Tyson recalls more than 65 tons of chicken nuggets By Coral Beach  Tyson Foods Inc. is recalling more than 65 tons of chicken nuggets because of consumer complaints about finding bits of hard plastic in the products. The Sedalia, MO., chicken company shipped 5-pound bags of the nuggets to retailers nationwide according to a recall notice posted Tuesday by the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service. Tyson... Continue Reading
Deadly Legionnaires' disease hits Seattle and Memphis By News Desk  Waterborne Legionnaires' disease bacteria has killed two University of Washington Medical Center patients and closed a Memphis beltway hotel. The UW Medical Center has diagnosed five patients with Legionnaires disease, including the two who died. In Memphis, six cases of the respiratory disease are linked to the now closed LaQuinta Inn at 2979 Millbranch Road.... Continue Reading
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McCain Foods USA Inc. of Lisle, IL, is recalling frozen onion rings sold at retail under four different brands due to incorrect packaging that does not declare milk as one of the ingredients. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they... 
Consumers and retailers in Texas are urged to be on the lookout for ground beef from Caviness Beef Packers after a positive test result for E. coli O103. An unnamed company processed beef trim from Caviness into ground beef. Caviness, based in Hereford, TX, recalled 2,100 pounds of "boneless beef trim 84L products" Tuesday evening... 
With final rules on the Nutrition Facts label published, consumers soon will see an updated label on food packages that makes the calories and serving sizes of products easier to see and that gives them additional nutrition information, such as added sugars, vitamin D, and potassium. The marketplace is teeming with rows and rows of... 
