SN Meat, Seafood, Dairy Archives
Food and Drug Council Rallies for Alta Dena Boycott at Bristol Farms
LOS ANGELES — The Food and Drug Council rallied yesterday in front of the Bristol Farms store at 7880 W. Sunset Blvd. here to boycott Alta Dena Dairy products....
Consumers Union Criticizes Proposed Organic Seafood Standards
WASHINGTON — Ninety-three percent of consumers say that fish labeled “organic” should be raised while consuming a 100% organic diet, just like other certified organic poultry and livestock, according to a recent survey from Consumers Union, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group and publisher of Consumer Reports magazine....
Whole Foods Celebrates ‘Shrimpsgiving’
AUSTIN, Texas — Whole Foods Market yesterday announced the arrival of “Shrimpsgiving” in its seafood departments nationwide. ...
Agriprocessors’ Sholom Rubashkin Charged With Document Fraud
POSTVILLE, Iowa – Sholom Rubashkin, son of Agriprocessors owner Abraham Aaron Rubashkin and a former plant manager, has been charged with conspiracy to harbor undocumented immigrants for financial gain, aiding and abetting document fraud, and aiding and abetting aggravated identity theft. ...
Safeway Orders Fresh Food Sanitizing System
PLEASANTON, Calif. — Safeway here last week completed an order to install the Sterilox Food Safety System companywide by the end of 2009, according to PuriCore, Malvern, Pa., provider of the system....
SN Honors Supplier Category Leaders
SN has announced its Category Excellence Awards for a large number of suppliers who serve food retailers’ increasingly complex needs in a wide range of categories. ...
Meatpackers Barred From Independent Use of Mad Cow Tests
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture can prohibit meatpacking companies from testing their cattle for mad cow disease, a U.S. Court of Appeals panel has ruled. ...
Nebraska Beef Recall Expanded
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced that Omaha meat packing company Nebraska Beef is expanding its beef recall announced on August 8, after USDA regulators concluded that the company's production practices on June 24 were insufficient to effectively control E. coli....
Ahold USA Announces Sustainable Seafood Partnership
QUINCY, Mass. — Ahold USA grocery chains Stop & Shop, Giant Food and Giant Food Stores yesterday announced their support of the Conservation Alliance for Seafood Solutions' Common Vision, a program focused on protecting the health of the oceans, and the long-term seafood supply, by working with companies to develop and implement sustainable seafood policies....
Whole Foods Introduces Enhanced Farmed Seafood Standards
AUSTIN, Texas — Whole Foods Market yesterday announced that it has implemented new standards for its farmed seafood that will require vendor partners to successfully pass an independent, third-party audit ensuring that their aquaculture operations have a minimal impact on the environment....
USDA to Identify Retail Stores That Received Recalled Meat
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday that it will begin publicly disclosing the names of supermarkets and other retail outlets that have received recalled meat or poultry whenever the USDA announces a Class I recall....
FSIS Traceback Widens Beef Recall
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has announced that beef supplied by Nebraska Beef Ltd. of Omaha with sell-by dates between May 21 and July 5 is most likely responsible for at least 40 cases of E. coli infection reported in Ohio and Michigan....
Dairy Industry Commits to Greenhouse Gas Reduction
ROSEMONT, Ill. — Dairy industry leaders yesterday announced a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions industrywide by focusing on new operational efficiencies and other innovations....
CDC Links E. Coli Outbreaks in Michigan, Ohio
ATLANTA — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced this week that outbreaks of E. coli in Michigan and Ohio are linked, and were likely caused by contaminated ground beef....
N.Y. Charges Drug Chains With Expired Product Sales
NEW YORK — Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo said his office intends to take legal action against drug chains Rite Aid and CVS after a state investigation revealed their stores sold expired products including milk, eggs, medicines and baby formula. Investigators uncovered 142 CVS and 112 Rite Aid stores — reflecting 60% and 43% of the chains’ respective New York state locations — sold expired products. ...
