Food Safety News - June 29, 2017 BPI settles with ABC over $1.9 billion defamation claim

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BPI settles with ABC over $1.9 billion defamation claim

By Dan Flynn

"The case is settled," Judge Cheryle Gering told the jury Wednesday morning, thereby making the first public announcement that BPI and ABC Television had settled the $1.9 billion defamation lawsuit in a confidential agreement. “As permitted under the law of South Dakota, neither the court, the jury nor the public will be told the details... Continue Reading

Second class action suit filed in pentobarbital pet food scandal

By Phyllis Entis

Texas pet owner Wendy Black has initiated a complaint seeking class action status against Party Animal Inc. and Evanger's Dog and Cat Food Company, Inc. The suit, filed June 6 in the Superior Court for Los Angeles County's Central District seeks damages "…on behalf of all persons who purchased Party Animal organic brand dog food... Continue Reading

President Trump likely to sign popular agro-terrorism bill

By News Desk

President Donald J. Trump is shortly expected to sign H.R. 1238, also called the “Securing our Agriculture and Food Act,” to coordinate efforts to defend U.S. food, agriculture and veterinary systems against terrorism. Congress sent the bill to the White House for the President's consideration on June 27. The bill amends the Homeland Security Act of... Continue Reading

Canada won't name frozen chicken products linked to outbreak

By Coral Beach

Canadian officials are investigating a Salmonella outbreak that stretches across four provinces and has been linked to frozen, raw, breaded chicken products, but no recall has been issued. With illness onset dates in April and May, there are at least seven confirmed cases of Salmonella infections, according to a notice released Monday by the Public... Continue Reading

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