meat department at its store in Antioch discovered particles of a writing pen inside the meat grinder while sanitizing the machine. Once aware of the situation, all of the freshly ground meat […]

Pink Slime in School Lunches

March 27, 2012 by josephbkr2

Recently a Huffington Post article appeared about the government’s plan to serve “pink slime” in public school cafeterias. As outrageous as this news is, it also seems unbelievable. The government is planning to serve its own children seven million pounds of “pink slime?” It just doesn’t make sense. What is “Pink Slime?” “Pink Slime” is the lowest grade […]

Variable record-keeping, compliance; inconsistent enforcement; salmonella in Hannaford beef trim

March 27, 2012 by foodsafeguru

by Doug Powell The Portland Press Herald ran a two-part series on the Salmonella Typhimurium in ground beef outbreak linked to Hannaford grocery stores in Maine that sickened at least 20 people. Excerpts below: On the night before Halloween, Danielle Wadsworth’s boyfriend made tacos for dinner at her home in Lewiston. A week later, she […]

Multistate Illnesses of Salmonella Linked to Ground Beef

January 5, 2012 by foodsafeguru

A total of 19 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 7 states The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: HI (1), KY (1), MA (1), ME (4), NH (6), NY (5), and VT (1). Collaborative investigative efforts of state, local, and federal public […]

70,000+ pounds Of Beef Recalled for E. coli

August 18, 2011 by foodsafeguru

Meat sold to local restaurants is being recalled after an E. coli investigation by health officials, according to various Ohio news sources. J. B. Meats said today that is recalling approximately 72,800 pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The products are 5 and 10 pound clear packages of ground […]