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  • May 2008

    • Tainted Pet Food Firms Settle With Owners

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 23, 08 8:06 AM CDT

      Tainted Pet Food Firms Settle With Owners

      Pet-food companies have agreed to a $24-million settlement with pet owners after their products were tied to the deaths of thousands of animals, the AP reports. Under the deal, pet owners can be reimbursed for financial losses, such as vet bills, burial costs, and the market value of their lost pets. Those who don’t have records of their expenses may get up to $900. More »

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      lawsuit  • dog  • cat  • pet food recall  • contaminated food

  • March 2008

    • Italy Recalls Famed Mozzarella

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Mar 28, 08 1:15 PM CDT

      Italy Recalls Famed Mozzarella

      Fear of contamination today forced Italy to recall its celebrated mozzarella cheese, Reuters reports. Rome is withdrawing the cheese of 25 companies in the Campania region near Naples, source of the country’s best buffalo mozzarella, after a garbage crisis is thought to have spread cancer-causing dioxin. The European Commission had threatened a trade ban; South Korea and Japan have halted imports. More »

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      Italy  • recall  • European Commission  • cheese  • contaminated food  • mozzarella  • Campania

    • Prized Cheese in Italy at Risk

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Mar 27, 08 7:03 PM CDT

      Prized Cheese in Italy at Risk

      More consumers are turning up their noses at Italy’s prized buffalo mozzarella, and not over its smell, the New York Times reports. Toxins have been found in samples of the delicacy, likely caused by illegal dumping of garbage around Naples. Sales are down 40%, and farmers and restaurateurs fear a panic despite that fact that best cheese region appears unaffected. More »

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      Italy  • garbage  • Naples  • cuisine  • contaminated food  • mozzarella  • imported food  • dioxin

    • 'Regulation' No Longer a Dirty Word in DC

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 24, 08 11:38 AM CDT

      'Regulation' No Longer a Dirty Word in DC

      "Regulation" is becoming less of a dirty word in Washington in the wake of the mortgage meltdown, woes on Wall Street, and scares over tainted food and toys. Many Democrats and even some Republicans want a shift from voluntary industry standards in vogue since the Reagan administration. "We're in for a potentially significant regulatory response," one economist tells the Wall Street Journal . More »

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