 Possible E. Coli Case Reported on Mercer Island By News Desk  The King County Public Health Department is reporting that a child from the city of Mercer Island, WA, has fallen ill with a presumptive infection of E. coli O157:H7. The child has not been hospitalized. The city has been under multiple water boil advisories for possible E. coli contamination, including one that is still in effect. After... Continue ReadingCalifornia Beef Piroshkis Recalled for Potentially Inadequate Processing By News Desk  Galant Food Company of San Leandro, CA, is recalling approximately 410 pounds of beef products because the meat filling used in the products did not meet its cooking critical limit, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Monday. The products subject to the recall include: 4.5-oz. Galina's Original Beef and... Continue ReadingPCA Defendant Asks the Judge to Overturn the Jury on Her Obstruction Conviction By Dan Flynn  Acquitted by a jury on one count of obstruction of justice but convicted on the other, Mary Wilkerson now wants the judge to enter a not-guilty judgment on that charge, too. Wilkerson is the former quality control manager for Peanut Corporation of America (PCA). She was convicted last month after a seven-week criminal trial in... Continue ReadingOnline Encyclopedia Helps Chinese Track Food Safety Issues By News Desk  Last month, Bloomberg News profiled 28-year-old Wu Heng, the creator of a Wikipedia-like website for food safety violations in China. The article described how Wu felt victimized after discovering that pork can be chemically treated to look and taste just like beef, and he went on to start "Throwing It Out the Window," a public encyclopedia where anyone... Continue ReadingConsumers Union: Labeling GMOs Would Cost Consumers $2.30 Annually By News Desk  The median cost of labeling genetically modified ingredients on grocery products would equate to an additional $2.30 per consumer each year, according to a new report sponsored by Consumers Union and conducted by ECONorthwest, an economics consulting firm in the Pacific Northwest. Consumers Union is the policy and advocacy branch of Consumer Reports. The organization... Continue ReadingMore Food Safety News | 
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