 Texas Ground Beef Recalled for Potential Plastic Pieces By News Desk  Sam Kane Beef Processors LLC of Corpus Christi, TX, is recalling approximately 2,633 pounds of ground beef chub product that may be contaminated with foreign materials, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Tuesday. The following product is subject to USDA recall: 10-lb. chubs of "HEB Ground Beef 73% Fine 6/10"... Continue ReadingWI Campylobacter Cases at 21, List Compiled of Possible Sources By Cathy Siegner  As of Tuesday morning, the Campylobacter outbreak case count in Wisconsin’s Durand School District was 21, those sickened who had been hospitalized had been released, and “kids were starting to feel better,” according to the local county health officer. Pepin County Health Officer Heidi Stewart said that all of those sickened were associated with the... Continue ReadingKY Health Official Warns Residents About the Risks of Unpasteurized Milk By News Desk  The Kentucky Department for Public Health has not been able to identify the source of the E. coli outbreak that sickened five children in early September. However, on Tuesday the department put out a warning to residents about the danger of consuming unpasteurized milk and other food products sometimes associated with E. coli. All five... Continue ReadingIL Restricts Raw Milk Sales While Making Them Legal By Dan Flynn  After 30 years or more, Illinois is about to get procedures for permitting and inspecting dairy farms that will make the sale and distribution of raw milk legal in the Land of Lincoln. Raw milk dairies that have operated in the shadows during those years probably don't see it that way but may fear that... Continue ReadingCA Governor Vetoes State Senate's Animal Antibiotics Bill By News Desk  California Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed state Senate Bill 835 on animal antibiotics when it reached his desk Monday. Brown said that the bill to ban the use of antibiotics for growth promotion and require a veterinarian prescription for a livestock antibiotic “would codify a voluntary Federal Drug Administration standard that phases-out antibiotic use for growth promotion."... Continue ReadingMore Food Safety News | 
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