| | By Dan Flynn on Oct 05, 2018 12:05 am Yesterday's big beef recall is the largest in history for possible Salmonella contamination, says retired USDA microbiologist Carl Custer. "Never such a massive recall on ground beef related to Salmonella," Custer told Food Safety News. "Not saying it’s a bad thing since it is Newport — nasty little bugger — and illnesses linked." Custer, who retired from government... Continue Reading By Coral Beach on Oct 05, 2018 12:03 am A day after the CDC reported two dozen more people have been confirmed with Salmonella infections traced to eggs, a member of Congress asked the head of the Food and Drug Administration to explain what the agency has been doing to enforce the federal Egg Safety Rule. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-CT, cited the current outbreak... Continue Reading By Francine L. Shaw on Oct 05, 2018 12:01 am Opinion Day after day, I watch the list of foodborne illness casualties accumulate. As a food safety expert, I receive a ridiculous number of recall alerts and foodborne illness outbreak notices daily. And I watch in amazement as the food service industry continues to be in denial about our country's serious, ongoing food safety problem. ... Continue Reading By Dan Flynn on Oct 04, 2018 12:25 pm Raw ground beef is the probable source of a new 16-state Salmonella outbreak involving 57 illnesses, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Thursday, along with a massive recall. The recall is for more than 6.5 million pounds of beef products from JBS Tolleson Inc. in Tolleson, AZ. The... Continue Reading | | | | | |
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