Food Safety
Jolley: Five minutes with John Munsell, E. coli & Salmonella
John Munsell was born into the meat business. His father ran a small meat packing plant in Montana. He graduated from college in 1968 and worked outside the business before returning in 1971 to take over Montana Quality Foods & Processing.
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Washington firm recalls beef possibly contaminated with E. coli
Sysco Seattle Inc., a Seattle, Wash. firm, is recalling approximately 16,800 pounds of ground beef patties imported from Canada because they may have been contaminated with E. coli O157:H7
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BPI website busts 'pink slime' myths
Beef Products Inc., the company at the center of the lean finely textured beef -- infamously known as pink slime -- controversy, has set up a website to correct misinformation and educate consumers on its products.
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E coli testing to expand March 5
Starting in early March, Federal food inspectors will expand E. coli testing to six serogroups recently defined as contaminants.
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USDA sampling program and technologies to destroy E. coli
Sampling ground beef for E. coli O157:H7 as USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) currently does is a good indicator of the presence of other strains of E. coli
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USDA scientists reduce pathogens in cattle with orange peels
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and their collaborators have conducted a series of studies that explore non-antibiotic methods to reduce foodborne pathogens that are found in the gut of food animals.
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LA firm recalls ground beef over possible E. coli
A Los Angeles company is recalling about 377,775 pounds of ground beef products due to possible E. coli contamination.
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Tyson recalls ground beef from Emporia, Kan. plant
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc., an Emporia, Kan. establishment, is recalling approximately 131,300 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced on Tuesday.
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Bachmann says food industry overregulated
As food safety officials undertake wider testing for potentially deadly E. coli in meat, Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann says that regulations are overburdening food producers.
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Jolley: Five minutes with those six notorious STEC outlaws
On Monday morning, the USDA conducted a private teleconference to inform key meat industry personnel that on Tuesday morning they were going to add 6 E. coli ‘serotypes’ to a list of related pathogens that, until then, had only included one
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National Beef is recalling over 60,000 pounds of ground beef
National Beef Packing Co. LLC, a Dodge City, Kan., establishment, is recalling approximately 60,424 pounds of ground beef products that may be adulterated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced on Friday.
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- Cow-calf corner: Review calving season and make improvements
- Feeder cattle review: Feed report neutral to slightly bearish
- Cattle Outlook: Retail choice beef up 9% over past 2 years
- United States Cattle on Feed down 3 percent
- Family contribution takes reward for cattle shooting over $16k
- Nebraska Cattle on Feed down 3 percent
- New school lunch beef recipes win approval from kids, foodservice
- Drier weather to give big boost to U.S. corn plantings
- Prices for corn and soybeans, five years from now
- Agriculture is expected to remain strong in the coming decade
- What sick day? Farmers take just three a year
- Senate Agriculture Committee completes Farm Bill markup
