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Food Recalls Are Pretty Common for Things Like Rocks, Insects and Plastic

Rocks in Trader Joe’s cookies. Insects in its broccoli-cheese soup. Pieces of plastic in Banquet frozen chicken strips. In recent weeks, U.S. consumers have seen high-profile food recalls for an unappetizing reason: They`re contaminated with foreign objects that have no …

Florida Sheriff Investigating After 7 Diners at Restaurant Fall Ill from Narcotics Poisoning

Florida authorities are investigating a steakhouse after seven patrons were hospitalized with what may have been poisoning from narcotics. Santa Rosa County Sheriff said that some type of narcotic was in the food at Nikko Japanese Sushi Bar and Steak …

Ohio Food Plant Faces $1.9M in Fines After Worker’s Leg Amputation

While working the overnight sanitation shift at an Ohio food processing plant, a 29-year-old temporary worker – on the job just nine months – suffered critical injuries after falling into an industrial blender he was cleaning and became caught in …

Hershey Looks to ‘Eradicate’ Lead, Cadmium From Chocolate

Hershey Co. is looking to reduce “trace” amounts of lead and cadmium in its chocolate, chief financial officer Steve Voskiul told Reuters on Wednesday, after Consumer Reports found that some dark chocolate bars had potentially harmful levels of the heavy …

U.S. FDA Weighs Regulating Cannabis Compound CBD in Food, Supplements

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning to make recommendations on how to regulate the use of popular cannabis compound CBD in food and supplements, the Wall Street Journal reported Dec. 27, citing agency officials. After weighing the …

Oklahoma Prepared Foods Firm Recalls Frozen Pork Loin Product

AdvancePierre Foods Inc., an Enid, Oklahoma food company, is recalling approximately 4,137 pounds of pork loin steak fritter product that may be contaminated with hard pieces of plastic. The problem was discovered after the firm notified federal food safety officials …

‘Best Before’ Labels Scrutinized as Food Waste Concerns Grow

As awareness grows around the world about the problem of food waste, one culprit in particular is drawing scrutiny: “best before” labels. Manufacturers have used the labels for decades to estimate peak freshness. Unlike “use by” labels, which are found …

FDA Chief Struggles to Explain Slow Response on Baby Formula

The head of the Food and Drug Administration faced bipartisan fury from House lawmakers May 25 over months of delays investigating problems at the nation’s largest baby formula plant that prompted an ongoing shortage. FDA Commissioner Robert Califf laid out …

295K Pounds of Raw Beef Recalled by Nebraska Meat Processor

An Omaha, Nebraska, meat processor has recalled more than 295,000 pounds of raw beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Greater Omaha Packing’s recall. The beef products, …

Tyson Recalls Nearly 4.5K Tons of Missouri-Produced Chicken Products

Tyson Foods is recalling almost 4,500 tons of ready-to-eat chicken products after finding the products may be tainted with listeria bacteria, federal officials announced. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the recall a month after two consumers reported falling ill …