Food Safety News - August 27, 2016 Activists seek tighter slaughter standards for chickens, turkeys

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Activists seek tighter slaughter standards for chickens, turkeys

By Alicia Prygoski

The Obama administration once again made history for animals when it closed a major loophole in federal livestock regulations last month. It finalized a new rule that bans the slaughter of "downed" calves – those who are too sick or injured to even stand up – and instead mandates that they must be promptly and... Continue Reading

Listeria prompts recall of fresh-cut vegetables in 9 states

By News Desk

A Texas company is recalling 30,000 cases of fresh-cut vegetable products from eight retail chains — including Wal-Mart, QuikTrip and Publix — after a random sample tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. Country Fresh LLC of Conroe, TX, distributed various combinations of 45 different fresh-cut vegetable products to retailers in nine states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,... Continue Reading

Possible pasteurization failure sparks cottage cheese warning

By News Desk

Wisconsin officials are warning of a possible pasteurization failure and advising the public to not eat a specific lot of cottage cheese made by Westby Cooperative Creamery. The consumer alert is for 4 percent cottage cheese from the cooperative in Westby, WI. The implicated lot was sold on or before Aug. 26 in plastic containers... Continue Reading

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