Defense Attorneys for Former PCA Executives Allege Government Misconduct By Dan Flynn  Defense attorneys in the criminal prosecution of former Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) executives are charging that the document dumps they've been receiving from prosecutors lately amount to government misconduct. With only one week to go before jury selection is supposed to begin in the fraud and conspiracy case against the former PCA executives, the... Continue ReadingFarmworker Housing Linked to Consumer Demand for Safe Food By Cookson Beecher  When a farmworker and her children were discovered living in a decommissioned walk-in freezer due to lack of housing, Marty Miller, executive director of the Office of Rural Development and Farm Worker Housing in Yakima, WA, was dismayed — but not surprised. "Unfortunately, not surprised," Miller told Food Safety News. "I had already heard or... Continue ReadingJudge Clears Testing Records and Illness Testimony for PCA Trial By Dan Flynn  Another pre-trial hearing in the criminal case involving former Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) executives — this one over possible misconduct by the prosecution — will be held Friday at 10 a.m. On Monday, Judge W. Louis Sands ruled on the other pre-trial motions that were heard June 24 in the U.S. District Court for the... Continue ReadingResearch Finds Recalled Chobani Yogurt Contained Fungal Pathogen By Lydia Zuraw  Last fall, Chobani recalled a number of its yogurts for mold contamination that caused packages to bloat and sour before their expiration date. More than 200 people reported becoming ill with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea after eating the yogurt. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration identified Mucor circinelloides as the contaminant, but it was initially... Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney in Iowa Seeking Victims of Egg-Related Salmonella Outbreak By News Desk  If you were sickened by Salmonella in eggs from Wright County Egg in 2010, the U.S. Attorney’s Office may be looking to speak with you. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa is seeking information from people sickened between the beginning of 2010 and August 2010 by eggs from Wright County Egg,... Continue ReadingMore Food Safety News | 
