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Millions More Pounds of Ground Beef May Be Tainted

Before biting into that medium-rare burger, consumers are being advised to check when and where the beef was packed. There’s a national salmonella outbreak going on, and a JBS SA plant in Tolleson, Arizona, is now recalling about 12 million …

Federal Food Safety Agency Recalls Chicken Salad Due to Salmonella Risk

The federal government issued a recall of chicken salad made by an Iowa processing company and distributed by Fareway Stores which has now sickened more than 100 people in five states and prompted lawsuits in Illinois, Iowa and South Dakota. …

Guilty Verdict in Georgia Peanut Plant Salmonella Trial

Food safety advocates say a guilty verdict in a rare federal food-poisoning trial should send a stern warning to anyone who may be tempted to place profits over people’s welfare. More than five years after hundreds of Americans got sick …

Chicken Pinpointed as Cause of Salmonella Outbreak

Health officials urged consumers to cook chicken thoroughly and take other precautions after an 18-state salmonella outbreak that has made hundreds sick in recent months. A public health alert was issued for raw chicken packaged at three Foster Farms facilities …

Maine Man Sues Supermarket Over Tainted Beef

A Maine man sickened by a tainted ground beef sold at Hannaford stores is suing the supermarket chain. Kenneth Koehler, who filed his lawsuit Thursday, bought a 3-pound package of ground beef on Nov. 20, 2011, and suffered from “months …

CDC Says Salmonella Linked to Ground Beef Sickens 16 in Five States

Sixteen people across five states have fallen ill from Salmonella poisoning, several from a raw ground-beef dish served at a single restaurant, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday. Local, state and federal health and regulatory …

Washington Restaurant Involved in Salmonella Cases Reopens

A Vancouver, Wash., restaurant linked to several dozen cases of salmonella has reopened. Clark County public health officials gave On The Border the go-ahead to reopen Oct. 15 although they still don’t know the source of the outbreak. The Columbian …

FDA: Indiana Farm Tied to Salmonella Outbreak Was Unclean

A federal inspector found two strains of salmonella and unclean conditions at an Indiana cantaloupe farm‘s fruit-packing plant during visits following a deadly outbreak linked to its melons. The Food and Drug Administration posted a report on its website on …

Smoked Salmon Blamed for Salmonella Outbreak in the Netherlands

Smoked salmon tainted with salmonella bacteria has sickened hundreds of people in the Netherlands, sparking major recalls there and in the U.S., Dutch authorities said. U.S. health authorities say they are also investigating possible effects from the salmon. The Netherlands’ …

New Mexico Plant Shut After Peanut Butter Recall

A peanut processing plant in Portales has been shut down since Saturday after an outbreak of salmonella was linked to peanut butter made at the facility. The Sunland, Inc., plant is being scrubbed top to bottom and tests are being …