Aliments Prince, S.E.C., an establishment from Ontario, Canada, is recalling approximately 380,000 pounds of diced bacon products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced.
A study published in Environmental Health Perspectives states that large-scale organic poultry farms had significantly lower levels of one group of drug-resistant bacteria than their conventional counterparts.
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the USDA knew about the presence of Salmonella in Cargill Meat Solutions’ Springdale, Ark., plant months before last week’s large recall of ground turkey products.
In an effort to improve the system that tracks where diseased and at-risk animals are, where they have been, and when, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced a proposed rule that would establish new regulations for disease traceability of U.S. livestock moving interstate.
McNees Meats and Wholesale LLC., a North Branch, Mich., establishment is recalling approximately 360 pounds of ground beef product products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced.
Cargill Meat Solutions has filed a federal lawsuit against Greater Omaha Packing Co. Inc., alleging that the company supplied Cargill with tainted beef that left dozens sick.
The American Meat Science Association, in cooperation with the National Pork Board will host AMSA PORK 101 September 20-22, 2011 at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.
Sara Lee Corp. announced it has signed an agreement to sell its North American Refrigerated Dough business to Ralcorp Frozen Bakery Products Inc., a division of Ralcorp Holdings, Inc., for $545 million.