Food Safety News - July 19, 2018 Evangers denied knowledge of horse meat despite its license

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Evangers denied knowledge of horse meat despite its license

By Phyllis Entis

Even though the owners of Evanger’s Dog and Cat Food Co. Inc. had a state license to process horse meat from Feb. 14, 2016, through Aug. 17, 2017, they denied any knowledge of how horse meat found its way into their products. The pet food company’s license application submitted to the Illinois Department of Agriculture described... Continue Reading

107 countries received frozen vegetables recalled for Listeria

By Joe Whitworth

The U.S. and Canada are among more than 100 countries potentially affected by a recall of frozen vegetables due to Listeria monocytogenes. An outbreak traced to the vegetables from Greenyard Frozen has sickened 47 people in five European countries. Nine people have died. Greenyard, a producer of fresh, frozen and prepared fruits and vegetables linked to... Continue Reading

Spanish officials investigating illnesses linked to chard, cheese

By News Desk

Two people have fallen ill in Spain after eating chard sold in jars. The product, packaged under the Ybarra brand, is suspected to contain high levels of tropane alkaloids. The Spanish Agency for Consumer Affairs, Food Safety and Nutrition (AECOSAN) reported that it was informed about the situation by health officials in Madrid. The agency said the... Continue Reading

Political impact lingers after two main events in meat industry

By Dan Flynn

Political ramifications are coming in from two events in the past week involving the meat industry. The first event was a July 12 forum sponsored by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on issues surrounding the cultured meat grown from in vitro animals cell culture. A big newsmaker at that event was Dr. Michael Hansen,... Continue Reading

Florida company recalls 3 tons of ground beef for E. coli risk

By News Desk

Operators of institutional kitchens in Florida are being urged to check their refrigerators and freezers for fresh and frozen raw ground beef products because the producer found E. coli in the meat. Win Opportunity Knocks, doing business as Ottomanelli Wholesale Meats Inc. in St. Petersburg, FL, reported the ground beef products could be contaminated with... Continue Reading

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