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CU Food Activist’s Op-Ed In The Portland Press Herald
Tammy Morrill a victim of peanut butter poisoning and now an activist for stronger food safety was featured in Maine’s largest paper.
1 Year After PCA Peanut Butter Outbreak- What has changed?
Peanut Butter Victims, Consumers Union and the Make Our Food Safe Coalition are calling for passage of food safety legislation.
Cargill Owned Meat Company Recalls Beef
Cargill-owned Beef Packers, Inc. announced a recall on Friday of 22,723 pounds of ground beef products that were sent to stores in Arizona and New Mexico.
Chicken Report Ruffles Feathers
Here is a round up of what people are saying about CU’s chicken testing as reported by Consumer Reports.
CONSUMER REPORTS: TWO-THIRDS OF CHICKENS TESTED HARBOR DANGEROUS BACTERIA
USDA Must Make Chicken Less Risky to Eat; Consumers Shouldn’t Have to Play Roulette with Poultry
Citizen Advocates Reforming Food Safety
A police officer, dad, and husband who has been waging a personal war to reform food safety in this country.
Who Determines the Safety of Our Nation’s Salad? An Insider Look
Last Wednesday, I testified on behalf of Consumers Union before the USDA at a hearing to consider the adoption of a national Leafy Green Vegetables Marketing Agreement (LGVMA), a proposal put forward by the leafy green industry. Consumers Union opposes the use of voluntary marketing agreements to develop safety standards, as this mechanism allows industry Continue Reading
A Classic Fox Watching the Hen House
Consumer Reports blog post calls on the FDA to regulate salad safety standards not the industry.
Tomorrow: Food Safety Action Day (Join Us!)
I just got done reading President Obama’s speech to school kids across America, and albeit a bunch of great messages (stay in school, do your home work, wash your hands, make your own destiny…) there was a theme missing: eat healthy, safe foods.
More Beef Recalled
Reposted from the Consumer Reports Safety Blog: Beef Packers, a California meatpacking firm, is recalling more than 826,000 pounds of ground beef that has been linked to an outbreak of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. The outbreak has sickened people in nine Western states.
