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Know thy suppliers: judge grants $33M default against spice co in salami recall

September 18, 2012 by foodsafeguru

by Doug Powell A federal judge has granted a $33 million default judgment against a New York-based spice company involved in a massive salami recall in 2010 after it failed to respond to a lawsuit brought by a Rhode Island-based meat company. U.S. District Court Judge William Smith on Monday granted a request for a […]

Slaughterhouse Accused of Abuse Again Selling Meat for School Lunches

September 11, 2012 by foodsafeguru

By Melissa Palmer A Central California cattle slaughterhouse that came under fire and was temporarily shut down after undercover video showed abuse of cows has resumed sales of meat to a federal program that supplies school lunches. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday that it had begun purchasing beef again from Central Valley Meat Co. […]

CA slaughterhouse gets USDA approval to reopen.

August 29, 2012 by foodsafeguru

Federal regulators said a California slaughterhouse shut down because of cruelty and food safety allegations can reopen. Central Valley Meat said the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved the Hanford plant’s plan of corrective actions and gave the OK to reopen August 27. A telephone voice recording told the firm’s 450 employees to report for […]

Rodney Sparks Faces Felony Charges For Selling Dumpster Meat

August 13, 2012 by foodsafeguru

FRONT ROYAL, Va. (WUSA) A Front Royal man is charged with a disgusting crime. He’s accused of getting meat from a dumpster and repackaging it to sell in his discount store. 54-year-old Rodney Sparks has owned his scratch and dent discount store for about a year. He’s a accused of dumpster diving at places such […]

OSHA cites a meat processing plant after 2 workers injured, including amputee

July 27, 2012 by foodsafeguru

OSHA has cited Anaheim, California Bridgford Food Processing Corporation with four safety – including willful and repeat – violations – at the company’s Chicago meat processing facility after a worker suffered amputations of two fingers on February 7, 2012 while operating a vacuum packaging machine. A second worker had been injured operating the same machine on […]