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Jennie-O recalls turkey burgers over Salmonella concernsupdated: Sun Apr 03 2011 00:37:00

Jennie-O Turkey Store is recalling nearly 55,000 pounds of frozen, raw turkey burgers that may be contaminated with Salmonella, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said Saturday.

7 tons of ground beef recalled due to possible E. coliupdated: Thu Mar 10 2011 18:05:00

A Kansas company has recalled more than 14,000 pounds of ground beef due to possible E. coli contamination, federal authorities have announced.

Company recalls ground beef due to possible E. coli contaminationupdated: Sun Feb 06 2011 09:32:00

A California company has recalled more than 3,000 pounds of fresh ground beef patties and other packages of ground beef products that may be contaminated with the E. coli bacteria, the U.S. Agriculture Department said Saturday.

40 cuts of meat, poultry to offer nutritional informationupdated: Wed Dec 29 2010 13:34:00

Nutritional information will be featured on 40 of the most popular cuts of meat and poultry products by 2012, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a statement Wednesday.

72,000 pounds of canned chicken salad recalledupdated: Sun Dec 05 2010 20:19:00

The discovery of hard plastic inside packages prompted a nationwide recall of 72,000 pounds of canned chicken salad, one of several recalls involving poultry and meat products issued through U.S. food safety authorities in recent days.

'Farm had eggs on top of corpses'updated: Thu Nov 18 2010 04:13:00

The Humane Society says it has proof of animal abuse and unsanitary conditions at a major egg farm.

Humane Society: Undercover video shows alleged abuse at egg farmupdated: Thu Nov 18 2010 04:13:00

A group that protects the welfare of animals has released an undercover video it claims shows animal abuse at a Texas farm operated by the largest egg producer in the United States.

Egg farming: Industrial vs. organicupdated: Wed Aug 25 2010 09:09:00

In the wake of an outbreak that has left an estimated 1,300 people sick with salmonella infections, and the recall of more than half a billion eggs, a debate is brewing over whether modern farming methods pose a health risk.

Egg recall expandingupdated: Sat Aug 21 2010 08:21:00

The company at the center its expanding its voluntary recall of eggs due to salmonella fears. KCTV reports.

Half a billion eggs have been recalledupdated: Sat Aug 21 2010 08:21:00

The number of eggs recalled in a nationwide salmonella scare has grown to more than half a billion.

Egg recall vindicates, but damage doneupdated: Fri Aug 20 2010 08:49:00

A Wisconsin restaurant is being sued for serving eggs allegedly contaminated with salmonella. WISN reports.

Salmonella outbreak may have ties to Taco Bellupdated: Fri Aug 06 2010 19:09:00

We were all set to scribble up a defense* of Taco Bell's Cantina Tacos in light of SF Weekly and Fresno Beehive's gleeful dismissal, but then the Center For Disease Control came out with this:

66,000 pounds of bison meat recalledupdated: Sat Jul 03 2010 23:14:00

A Colorado company is recalling about 66,000 pounds of ground and tenderized steak bison meat that may be contaminated with a potentially deadly strain of E. coli, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service.

Beef sold in two states recalled over salmonella concernsupdated: Sun Dec 06 2009 22:45:00

More than 20,000 pounds of beef have been recalled by a California company amid worries the meat is linked to two cases of salmonella, a federal food safety agency said.

2 dead, 28 sick from E. coli outbreakupdated: Tue Nov 03 2009 14:37:00

Two people have died and 28 people have fallen ill with matching strains of E. coli after an outbreak in ground beef, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

CNNMoney: Recall of beef from Colorado company expandedupdated: Mon Jun 29 2009 07:01:00

A recall of beef by a Colorado company that was announced last week because of possible E. coli contamination was expanded Sunday to include an additional 380,000 pounds of the company's beef products, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Nearly 96,000 pounds of ground beef products recalledupdated: Thu May 21 2009 21:31:00

An Illinois meat producer recalled nearly 96,000 pounds of potentially contaminated beef, the federal government announced Thursday.

Time.com: Salmonella Outbreak Spreads to 12 Statesupdated: Sun Oct 05 2008 03:00:00

The government is urging consumers to thoroughly cook frozen chicken dinners after 32 people in 12 states were sickened with salmonella poisoning

Video of workers abusing cows raises food safety questionsupdated: Thu Jan 31 2008 09:55:00

The Humane Society of the United States released a video Wednesday it says shows mistreatment of "downed" cows at a California slaughterhouse -- and one lawmaker said it raises questions about the safety of the nation's food supply.

Frozen pot pies suspected in salmonella outbreakupdated: Wed Oct 10 2007 11:39:00

Federal authorities are warning consumers not to eat Banquet frozen turkey and chicken pot pies or similar generic store-brand products because they may have caused an outbreak of salmonella poisoning.

CNNMoney: Why the chicken crossed the ocean -- twiceupdated: Fri May 19 2006 09:27:00

American chicken could soon be making plenty of round-trip visits to China.

Extra! Mad Cow Diseaseupdated: Wed Mar 15 2006 16:25:00

(CNN Student News) -- Use this explainer to help students understand mad cow disease, a topic relevant to today's news.

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