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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
- Consumers Union calls on OMB to let new food safety rules move forward
In letter to OMB, CU says recent salad greens recall highlights the need for action
- CU calls on USDA to tighten salmonella standard
In wake of outbreak in ground turkey; asks Congress to give USDA recall authority
- Consumers Union Presses Congress to Support Funding for FDA Food Safety in Advance of House Hearing
Congress is considering budget cuts that could hamper the FDA’s ability to inspect facilities and the safety of food
- Consumers Union Heralds Senate Passage of Historic Food Safety Bill
FDA has the authority to order food recalls and requires more frequent inspections of food manufacturers
- Egg farm CEO refuses to testify at food hearing
Food safety victim calls on the Senate to pass the Food Safety Modernization Act
- Egg recall grows; CU calls for action on food safety
The contamination of eggs underlines the urgent need for improvements in the way FDA regulates food safety
- CU comments to USDA regarding new performance standards for Salmonella
CU commends the USDA for finally updating the Salmonella performance standard for poultry. Setting the performance standard at 7.5% for chicken, based on estimated prevalence of Salmonella-positive results from the 2007-2008 young chicken baseline survey (YCBS), rather than the present level of 20% is a significant step forward for food safety.
- URGENT! The Senate Should Act on FDA Food Safety Reform
URGENT! The Senate Should Act on FDA Food Safety Reform Each year, 76 million Americans are sickened, 325,000 hospitalized and 5,000 die from consuming contaminated food. Most at risk are young children, the elderly and people whose immune systems are weakened by other diseases or treatments like chemotherapy. Recent outbreaks of deadly E. coli and Continue Reading
- CU praises House passage of the food safety bill
The bill will make a fundamental difference in keeping food and families safe
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
- CU responds to inaccurate statement in NY Times organic article
A New York Times article covering the recently-released study on organic food discussed the finding that organic meat contained lower levels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria than conventional meat did, but went on to state that “bacteria, antibiotic-resistant or otherwise, would be killed during cooking.” If this were true, says Consumers Union’s Jean Halloran in a Letter to Continue Reading
- Toddler’s tainted meat scare prompts mom to fight antibiotics in meat
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 16, 2012 CONTACT: Pulin Modi, Senior Campaigner, Change.org, (202) 684-2552, press@change.org ***PRESS RELEASE*** TODDLER’S TAINTED MEAT SCARE PROMPTS MOM TO FIGHT ANTIBIOTICS IN TRADER JOE’S MEAT SUPPLY Mom’s petition on Change.org calls on Trader Joe’s to stop the spread of antibiotic-resistant ‘superbugs’ by banning meat from animals fed antibiotics. TROUTDALE, OR – 130,000 people Continue Reading
- Why the delay on new food safety rules?
Scary news for salad eaters this week: organic baby spinach from California was recalled in 16 states because of Salmonella contamination. It was because of these kinds of pathogens infiltrating our food supply – and in particular two outbreaks associated with spinach and peanut butter that claimed several lives – that the Food Safety Modernization Act was Continue Reading
- The fight over regulations, and why it’s important to you
by Ami Gadhia and Jean Halloran You may have heard a lot recently about Washington D.C. and its ‘regulations’ – probably not much of it good. Politicians and others have been talking about doing away with federal regulations, and the Senate is set to consider several bills that will make it a lot tougher for Continue Reading
- Like sprinkling antibiotics on Cheerios
Fourteen illnesses, half of which required hospitalization, have now been linked to an outbreak of Salmonella-tainted beef sold at Hannaford’s, a New England supermarket chain. The company issued a recall last week of all ground beef with a sell by date of December 17 or earlier. The strain, Salmonella typhimurium, tested resistant to several classes of 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
- Food Safety: Almost There, But Still in Peril
On November 29, the Monday after Thanksgiving, the US Senate has a chance to bring about a major improvement in the safety of the nation’s food by passing S 510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act.
- Food safety bill scheduled for post-election vote
This year’s ‘lame duck session’ shaping up to be not-so-lame. _________________________________________
- The latest in bizarre recall news: insect parts in infant formula
Call 1 (800) 944-6762 to be connected directly for FREE to your Senators, and tell them to pass S 510, the FDA Food Safety Bill! Is this what they meant by ‘beetlejuice’? _____________________________________
News Articles
- Report: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in ground turkey Source: Reuters (Tuesday April 30, 2013)
- Peanut Butter Recall Expands to Just About Everything Source: LA Weekly (Monday October 8, 2012)
- Cantaloupe farm tied to Salmonella outbreak named Source: Indiana Star (Thursday August 23, 2012)
- Troutdale mom calls for antibiotic-free meat Source: KOIN Local 6 News (Thursday August 16, 2012)
- Sliced apples sold to McDonald's, Burger King and grocery chains recalled for Listeria Source: CBS News (Monday August 13, 2012)
- Cargill recalls more than 29,000 pounds of ground beef sold in Northeast over salmonella Source: CBS News (Monday July 23, 2012)
- FDA issues recalls for organic baby spinach and yeast due to Salmonella risks Source: Consumer Reports (Wednesday May 23, 2012)
- Recalled dog food tied to salmonella outbreak Source: MSNBC (Friday May 4, 2012)
- Live From the Cutting Room Floor Source: The New York Times (Monday April 9, 2012)
- Sushi linked to salmonella outbreak affecting 19 states Source: Fox News (Wednesday April 4, 2012)