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Pork Jerky Recalled for Mislabeling

April 12, 2013 by foodsafeguru

Formosa Food Company, Incorporated of Hull, Massachusetts is recalling approximately 1,133 pounds of a pork jerky product because of misbranding and an undeclared allergen, wheat, which is not declared on the label. The following product subject to recall is 16-oz. individual packages of “Formosa Brand Pork Szu (Cooked Seasoned Dried Pork Product)” The product bears […]

38,000 pounds of Pork Sausage that may contain Plastic Recalled in Multiple States

February 21, 2013 by foodsafeguru

Smithfield Packing Company is recalling approximately 38,000 pounds of pork sausage that may contain small pieces of plastic, likely from gloves. The following products are recalled: 1-lb. chubs of “Gwaltney mild pork sausage roll” with a use-by date of Mar. 12, 2013 Cases containing chubs of “Gwaltney mild pork sausage roll” with a case code of 78533109741 […]

8,200 pounds of Beef and Pork Snacks Recalled

October 16, 2012 by foodsafeguru

The USDA has posted a recall of 8,200 pounds of various beef and pork products produced by Lao Chareune Foods without the benefit of federal inspection and misbranded. The following products are subject to recall: 3-oz. and 8-oz. packages containing “Pork Snack Stick” 3.20-oz. packages containing “Seasoned Fried Beef” 1.76-oz. packages containing “Fried Pork Skins” 1.20-oz. […]

College in Texas Removes all Pork Products from Campus

August 14, 2012 by foodsafeguru

The healthy food movement is taking over in a big way, and colleges are not being left behind. Kombucha and kale chips stock campus stores, attempting to curve bad food habits. Paul Quinn College in Texas even instituted a ban on pork. As the school’s president Michael J. Sorrell explained, pork is an unhealthy meat […]

How do you cook your pork

May 26, 2011 by brucerube

Remember the olden days when there was an almost hysteria to cook your pork “all the way through” because pigs aren’t clean animals and uncooked pork might cause trichinosis? Well, good news for those that like a little blood in their pork. The USDA is loosening up the rules so that their recommendation is to […]