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U.S. OKs South Korea import safety revisions for beef The South Korean government’s latest position on U.S. beef imports, which calls for suspending shipments immediately if public health is threatened, has been “accepted and acknowledged” by Washington.Read more
FDA head asks for $275 million immediately In an unusual action, Food and Drug Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach wrote to Congress requesting an immediate $275 million to ensure the safety of imported goods, including food.Read more
Ground beef with plastic recalled Ashville, N.Y.-based Fairbank Reconstruction Corp. withdrew nearly 23,000 pounds of ground beef products that may contain plastic pieces.Read more
U.S. asks court to stop mad cow testing The U.S. government is trying to reverse a lower court ruling that permits Kansas-based Creekstone Farms to comprehensively test its cattle for mad cow disease, contending that more testing won’t increase meat safety.Read more
Congress wants recall data from 47 food companies ConAgra Foods and 46 other major food processors have been asked by a U.S. House committee to provide lists of all their food recalls and safety alerts in two to four weeks.Read more
Hawaiian beef pulled for E. coli Kapolei, Hawaii-based Palama Holdings is recalling nearly 70,000 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli.Read more
EU may end 11-year-old U.S. poultry ban A European Union commissioner said the EU will likely overturn its 1997 ban on U.S. poultry imports, originally instituted because of concerns about a chlorine wash used on the products.Read more
Possible Botulism Risk: New Era Expands Recal
New Era Canning Company, New Era, Mich., is expanding its product recall because of potential Clostridium botulinum contamination to all canned green beans and garbanzo beans distributed by the company nationwide over the last five years… Read more
Update to Label on Birth Control Patch
FDA has approved changes to the Ortho Evra Contraceptive Transdermal (Skin) Patch label to include the results of a new study. The study found that users of the birth control patch were at higher risk of developing serious blood clots than women using birth control pills… Read more
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