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  • September 2008

    • Farmers Hunt Wildlife to Keep Greens Clean

      Associated Press  |  Sep 2, 08 12:21 PM CDT

      Farmers Hunt Wildlife to Keep Greens Clean

      (Newser) - To please cautious companies, farmers have turned hunters in California's Salinas River Valley, where 60% of the nation's lettuce grows. They’re stalking wild pigs, poisoning ponds and erecting fences—disrupting wildlife and destroying habitats in the process—to avoid another E. coli contamination, the AP reports. But some question the drastic steps, given limited evidence that wildlife caused previous outbreaks. More »

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      wildlife  • cattle  • food contamination  • E. coli  • farmers  • spinach

  • July 2008

    • Salmonella Now Largest Food-Borne Outbreak in US

      LiveScience  |  Jul 9, 08 7:30 PM CDT

      Salmonella Now Largest Food-Borne Outbreak in US

      (Newser) - The number of salmonella cases has surpassed 1,000, making it the nation's largest food-borne outbreak, says the CDC. Despite the volume of cases, investigators still can't quite pinpoint the exact cause or source, LiveScience reports. Certain types of tomatoes, hot peppers and cilantro—the main ingredients of salsa—remain the main suspects. More »

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      public health  • food safety  • salmonella  • tomatoes  • food contamination

    • FDA Salmonella Probe Switches to Jalapenos

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 5, 08 5:37 AM CDT

      FDA Salmonella Probe Switches to Jalapenos

      (Newser) - Jalapeno peppers have pushed tomatoes off the top of the FDA's suspect list in the recent salmonella outbreak, reports the Wall Street Journal . Investigators believe salsa may be the culprit in the rash of illnesses, and after a drop in tomato consumption failed to halt a rise in cases, they switched focus to other ingredients—especially peppers. The agency says tomatoes aren't in the clear yet, but the hunt is on for tainted jalapenos. More »

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      FDA  • food safety  • salmonella  • tomatoes  • food contamination  • chili peppers

  • June 2008

    • Are Tomatoes From Local Farms Safer?

      Newsweek  |  Jun 15, 08 10:02 AM CDT

      Are Tomatoes From Local Farms Safer?

      (Newser) - Salmonella-tainted tomatoes that sickened 228 people in 28 states may be a boon to the local-food movement, but Newsweek takes a look at whether "locavores" should be so smug. Equating smaller farms with safer practices—and long-distance shipping with more time for bacteria to infect food—more produce-lovers are turning to farmers’ markets. Sales rose almost 20 percent in recent years, but scientists warn that local doesn’t guarantee safe, and mistakes can be made at any size—or distance. More »

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      food  • salmonella  • tomatoes  • food contamination  • Food and Drug Administration  • local produce

    • Fla., Mexico Are Main Salmonella Sources: FDA

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 13, 08 4:40 PM CDT

      Fla., Mexico Are Main Salmonella Sources: FDA

      (Newser) - The Food and Drug Administration is focusing Florida and Mexico as sources of the salmonella outbreak that has afflicted 228 people in 23 states, the Wall Street Journal reports. The “vast majority” of tomatoes imported at the time of outbreak appear to have come from those areas. Officials have increased sampling of tomatoes, but so far have not found any additional tainted produce. More »

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      Florida  • Mexico  • FDA  • outbreak  • salmonella  • tomatoes  • food contamination  • vegetables

    • You Say Tomato, He Says Salmonella?!

      Gourmet  |  Jun 12, 08 2:50 PM CDT

      You Say Tomato, He Says Salmonella?!

      (Newser) - Food-safety experts continue to scratch their heads over the recent salmonella outbreak in tomatoes—and Barry Estabrook, in Gourmet , is peeved that he can't get any explanation on how the intestinal bacteria actually gets inside. One expert from a produce trade group speculates that contaminants enter through cuts in the fruit’s skin as it spends months ripening on the vine. More »

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      FDA  • salmonella  • tomatoes  • food contamination

  • March 2008

    • New Methods Help Make Beef Jerky Safer

      LiveScience  |  Mar 27, 08 3:08 PM CDT

      New Methods Help Make Beef Jerky Safer

      (Newser) - Good news for meat lovers in a time of massive beef recalls: Researchers at Kansas State have found a way to make beef jerky safer from E. coli and salmonella, LiveScience reports. They found that a longer drying time would eliminate the pathogens in contaminated beef samples, offering a low-cost way for producers to comply with federal standards. More »

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      salmonella  • food contamination  • beef  • USDA  • E. coli  • beef industry

  • February 2008

    • Slaughterhouse Boss Faces Felony Charges

      Press-Enterprise  |  Feb 16, 08 8:26 AM CST

      Slaughterhouse Boss Faces Felony Charges

      (Newser) - Prosecutors hit a slaughterhouse manager with what they say are unprecedented felony charges yesterday after a video released last month showed abusive methods being used to push ailing cattle into a slaughter box, the Press-Enterprise reports. Daniel Ugarte Navarro, 49, faces over 8 years in prison if convicted of five felony counts of animal cruelty and three misdemeanor counts of illegal movement of a non-ambulatory animal. More »

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      California  • animal cruelty  • food contamination  • beef  • cows  • Humane Society  • Chino slaughterhouse

  • November 2007

    • Wisc. Firm Recalls 96K Lbs. Beef Over E. Coli Fears

      Associated Press  |  Nov 25, 07 2:33 PM CST

      Wisc. Firm Recalls 96K Lbs. Beef Over E. Coli Fears

      (Newser) - American Foods Group voluntarily recalled 96,000 pounds of ground beef after two people in Illinois were sickened from possible E. coli contamination, the AP reports. The affected beef was distributed to companies in Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Virginia. Some of the recalled goods, produced on Oct. 10, have already expired. More »

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      food contamination  • E. coli  • beef recall  • ground beef

  • July 2007

    • Pot Calls Kettle Contaminated

      Associated Press  |  Jul 14, 07 8:19 AM CDT

      Pot Calls Kettle Contaminated

      (Newser) - In an apparent retaliatory move, China has addressed concerns about food safety—by halting imports from several American meat processors. The country's inspection agency posted a notice on its website late yesterday saying that salmonella-contaminated chicken produced by Tyson and products from several other large US firms had flunked inspection, the AP reports. More »

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      China  • food contamination  • China food exports  • Tyson Foods

    • Tainted Imports Originate All Over the World

      New York Times  |  Jul 12, 07 10:40 AM CDT

      Tainted Imports Originate All Over the World

      (Newser) - Contaminated Chinese seafood is the latest high-profile export turning American consumers off their feed, but they might want to save some caution for Dominican produce and Danish candy, FDA stats suggest. Inspectors stopped more food shipments from India and Mexico than from China in the past year, the Times reports, and the flood of imports is overtaxing the agency's enforcement system. More »

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      China  • India  • Mexico  • FDA  • food contamination  • border control

  • May 2007

    • China Sentences Ex-Drug Chief to Death

      BBC  |  May 29, 07 3:03 PM CDT

      China Sentences Ex-Drug Chief to Death

      (Newser) - China's former top food and drug watchdog was sentenced to death today after being convicted of corruption and dereliction of duty. In the midst of an international uproar over food and pharmaceutical standards, the government found that Zheng Xiaoyu, 63, who was forced out in 2005, accepted more than $850,000 in bribes to approve questionable drugs and medical licenses. More »

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      China  • corruption  • death penalty  • capital punishment  • food contamination  • bribe  • pet food recall  • Zheng Xiaoyu

    • Bush Cozies Up to China

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 25, 07 5:38 AM CDT

      Bush Cozies Up to China

      (Newser) - President Bush struck a conciliatory tone in yesterday's congress with Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi, despite thickening indignation over Chinese policies. The Journal reports that the White House meeting tiptoed around China's tolerance of copyright piracy, the export of tainted food products, and Beijing's increasingly worrisome nuclear program. More »

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      China  • nuclear program  • copyright  • piracy  • food contamination  • yuan  • trade deficit  • Wu Yi

    • Ban Chinese Ingredients? Easier Said Than Done

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 18, 07 8:46 AM CDT

      Ban Chinese Ingredients? Easier Said Than Done

      (Newser) - In the wake of the pet-food poisoning scandal, some of the biggest U.S. food manufacturers—Tyson and Mission Foods—have banned Chinese ingredients. But since China is the world's biggest supplier of the flavorings, vitamins and preservatives that are used in virtually all processed foods, the bans may be impossible to uphold, the LA Times observes. More »

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      China  • health  • food  • food contamination  • pet food recall  • Tyson Foods  • food poisoning

    • Melamine Death Toll Passes 8,000 Pets

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 4, 07 12:17 PM CDT

      Melamine Death Toll Passes 8,000 Pets

      (Newser) - More than 8,000 deaths of cats and dogs that may be linked to melamine-tainted food have been reported to the FDA in the two months since the pet food recall. The statistics come as the FDA tries to assure Americans that the tainted protein concentrates, also fed to hogs and chickens, aren't a human health threat. More »

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      China  • health  • food  • FDA  • pets  • safety  • food contamination  • pet food recall  • melamine  • protein  • David Acheson

    • China Detains Pet Food Contaminator

      International Herald Tribune  |  May 4, 07 6:35 AM CDT

      China Detains Pet Food Contaminator

      (Newser) - Chinese authorities have jailed the head of a company accused of selling pet food makers  the melamine-contaminated gluten that's killed thousands of cats and dogs. The detention of Mao Lijun suggests Beijing is eager to cooperate with the FDA investigators currently on its turf, after initially disavowing any gluten sales to the U.S. at all. More »

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      China  • health  • FDA  • pets  • food contamination  • melamine  • protein

    • Safer Farms Sting Chinese Beekeepers

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 3, 07 5:01 PM CDT

      Safer Farms Sting Chinese Beekeepers

      (Newser) - Stung by recent scandals over tainted food exports, a small group of Chinese beekeepers is trying to sweeten up local honey production. They're throwing out standard practices, like using antibiotics to treat their colonies, and pushing natural options. But the old guard is using violence in its attempts to prevent change and has even physically attacked high-end competitors. More »

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      China  • food  • food contamination  • bees  • honey

    • FDA Names Food Safety Czar After Chicken Scare

      Chicago Tribune  |  May 2, 07 8:16 AM CDT

      FDA Names Food Safety Czar After Chicken Scare

      (Newser) - The FDA appointed a food safety czar yesterday, as the news that 3 million chickens had been fed melamine-tainted feed exacerbated growing public anxiety about food safety. The FDA said the chickens weren't recalled because most of them would have been sold by now, and the melamine was too diluted to be a health hazard for humans. More »

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      health  • food  • FDA  • food contamination  • pet food recall  • melamine  • David Acheson

  • March 2007

    • Tracking Toxic Greens Is Growth Industry

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 14, 07 7:25 AM CDT

      Tracking Toxic Greens Is Growth Industry

      (Newser) - Still smarting from this fall's E. coli outbreaks, the produce industry is trying to coax Americans into eating their greens again with high-tech solutions. Companies like Dole and Western Growers are using radio-frequency tags and GPS surveillance to track veggies as they move from farm to grocery store. More »

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      food  • agriculture  • consumer  • food contamination  • E. coli  • contamination  • produce

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