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A Yelm, WA-based dairy has recalled retail raw whole milk over concerns of possible E. coli contamination. Toboton Creek Dairy says the milk displays Best By dates of “2/1” through “2/9”. The recall was initiated after routine sampling conducted by the Washington State Department of Agriculture revealed the presence of toxin-producing E. coli in retail raw mil ...

The Washington state Department of Health is recalling raw milk and cream due to possible E. coli contamination. The recall impacts Odessa based-Schoonover Farms. As of Thursday no illnesses have been reported to the company. The products at the center of the recall are retail raw whole milk and cream with best by dates of December 23rd through January 2nd ...

Outbreaks of E. coli that sickened almost 200 people in California late last year probably came from cattle grazing close to the farms that grew the tainted romaine lettuce. The Associated Press says those findings came from a report released late last week by the U ...

FDA Administrator Scott Gottlieb took to Twitter on Thanksgiving to talk about romaine lettuce.  In addition to referring to plans to allow romaine to return to the market after the E. coli outbreak in Canada and the U.S., he talked about a possible new labeling standard to aid in tracing products during future outbreaks.   ...

Before you fire up the barbecue this weekend; the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a recall for more than 130,000 pounds of Cargill Meat Solutions’ ground beef.  The meat was likely contaminated with E. coli, a determination the FSIS, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other entities made after investigating a possible outbreak that killed one person

A New York law firm last week announced it would lead a class action lawsuit against Chipotle by the company’s shareholders. The lawsuit was filed against Chipotle Mexican Grill and its officers, on behalf of shareholders who purchased Chipotle securities between February 5th, 2016, and July 19th, 2017. The ...

General Mills issued a nationwide recall of three brands of flour, totaling about 10 million pounds.  The recall is in response to a 20-state E. coli outbreak that has sickened 38 people.   The recall includes six SKUs (stock keeping units or UPC codes) of Gold Medal branded flour, two SKU’s of Signature Kitchens branded flour and one SKU of Gold Medal Wondra branded flour.  Retailers that receive

Federal prosecutors say a California meat inspector who falsely certified that contaminated beef was free of E. coli has been sentenced to a year of home detention. The U.S. Attorney's Office said this week that Jim Johnson, 67, was also ordered to pay more than $300,000 in restitution...

Just a month after Chipotle had pushed for new food safety changes, The Wall Street Journal reports the restaurant chain is considering stepping back from those protocols.  The changes came amid a series of disease outbreaks.  Chipotle food scares included two E.coli outb...