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Number of eggs
recalled exceeds half a billion
The number of eggs recalled
nationwide due to contamination with salmonella enteriditis has
exceeded half a billion, as the recall expanded to a second farm
on Friday.
Hillandale farm in Iowa said it was recalling 170m eggs after
they were found to be tainted with the same strain of salmonella
as those from another Iowa egg producer, Wright County Egg,
which has already recalled 380m eggs.
The Egg Safety Center has a full list of affected products
available online
here.
Canada
listeria report lays bare food safety flaws
A void in leadership, a raft of
systemic flaws and a shortage of inspectors were just some of
the criticisms leveled at Canada’s food safety system in a
damning report on last year’s listeria outbreak released
yesterday.
Massive
beef recall linked to antibiotic-resistant salmonella outbreak
California firm Beef Packers Inc
has recalled over 800,000 pounds of ground beef linked to an
outbreak of antibiotic-resistant salmonella that has sickened
people across nine states.
Beef recall on e.coli fears 20 sickened
US company Crocetti's Oakdale
Packing Co has recalled more than 1,000 lbs of beef patties
after reports that more than 20 children were suffering from
E.coli.
Massive
recall triggers more questions over US meat safety
Huntington Meat Packing Inc has
recalled a further 4.9 million pounds (2.2m kg) of meat that was
not processed in line with the company’s HACCP plan over the
course of almost a year, said US authorities.
Lawsuits
filed over E.coli-contaminated beef
Two lawsuits have been filed in
the US after a multi-state outbreak of E.coli 0157:H7 that has
so far been linked to two deaths and 28 illnesses.
Hormone
released by stressed chicken could be key to combating
Campybacter-study
The release of a hormone at times
of stress could be key to understanding why some food poisoning
bacterium become more invasive in animals after transportation,
a new study has said.
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