Fresh chili peppers recalled because of Salmonella potential By News Desk  Canada Herb is recalling Canada Herb brand fresh chili peppers from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination and is advising people to not consume the recalled product. Only fresh chili peppers imported by Canada Herb and sold from June 19 through July 05 are affected by this recall. This product was sold in clear plastic bags... Continue Reading
8th Circuit approves jail sentences for egg men By Dan Flynn  When he sentenced a father and son to three months each, the federal judge in a criminal trial about an egg-related Salmonella outbreak said he was imposing the jail time unless someone could tell him federal law specifically prohibited him from doing so. With a 2-1 vote made public Wednesday, a federal appeals panel said U.S. District Court Judge Mark W. Bennett was... Continue Reading
Chicago woman sues restaurant linked to E. coli outbreak By News Desk  A Chicago woman who had to spend three nights in a hospital after eating food from Carbón Live Fire Mexican Grill has filed a civil suit against the restaurant, which is voluntarily closed because of an E. coli outbreak. Melissa Andrews is seeking an unspecified amount in excess of $30,000 — the minimum amount required... Continue Reading
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The U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) new emphasis on food safety was recently revealed in two ways through litigation against a Mobile Bay seafood company. First, food safety risks created by a company's actions are getting a longer and more thorough discussion in DOJ complaints. Second, the time is getting shorter between DOJ's original filing of a... 
County health officials have shut down an Arby's outlet in Bakersfield, CA, for the second time in two weeks, reportedly due to a rodent infestation. According to Matt Constantine, Kern County public health officer, it was the first time he was aware of two such sequential closures. "This one is troubling to me and presents a real concern,"... 
After being showered with adjectives from the gallery by a few noisy opponents, the U.S. Senate invoked cloture on a GMO-labeling bill by 65-32 vote Wednesday, meaning that the compromise proposal for a federal law on how grocery products will be labeled when they do and don't contain genetically modified organisms is set for a final vote.... 
Almost two tons of P.F. Chang's brand frozen chicken and beef entrées may contain metal fragments and are being recalled from retailers and distributors in at least seven states. "The metal fragments range in size between 2 and 9 millimeters in diameter, and are curled, malleable and shiny. The metal fragments may be embedded in... 
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