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P&G withdraws Iams dry cat food in 14 states
Procter & Gamble withdrew one lot of Iams Indoor Weight Control with Hairball Care dry cat food in 14 states due to possible salmonella contamination.
Feds visit Iowa egg farms again
Federal agents returned to Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms, which are linked to a massive egg recall, on Tuesday after the Food and Drug Administration said on Monday that its investigation into the farms’ conditions was finished.
Justice Department files complaint against Michigan dairy
The Food and Drug Administration is seeking a court order against Scenic View Dairy, Hamilton, Mich., for allegedly selling dairy cows for human consumption even though the animals contained illegal drug residues.
Enzyme could protect against anthrax contamination
Lysozyme, an enzyme in human body fluids, may help kill anthrax-producing bacteria in processed foods, reported researchers at the American Chemical Society national meeting recently.
Protein detection methods lax on melamine: study
Standard protein detection methods that rely on nitrogen as a marker in foods are easy to fool with cheap compounds containing nitrogen, such as melamine, suggests a new report in an Institute of Food Technologists journal.
Cargill ground beef recalled at BJ’s Wholesale Clubs
More than 8,000 pounds of ground beef from a Cargill Inc. unit were pulled from 26 BJ’s Wholesale Club stores in eight Eastern states after three illnesses were linked to E. coli from the meat.
FDA plans egg farm inspections
Approximately 600 egg farms will be inspected by the Food and Drug Administration by the end of 2011, according to an Obama administration official.
High-tech imaging finds food pathogen faster
A technology called hyperspectral imaging, combining digital imaging with spectroscopy, can detect campylobacter pathogens in 24 hours, according to new research from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Salmonella vaccines for hens draw new interest in U.S.
Based on the success of Great Britain’s salmonella vaccination program for egg-laying hens, U.S. farmers may be more motivated to adopt the low-cost vaccines in the wake of the ongoing egg recall, say industry observers.
12th Annual Food Safety Summit Scheduled for April 12-14, 2010
Deerfield, IL, November 2, 2009 -- The 12th Annual Food Safety Summit, the largest and most established food safety and defense exposition in North America on food safety, quality assurance and food security will be held Monday, April 12 through Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at the Washington DC Convention Center.
