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Feds Knew of Cargill Salmonella in 2010

Polly Davis Doig — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:39:41 CDT

Mammoth meat packer Cargill recalled a whopping 36 million pounds of ground turkey last week, but federal officials knew of salmonella contamination at a Cargill plant dating back to last year, reports the Wall Street Journal . It seems that a USDA inspection turned up three instances of salmonella Heidelberg at...

Cargill Recalls Turkey Linked to Salmonella

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 01:20:00 CDT

Meat giant Cargill is recalling 36 million pounds of ground turkey linked to a nationwide salmonella outbreak that has killed one person in California and sickened at least 76 others. The company is recalling fresh and frozen ground turkey products produced at its Arkansa plant in Springdale from February 20...

Wary of Unrest, Countries Hoard Food Staples

Kevin Spak — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 12:20:05 CST

With food prices on the rise, developing countries are stockpiling staples like wheat and rice in an attempt to stave off social unrest and panic buying—driving prices yet higher. Wheat hit a two-and-a-half-year high yesterday, after Algeria bought 800,000 tons of it and Saudi Arabia announced it was...

Chávez Seizes US Cargill Plant

Jason Farago — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:52:26 CST

Hugo Chávez yesterday took control of the Venezuelan plant of the American food company Cargill, restarting a drive toward nationalization as the country's oil revenues plummet. Reuters reports that the government seized a rice plant run by Cargill, claiming that mills are deliberately producing small amounts of rice in order...

Cargill Recalls 1M Pounds of Ground Beef

Emily Roysdon — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 14:39:53 CDT

E. coli fears led to a recall today of more than 1 million pounds of ground beef from Cargill Inc., Reuters reports. The USDA found the potentially deadly bacteria after testing meat produced October 8 in Pennsylvania and sold in 10 states at stores including Giant, Shop Rite, Stop &...

The Beef Stops Here, but Why?

Wesley Oliver — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:47:37 CDT

The latest E. coli outbreak, which toppled Topps Meat and led to millions of recalled burgers, has stumped health agents. Muckrakers blame feedlots and abattoirs, saying bad animal diets increase infections when the meat mingles with innards, but others aren't so worried: "The reality is if you cook the meat...

Sam's Club Recalls Beef in E. coli Scare

Asta Hostetter — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 12:00:00 CDT

In yet another recall of bad meat, Sam's Club has pulled a brand of frozen hamburgers from its shelves after four children were sickened with E. coli. The warehouse chain, owned by Wal-Mart, recalled American Chef's Selection Angus Beef Patties. They have an expiration date of Feb. 12, 2008, and...

Coke, Cargill Team Up on New Sweetener

Max Brallier — Thu, 31 May 2007 05:04:07 CDT

Coke has teamed up with Cargill to produce and market the all-natural, calorie-free sweetener rebiana, based on a South American herb called stevia. Coke and Cargill plan to market it in 12 countries that have approved stevia as a food additive, while attempting to win regulatory approval in the US...