Monthly Archives: October 2007

Recalled Topps Meat Found in 7 More New Jersey Stores and Source of Contaminated Meat Identified

State consumer safety officials announced Tuesday that even more Topps Meat, recalled a month ago, has been found in seven northern New Jersey stores.  In the past week, inspectors have seized 138 boxes of frozen hamburgers made by Topps Meat …

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Kroger Salmon Dip Recalled After Inspectors Report Listeria

Over 500 pounds of Kroger-brand smoked salmon dip, manufactured by House of Thaller Inc. of Knoxville, is being recalled after Georgia inspectors reported finding Listeria in one package. Although no illnesses have yet been reported from the recalled Kroger dips, …

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Topps Meat Company E. Coli Tainted Ground Beef Still In Stores, Despite Recall Last Month

The Topps Ground Beef Recall was announced nearly a month ago, but apparently not all grocery stores that stocked the E. coli tainted meat have gotten the message. Yesterday, New Jersey health officials said that they recently purchased recalled Topps …

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Popcorn Workers Lung Law Would Force OSHA to Regulate Diacetyl

Popcorn Workers Lung, aka bronchiolitis obliterans, might finally get some attention from US regulatory agencies. Though its been known for years that the often fatal disorder is linked to diacetyl exposure in snack food factories, no federal agency has stepped …

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Topps Meat Company Reduced Testing At Plant that Made E. Coli Burgers – and USDA Knew About It.

Here’s something unbelievable — in the months before the Topps ground beef recall, the Topps Meat Company drastically reduced the amount of bacterial testing done on meat processed at its Elizabeth, New Jersey factory. Instead of testing meat for E. …

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ConAgra Throws a Party, But What Does it Have To Celebrate?

ConAgra Foods held a big party Friday at the factory that produced Salmonella-tainted Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butters earlier this year.  In February, those contaminated peanut butters were recalled after they had sickened more than 600 people in …

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