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More stores added to tuna recall for toxin from improper chilling

5 illnesses reported from scombroid poisoning

September 11, 2019

Alfa International Seafood Inc. recalled refrigerated yellowfin tuna steaks because they might cause a type of food poisoning from fish that have begun to spoil.

Food Safety

Recall: Gluten-free cornbread mix may contain gluten

Hometown Food found problem during standard batch testing

Rose Shilling

September 10, 2019

Hometown Food Company recalled about 375 cases of Martha White Gluten-Free Sweet Cornbread Muffin Mix after quality testing detected gluten.

Food Safety

Conagra recalls gluten-free hamburger buns for plastic pieces

Dough scraper accidentally got into the product

Rose Shilling

September 10, 2019

Conagra Brands recalled 2,200 cases of Udi’s Classic Hamburger Buns that might contain small pieces of white plastic from a dough scraper.

Food Safety

Kroger recalls tuna steaks that could cause poisoning from improper chilling

Fresh fish sold at seafood counters and in display cases

Rose Shilling

September 9, 2019

The Kroger grocery chain recalled fresh yellowfin tuna steaks from stores in 16 states because some consumers had signs of poisoning from improper chilling, the FDA announced.

Gracyor perishables Cold Storage Facility

Graycor Construction to build high-capacity perishables distribution center for big-box retailer

Graycor broke ground on the Shafter, Calif., distribution center in October 2018.

September 6, 2019

Graycor Construction Co., Oak Brook Terrace, Ill., topped out on the construction of a 628,713-square-foot high-capacity perishable distribution center for a big-box retailer.

Food Safety

Herbal teas recalled for possible salmonella from fennel seed

Mountain Mel’s sold the tea on Amazon

Rose Shilling

August 30, 2019

Mountain Mel’s Essential Goods recalled three types of herbal tea for possible salmonella contamination. The products used fennel seed recalled by Mountain Rose Herbs in Oregon.

Food Safety

Nature’s One recalls soy drink mix after learning milk product added to flavoring

Label didn’t list milk; recall required even though testing didn’t detect the allergen

Rose Shilling

August 28, 2019

Nature’s One recalled PediaSmart Soy Vanilla Beverage Mix after learning in a routine vendor document review that milk or a milk derivative was added to the natural flavor, the company announced.

Cargill to open Innovation Lab at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The innovation lab provides Cargill with a pipeline of software engineering and data science students and graduates ready to modernize agricultural supply chains and food systems across the globe.

August 26, 2019

Cargill, Minneapolis, announced plans to open a new Cargill Innovation Lab at University of Illinois’ Research Park, Urbana-Champaign, Ill.

Texas Tech receives USDA grant to study effects of aging on beef

Researchers will use the rapid evaporative ionization mass spectrometry (REIMS) technology to identify compositional differences in beef. The goal is to predict beef sensory performance to determine the exact peak of beef aging.

August 23, 2019

Texas Tech University College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources (CASNR), Lubbock, Texas, received a $294,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service to study the effects of aging on beef.

Smithfield Foods offers plant-based protein under Pure Farmland brand

Meat-alternative products to hit shelves in September

Sharon Spielman

August 21, 2019

Smithfield Foods, Inc. announces the launch of a plant-based protein portfolio under the company’s Pure Farmland brand.

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