Canadian Halal Processor Pleads Guilty in Tainted Meat Case By Cathy Siegner  The owners of a British Columbia meat processing plant pleaded guilty Monday in the B.C. Supreme Court to one count of selling E. coli-tainted meat in 2010. Pitt Meadows Meats, now known as Meadow Valley Meats, had originally been charged with 11 counts of selling meat unfit for human consumption, a violation under Canada’s Food and Drugs Act.... Continue Reading
What's In Your Food? A Look at Food Fraud By Christina Rice  Olive oil, fish, honey, milk, and fruit juices are common, everyday foods found in most people's kitchens. However, these common foods may not contain the food ingredients you think. The honey in your pantry may contain antibiotics, chemicals and added sweeteners. The salmon in your refrigerator may not even be salmon, but instead may be... Continue Reading
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Austin “Jack” DeCoster and his son, Peter DeCoster, were each sentenced Monday in a Sioux City, IA, federal courtroom to three months in jail and one year of supervised probation. The sentences, handed down by U.S. District Court Judge Mark W. Bennett, came in response to guilty pleas from the DeCosters and their Quality Egg LLC... 
According to a federal report released Monday, there's some "encouraging" news regarding antimicrobial resistance in foodborne pathogens. The National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System's (NARMS) published its 2012 Retail Meat Report and an interim report for 2013 solely focused on Salmonella. The reports stated that there was a decrease in third-generation cephalosporin resistance among poultry meats in... 
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