In the News

July 27, 2011

Georgia Firm Recalls More Ready-To-Eat Products for Possible Listeria Contamination

07/26/2011 11:01 PM EDT

Flying Food Group, LLC, a Lawrenceville, Ga., establishment, is expanding its recall of ready-to-eat chicken, turkey, beef and pork products by an additional 6,901 pounds, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The initial recall was issued July 19.

 

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July 21, 2011

BEYOND COAL

The Sierra club announced today that Bloomberg Philanthropies is bringing $50 million to the Sierra Club's fight to end coal and usher in a new clean energy future.Check out the press release at:

http://www.blogger.com/page-edit.g?blogID=7083838178670688285&pageID=8276210786749633569

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What Does the New Food Safety Law Mean for You? 

Posted January 05, 2011

By Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., Commissioner of Food and Drugs

Just before Christmas, the House of Representatives and the Senate passed the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, which President Obama signed into law on January 4, 2011.  Here's the link to the full article where you can read about the  provisions in the new law: http://www.foodsafety.gov/blog/fsma.html

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Recalls of factory farmed foods (including eggs, meat products, dairy products and other crops) and processed food like substances are rampant.  If you eat processed foods or shop at "big box" stores, consider subscribing to  http://foodsafety.gov/ for food safety and food product recall information.