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Congress is presented with a new plan for keeping food safe

 By Peter Romeo on Jul. 24, 2024

Government Watch: Two prominent lawmakers have called for reworking the federal government's hodgepodge of a system for safeguarding the nation's food supply.

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Salmonella has now sickened 320 in the East, but authorities can't say if there's a common source

 By Peter Romeo on Jun. 06, 2024

Cucumbers have been connected to two of the three contaminations. Still, the outbreaks could be separate, according to health officials.

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Cucumbers shipped to 14 states are suspected of carrying salmonella

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 03, 2024

The produce likely never made it to restaurants or supermarkets, according to the FDA, because supplies were halted at the distributor and wholesaler stages of the supply chain.

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Check what ground beef is in your freezer, USDA advises

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 22, 2024

The agency's food safety arm has been alerted that ground beef products possibly contaminated with E. coli have made it to market.

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Avian flu has been found in more animals and a human, prompting calls for diligence

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 04, 2024

Authorities say the contamination has spread to the nation's largest egg producer and a 12th dairy herd, but the impact on prices has yet to be seen.

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One Fair Wage's alternative to ServSafe draws fire

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 08, 2023

A beta version of the $5 food-safety training program needs to get rid of some bugs, says an expert on the topic. But its producers say the issue is politics, not a dispute over best practices.

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FDA issues a warning about Canadian oysters

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 27, 2023

The agency is warning restaurants to discard the shellfish if it was supplied during the last 17 days by a Canadian harvester, Future Seafoods.

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FDA urges restaurants along the East Coast to watch out for certain oysters

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 07, 2023

If the shellfish was harvested at a certain time last month in the Groton, Conn., area, it could be contaminated, the agency warned.

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Listeria-contaminated milkshakes kill 3 in Washington, health officials report

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 21, 2023

Three other patrons of a Frugals fast-food restaurant in Tacoma were hospitalized but survived, the state said. The listeria was found in ice cream machines.

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CDC traces 40% of foodborne-illness outbreaks to infected workers

By Peter Romeo on May 30, 2023

The finding is likely to foster efforts to mandate paid sick leave.

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