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Consumers Union Documents
- CU letter to USDA Secretary Vilsack regarding pork safety
CU informs the USDA of new findings on pathogens in pork products appearing in the January 2013 issue of CR
Press Releases
- Consumer Reports investigation prompts letter to USDA on pork safety
CU informs the USDA of new findings on pathogens in pork products appearing in the January 2013 issue of CR
- 2007 Recalls List
We’ve compiled a list of the major recalls this year alone.
- Schwarzenegger signs bill that ends secrecy about meat recalls
Agreement with USDA kept consumers in the dark about contaminated meat
- Poll: Majority of Californians oppose secrecy of hazardous meat recalls
Schwarzenegger urged to sign bill that would end secrecy after vetoing similar one in ’05
- Meat and poultry: What you don’t know could harm you
- Schwarzenegger fails to end secrecy over tainted meat recalls
California missed a golden opportunity to protect its citizens from the sale of contaminated beef and poultry when Governor Schwarzenegger vetoed a bill that would have thwarted a secrecy agreement between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the state of California that keeps the public in the dark about the sale of hazardous foods.
- California Lawmakers Target Secrecy of Contaminated Meat Recalls
Earlier this year, news accounts indicated that California was one of seven states that received a shipment of beef products subject to a USDA recall because it included meat and bones from a cow that tested positive for mad cow disease.
Blog Posts
- Consumer Reports finds antibiotic-resistant bacteria in pork
A new Consumer Reports study released today warns shoppers that they may be getting more than they bargain for in their packages of pork. Tests of pork chops and ground pork found widespread contamination by several different bacteria, much of which showed resistance to one or more antibiotics used in human medicine. The study points Continue Reading
- Death toll climbs to 8 from Listeria-tainted Colorado cantaloupes, number likely to rise
Listeria-tainted cantaloupe from Colorado is now being blamed for 8 deaths and 55 illnesses across 14 states, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) which expects numbers to continue to rise. The outbreak is concentrated in Colorado, Texas, and New Mexico and Oklahoma, although cases of infection have been confirmed from California to Maryland. Continue Reading
- Total recall? Not if you’re the FDA.
When unsafe food products hit our grocery store shelves, companies will usually do the right thing: issue a recall and alert retailers and consumers. But what happens if they don’t?
- The latest in bizarre recall news: insect parts in infant formula
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- Recalling a year of recalls
It takes a special kind of procrastination to sit by while 1,850 people get sick.
- This Week’s Recall Recap
Breaking news on Kellogg cereal, plus thousands of pounds of beef products recalled this week.
- Second Chance For Food Bill – Take Action Right Now!!
HR 2749 is coming up for a vote with in the next hour. Please take a moment and call your Congressman and tell them to Vote Yes for a Safe Food System.
- With a little less help from my friends
One would think that the federal government would welcome any competent help to assure the safety of the nation’s food supply, but no…..
News Articles
- Food Sickens Millions as Company-Paid Checks Find It Safe Source: Bloomberg News (Thursday October 11, 2012)
- Imported cheese linked to 3 deaths, 14 hospitalizations Source: CNN (Wednesday September 12, 2012)
- FDA Targets Jensen Farms Packing Plant As Source Of Listeria Source: KKTV Colorado (Monday October 17, 2011)
- Family Of Listeria Victim Hopes Outbreak Brings Food Safety Changes Source: Associated Press (Tuesday October 4, 2011)
- Experts issue new warnings in listeria outbreak Source: USA Today (Thursday September 29, 2011)
- Fear of contamination triggers recall of Lunch Makers kits Source: The Seattle Times (Saturday December 3, 2005)
ConAgra Foods is recalling Armour Lunch Makers kits with ham, turkey and bologna that may be contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes.
- Meat firms accused of weakening food rules Source: MSNBC (Tuesday January 4, 2005)
The meat industry’s lobbying and close ties to the Bush administration helped prevent more stringent food-safety rules that guard against listeria from being enacted, a consumer group charged Tuesday.