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CONSUMER REPORTS: Mechanically tenderized beef risk
Before you fire up the grill for some great summer meals, Consumer Reports has a caution. The beef you buy may have been tenderized by machines, and that process can introduce potentially deadly bacteria into your food. The trouble is that sharp...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Consumers
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South Bend to support F Cubed switch
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Consider it a graduation gift -- with one important string attached. The city, by way of the Redevelopment Commission, has decided to invest in F Cubed, a start-up company that recently announced plans to move out of Innovation Park at...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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Kroger stops selling sprouts due to health risk
NEW YORK (AP) — Kroger Inc. says it has stopped stocking sprouts as of Monday because of their "potential food safety risk." The nation's largest traditional grocer joins Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, which pulled sprouts in...
Tags: Food Industry, Salmonella Infection, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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CDC reports incidents of tainted ricotta cheese in Indiana, 17 other states
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says ricotta cheese tainted with listeria bacteria is linked to 14 illnesses and at least one death. The imported Italian ricotta salata cheese distributed by Forever Cheese,...
Tags: Listeria Outbreak (2011), Washington, DC, Food and Drug Administration, Disease Prevention, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Fake coyotes used to scare geese at Mich. beach
HOWELL, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan community that's fed up with geese fouling up a beach is hoping fake coyotes encourage the birds to land elsewhere. The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus of Howell and WHMI-FM report that the beach on Thompson...
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Plymouth company Zentis on growth spurt
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterPLYMOUTH -- Zentis Food Solutions North America is riding the growing wave of demand for new types of yogurt products. The company, which produces fruit preparations for the bakery and dairy industries, announced Monday it will invest $15.6 million to...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Food Industry, Credit and Debt, Consumer Goods Industries, Industrial Production
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Gov't to speed tracking of E. coli in meat
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government plans to speed up the process for tracking E. coli in meat, a move that will help authorities more quickly find the source of bacteria outbreaks and hasten food recalls. The new Agriculture Department program...Tags: Washington, DC, Food Industry, Salmonella Infection, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Health
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Schools will get to opt out of 'pink slime' beef
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — School districts soon will be able to opt out of a common ammonia-treated ground beef filler critics have dubbed "pink slime."
Amid a growing social media storm over so-called "lean finely textured beef," the Agriculture...Tags: Religion and Belief, Emergency Incidents, Foods and Beverages, Philosophy, Social Media
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Former Michigan City official faces federal charges for falsifying reports
The former superintendent of the Michigan City wastewater treatment plant is facing federal charges related to reporting and monitoring methods at the plant.
Daniel R. Olson, 62, of Merrillville, has been charged with three felony counts of making a...Tags: Prosecution, Energy Saving, Environmental Issues
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Michigan: 2 confirmed, 5 suspected E. coli cases
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan health officials have announced two confirmed and five suspected E. coli cases in the state. The state departments of Community Health and Agriculture and Rural Development said Friday they're issuing a public...Tags: Science and Technology, Agricultural Research and Technology
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E. coli scare prompts Tyson to recall ground beef
EMPORIA, Kan. (AP) — Federal agriculture officials say Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. is recalling about 131,300 pounds of ground beef that might be contaminated with E. coli. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday that the department...Tags: Tyson Foods Incorporated, Product Recalls, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Diseases and Illnesses, Marketing
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Egypt denies local fenugreek seeds caused E. coli
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's agriculture minister says reports blaming Egyptian sprout seeds for a deadly E. coli outbreak in Europe are "baseless" and that tests show the seeds were not contaminated. The European Food Safety Authority has said one lot...Tags: Egypt, Health, Exports, Lab Tests, Diseases and Illnesses
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