Ban Lifted on Beef Imports From Argentina, Brazil By News Desk  On Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced it is lifting a ban on beef imports from Northern Argentina and 14 of Brazil's 27 states. But the changes in regulation have some concerned about the risk of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). The agency concluded that Argentina and Brazil are... Continue Reading
Humane Society Files Complaint with FDA Against Costco Egg Supplier By News Desk  The Humane Society of the United States has filed legal complaints with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleging that Hillandale Farms, a Costco egg supplier, has deceived consumers with its poor animal welfare standards and “filthy and unsanitary conditions,” resulting in food safety concerns. The complaints come... Continue Reading
Update: 232 Sickened in Outbreak Linked to North Carolina Restaurant By News Desk  The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reported Tuesday that 232 cases of diarrheal illness have been identified which are associated with eating food from the Tarheel Q restaurant in Lexington, NC. The case distribution includes 16 North Carolina counties and five states. Of the North Carolina people sickened, 75 percent are residents of Davidson County... Continue Reading
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ALBANY, GA—United States of America v. Stewart Parnell et al began 346 weeks ago when food safety cops on the beat first identified an unusual multistate cluster of Salmonella Typhimurium. It would become the most deadly outbreak of foodborne illness experienced in the 21st century so far and among the top 10 of the modern... 
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