Food Safety News - July 9, 2015 Jury Trial Underway in Northern Iowa Over Halal Beef Export Scheme

Jury Trial Underway in Northern Iowa Over Halal Beef Export Scheme By News Desk The trial of William Aossey Jr., 73, began Tuesday in U.S. District Court for Northern Iowa with opening statements and the first witness taking the stand. After the jury was selected, prosecution and defense attorneys offered competing theories about who was calling the shots at Midamar Corporation during the 2007 to 2010 period when the... Continue Reading Wisconsin Firm Recalls Raw Pet Treats for Listeria Contamination By News Desk Carnivore Meat Company of Green Bay, WI, has recalled two limited batches of Vital Essentials Frozen Beef Tripe Patties and Frozen Beef Tripe Nibblets after the product tested positive for Listeria. No other product manufactured by Carnivore is involved in this recall. The lots involved are: Vital Essentials Frozen Beef Tripe Patties, UPC 33211 00809, Lot #... Continue Reading Food Safety Plays Minimal Role in House Appropriations Markup By Lydia Zuraw Food safety was not a significant part of discussions Wednesday during the House Appropriations Committee markup of the agriculture funding bill. Nutrition policies, the Food for Peace program and FDA pre-market review of e-cigarettes were some of the major topics of debate. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) praised the inclusion of language in the Manager's Amendment... Continue Reading South Texas Feedlots Hold Lessons About Resistant Salmonella By News Desk Antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella that can compromise the safety of fresh beef is the target of research being funded by the Beef Checkoff and the Texas Beef Council. An update on the work, by the Texas A&M University Department of Animal Science, was recently presented in Dallas at the 2015 Beef Industry Safety Summit. The A&M AgriLife Research... Continue Reading FSIS: Beef Safety Measures Are Working By James Andrews After testing for Salmonella and E. coli on a variety of beef carcasses at slaughter plants, federal food safety authorities are saying that slaughter plant beef safety measures seem to be working well. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has released its data from the first six months of surveys meant to determine a baseline load of Salmonella... Continue Reading More Food Safety News Past Food Safety News Articles Food Industry Events Food Safety News Copyright 2015 Marler Clark LLP, PS. All rights reserved. Marler Clark LLP, PS, 1301 2nd Avenue Suite 2800 Seattle WA 98101 USA Change your address or unsubscribe.

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