Texas Smokehouse Recalls Beef By News Desk  Bear Creek Smokehouse, a Marshall, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 3,700 pounds of beef products due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products contain soy, a known allergen which is not declared on the product label. The barbeque beef items were... Continue Reading
Listeria Prompts 14 Pounds of Pork to be Recalled By News Desk  Comeau's Inc. in Breaux Bridge, LA has recalled approximately 14 pounds of pork products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The smoked pork tasso was packaged on Dec. 22, 2015. The following products are subject to recall: 1-lb. vacuum-sealed packages containing... Continue Reading
Alvin and the Chipmunks Speak Out for Food Safety By Coral Beach  Young children are among the most vulnerable when it comes to foodborne illnesses so the USDA has enlisted the help of Alvin and the Chipmunks for a campaign to help parents and educators teach good food safety habits. Dubbed "The Road Chip to Food Safety" as a nod to the little guys' new movie "Alvin... Continue Reading
Food Safety's Criminal State of Mind By Rena Steinzor  As Food Safety News editor Dan Flynn has reported, lawyers for Austin "Jack" DeCoster and Peter DeCoster, owners and operators of Quality Egg, have recruited some heavy hitters in their ongoing battle to avoid prison time. Despite pleading guilty to the felony of bribing a public official to approve shipment of bad eggs and the... Continue Reading
Wegmans Recalls Chicken Products Produced Without Inspections By Coral Beach  Retailer Wegmans Food Markets Inc. is recalling about 1,125 pounds of chicken products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The chicken items were produced on Jan. 3, 2016. The following products are subject to recall: Approximately 1-pound, vacuum-sealed packages... Continue Reading
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Like ranch hands on a runaway wagon in the Old West, attorneys for Stewart Parnell and Michael Parnell are trying to get the reins straightened out while slowing down just enough for some to jump off. Appellate attorneys Justin M. Lugar and Joseph R. Pope, who respectively represent Stewart Parnell and Michael Parnell, want the U.S.... 
