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U.S. Must Speed Up Food Recalls: Inspector General

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is too slow to order companies to recall tainted foods, leaving people at risk of illness and death, a government watchdog said in a review of the agency’s food safety program. The Department of …

Maine Company Recalls 25,192 Pounds of Beef

A Maine company is recalling more than 25,000 pounds of beef dating to last November for failure to remove tissues that could potentially allow transmission of mad cow disease. Maine state officials announced last Friday that Bubier Meats of Greene …

New York Firm Recalls Mozzarella Due to Soy

n upstate New York company is recalling a mozzarella cheese product because it contains soy, which isn’t listed oAn the label and could cause allergic reactions. Formaggio Italian Cheese Specialties of Sullivan County said it’s recalling about 234 pounds of …

New York Rugelach Pastry Recalled; Label Omits Eggs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says a New York company is recalling its rugelach pastry because some ingredients labels may have omitted eggs. Bloch’s Best Inc. of Monsey, N.Y., is recalling a batch of its Laromme Vanilla Rugelach distributed …

Ready Pac Recalls 5K Cases of Bagged Salads

Ready Pac Foods has recalled more than 5,000 cases of bagged salad because of a possible E. coli contamination. The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that the bagged romaine lettuce and salad mixes were distributed to 15 Western states. …

Okla. Company Recalls Meat, Poultry Pie Products

An Oklahoma-based company is recalling nearly 9,000 pounds of frozen meat and poultry pie products. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said Thursday some products from Original Fried Pies, Inc. contain a preservative called sodium benzoate …

Colorado Farm Says Listeria Found in Cantaloupe

A Colorado farm is voluntarily recalling its cantaloupes after one of its melons tested positive for Listeria. According to KMGH-TV, Jensen Farms says one of its Rocky Ford cantaloupes sampled from a store tested positive. Four people have died and …

Listeria Scare Causes Canadian Bacon Recall

A Canadian company is recalling about 380,000 pounds of Canadian bacon that may be contaminated with listeria. No illnesses have been reported. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention classifies listeriosis as a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, …

Winn-Dixie Recalls Bakery Items in Alabama Stores

Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. is voluntarily recalling three items from its in-store bakeries in Alabama. WSFA-TV reports that the recalled items are: Winn-Dixie lemon bar cakes, Win-Dixie chocolate cherry bar cakes and Winn-Dixie iced cinnamon rolls in six-packs. Company officials say …

H-E-B Recalls Store-Brand Yogurt, Dairy Products

H-E-B issued has a voluntary recall of four sizes of H-E-B brand cottage cheese, dip, yogurt and sour cream over concern that foreign material may have made its way into the product. The statement issued Thursday by the San Antonio-based …