Boneless Beef From Japan Recalled for Lack of Inspection By News Desk  Nijiya Market in Torrance, CA, is recalling approximately 359 pounds of frozen boneless beef products produced in Japan that were not presented at the U.S. point of entry for inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Wednesday. Without the benefit of full inspection, FSIS says that a possibility of adverse... Continue Reading
Attorneys Spar Over Vermont's GMO-Labeling Law By Dan Flynn  Attorneys presenting oral arguments before a federal judge in Burlington, VT, on Wednesday were depicted as giving that state’s first-in-the-nation law requiring labeling of food containing genetically modified ingredients (GMOs) its day in court. Actually, the Vermont law challenged by the Grocery Manufacturers Association has already had 210 days in court, and it’s sure to... Continue Reading
California's Foie Gras Ban Overturned By News Desk  A judge in California has overturned the state's ban on foie gras. The delicacy is made from fattened duck liver and is produced using “gavage” — a method of force-feeding a bird through a tube inserted in its mouth. The ban was passed in 2004 and went into effect in 2012. Its supporters argued that... Continue Reading
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McDonald’s Japan and Cargill Inc., one of the fast-food company’s chicken suppliers in Asia, are apologizing and trying to reassure the public after a customer at a McDonald’s outlet in Misawa, Japan, reportedly found a 1.5-inch strip of vinyl in an order of chicken nuggets this past weekend. “I am confident that my family can... 
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