Food Safety Caucus urges Trump to name Under Secretary By Dan Flynn  Ten Democrats who are members of the Congressional Food Safety Caucus are asking President Donald J. Trump and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to get someone named as USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety. “The position of Under Secretary for Food Safety has now entered its fifth year of vacancy, making it one of the... Continue Reading
Mississippi catfish company recalls 34.5 tons of catfish By News Desk  Itta Bena, MS-based Heartland Catfish Company late Friday recalled approximately 69,016 pounds of Siluriformes fish (catfish) products that may be adulterated with a residue of public health concern, specifically leucomalachite green, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The various fresh and frozen, raw, intact Siluriformes (catfish) products were... Continue Reading
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Two more confirmed cases added during the last week brought the number of illnesses in the Colorado Salmonella outbreak to 37. There have been no new cases for the past five days, and it appears the outbreak has peaked at 37 confirmed laboratory cases, according to the Weld County Health Department. Linked to the outbreak... 
