Editorial: On Turkey Day, pass the gravy but hold the bacteria
When you sit down with friends and family on Thursday for a Thanksgiving feast, you shouldn’t have to worry about uninvited guests such as E. coli, Salmonella and Campylobacter.
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Consumer Reports finds antibiotic-resistant bacteria in pork
A new Consumer Reports study released today warns shoppers that they may be getting more than they bargain for in their packages of pork. Tests of pork chops and ground pork found widespread...
View ArticleWhere’s the recalled beef?
From the Consumer Reports Safety Blog: Four days after the nation’s largest-ever beef recall, U.S. consumers still have no way of knowing whether they ate—or might have in their freezers—some of the...
View ArticleWhite House announces food safety standards
CU statement: The new measures represent real progress towards improving the safety of food in the U.S. Tuesday, July 7, 2009 White House Food Safety Announcement: Statement by Consumers Union...
View ArticleObama Administration Working Group on Food Safety
Working group releases report on what is needed. Reuters is reporting that the Obama Administration: …ordered tougher steps to curb Salmonella and E. coli contamination of U.S. food and created a post...
View ArticleCONSUMER REPORTS: TWO-THIRDS OF CHICKENS TESTED HARBOR DANGEROUS BACTERIA
USDA Must Make Chicken Less Risky to Eat; Consumers Shouldn’t Have to Play Roulette with Poultry Consumer Reports’ latest test of fresh, whole broilers bought in 22 states reveals that two-thirds of...
View ArticleChicken Report Ruffles Feathers
Here is a round up of what people are saying about CU’s chicken testing as reported by Consumer Reports. As we posted the other day our latest test of fresh, whole broilers bought in 22 states reveals...
View ArticleCargill Owned Meat Company Recalls Beef
Cargill-owned Beef Packers, Inc. announced a recall on Friday of 22,723 pounds of ground beef products that were sent to stores in Arizona and New Mexico. Earlier CR reported that Salmonella and...
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CU comments to USDA regarding new performance standards for Salmonella
CU commends the USDA for finally updating the Salmonella performance standard for poultry. Setting the performance standard at 7.5% for chicken, based on estimated prevalence of Salmonella-positive...
View ArticleAre you a Food Patriot? You will be soon! Join us for the online screening 2/26
At 15, Sam Spitz was on the top of the world. He pitched varsity baseball as a freshman, sprouted three inches in the off-season. Pro scouts even came calling. Then he ate a chicken caeser salad that...
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