TAIPEI - TAIWAN said on Tuesday it would resume a ban on certain US beef imports amid public concerns over mad cow disease.
Lawmakers agreed to amend a law on food health to ban imports of cow organs, minced beef and other high-risk items such as spines and eyes, said Lu Hsueh-chang, parliamentary whip of the ruling Kuomintang party.
The decision was to be finalised next month in a vote that would furthermore determine whether beef-on-the-bone should also be banned, he said. The move will partially overturn a decision by the health department to allow imports of US beef-on-the-bone and cow organs, which was met with a public outcry. ...snip...end
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JOINT STATEMENT FROM USTR, USDA ON THE PROPOSED PASSAGE OF AN AMENDMENT TO TAIWAN'S FOOD SANITATION ACT
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29, 2009 - The Office of the United States Trade Representative and the U.S. Department of Agriculture today released a brief statement regarding the Taiwan Legislative Yuan's completion of initial steps toward passing an amendment to Taiwan's Food Sanitation Act that bars import of some U.S. beef and beef products. The following statement is from Deputy United States Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis and Undersecretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Jim Miller:
"We are deeply concerned and disappointed by reports that Taiwan's Legislative Yuan has taken initial steps toward the passage of an amendment to the Food Sanitation Act that contains provisions that would unjustifiably bar the import of certain U.S. beef and beef products.
"This amendment's provisions do not have a basis in science or fact and thus in no way serve to protect Taiwan's food supply. If passed, this amendment would represent a new barrier to U.S. beef exports to Taiwan, and would constitute a unilateral abrogation of a bilateral agreement concluded in good faith by the United States with Taiwan just two months ago. The Taiwan authorities should consider very carefully the impact that passage of the amendment in its current form would have on Taiwan's reputation as a reliable trading partner and responsible member of the international community. Science and facts - not politics or hyperbole - should govern our trade and economic relations.
"The United States has implemented a comprehensive set of measures, regulations, and practices that are science-based, consistent with the guidelines of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) for minimizing the risk posed by BSE. The OIE is recognized by the World Trade Organization (WTO) as the relevant standard-setting body for regulations relating to animal health. These measures allow us to ensure consumers in the United States, Taiwan and elsewhere that U.S. beef and beef products --including offals and ground beef -- are safe, and millions of American families enjoy these products every day.
"We have worked closely with Taiwan to provide all information necessary for Taiwan to fully evaluate these measures in the preparation of the Department of Health's final risk assessment, which determined that U.S. beef and beef products are safe. In the interests of science-based trade with Taiwan, the United States has provided research, data, scientific experts, technical assistance, as well as detailed information regarding U.S. risk mitigation measures, all of which have underscored the safety of the relevant U.S. beef and beef products.
"After over two years of extensive negotiations and scientific and technical exchanges, we concluded an agreement, the "Protocol of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)-Related Measures for the Importation of Beef and Beef Products for Human Consumption from the Territory of the Authorities Represented by the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT)," on expanded market access for U.S. beef and beef products. The Protocol is science-based, consistent with the OIE guidelines, the domestic legal obligations of both sides, as well as the findings of Taiwan's own risk assessment. The Protocol thus provides further assurances that U.S. beef and beef products to be exported to Taiwan - which are the same products that are consumed by Americans at home - are safe.
"This is a serious matter that concerns us greatly and we are monitoring the legislative process very closely."
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To better quantify the impact of foodborne diseases on health in the United States, we compiled and analyzed information from multiple surveillance systems and other sources. We estimate that foodborne diseases cause approximately 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths in the United States each year. Known pathogens account for an estimated 14 million illnesses, 60,000 hospitalizations, and 1,800 deaths. Three pathogens, Salmonella, Listeria, and Toxoplasma, are responsible for 1,500 deaths each year, more than 75% of those caused by known pathogens, while unknown agents account for the remaining 62 million illnesses, 265,000 hospitalizations, and 3,200 deaths. Overall, foodborne diseases appear to cause more illnesses but fewer deaths than previously estimated.
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Included in the report are five sections, each written by a physician specializing in the field, outlining the health problems caused by five pathogens: Campylobacter linked to Guillian-Barre Syndrome; E. coli O157:H7 linked to HUS and other long-term complications; Listeria monocytogenes linked to premature death and brain infections; Salmonella and other pathogens linked to Reactive arthritis (ReA), and Toxoplasma gondii linked to mental retardation and effects on vision.
The full report, The Long-Term Health Outcomes of Selected Foodborne Pathogens, can be read at www.foodborneillness.org
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Foodborne Pathogens and Disease
The Effects of Transport and Lairage on Counts of Escherichia coli O157 in the Feces and on the Hides of Individual Cattle
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To cite this article: Narelle Fegan, Glen Higgs, Lesley L. Duffy, Robert S. Barlow. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. November 2009, 6(9): 1113-1120. doi:10.1089/fpd.2009.0338.
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Narelle Fegan,1 Glen Higgs,2 Lesley L. Duffy,2 and Robert S. Barlow2 1Food Science Australia, CSIRO, Werribee, Victoria, Australia. 2Food Science Australia, CSIRO, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Address correspondence to:
Narelle Fegan, Ph.D.
Food Science Australia, CSIRO
671 Sneydes Road
Werribee, Victoria 3030
Australia E-mail: Abstract
Objectives: The main objective of this study was to determine the impact of transport and lairage on the isolation rate and the number of Escherichia coli O157 on cattle.
Materials: Ninety animals, divided into three groups (A, B, and C) of 30 animals each, were used in this study. Individual animals were tagged, and samples were collected from the hides and feces of each at a feedlot and again after slaughter. The carcass of each animal was also sampled. Samples were also collected from the feedlot pens, the sides and floors of the transport trucks, and abattoir holding pens. The isolation rate and the number of E. coli O157 were estimated using a combination of immunomagnetic separation and the Most Probable Number technique.
Results: Cattle hides were more likely to be contaminated with E. coli O157 at the feedlot (31%) than at the abattoir (4%). E. coli O157 was detected in 18% and 12% of cattle feces collected at the feedlot and after slaughter, respectively. E. coli O157 was isolated from truck floors (26%), truck sides (11%), abattoir pen rails (47%), and pen floors (42%). The mean count of E. coli O157 in positive feces was log10 1.17 and 2.37MPN/g at the feedlot and slaughter, respectively. A 3 log10 increase in the number of E. coli O157 was observed between the feedlot (2.66MPN/g) and slaughter (5.66MPN/g) in the feces of one animal in group B. E. coli O157 was isolated from the hide and carcass of this animal.
Conclusions: Transport and lairage did not lead to an increase in the number or isolation rate of E. coli O157 from cattle.
Applications: Intervention strategies for reducing E. coli O157 contamination of cattle carcasses should target mechanisms that limit the impact of animals shedding a high number throughout production and processing.
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CLASS I RECALL Congressional and Public Affairs HEALTH RISK: HIGH Atiya Khan (202) 720-9113 FSIS-RC-059-2009 NEW YORK FIRM RECALLS FRESH GROUND BEEF PRODUCTS DUE TO POSSIBLE E. COLI O157:H7 CONTAMINATION WASHINGTON, October 31, 2009 – Fairbank Farms, an Ashville, NY, establishment, is recalling approximately 545,699 pounds of fresh ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. FSIS became aware of the problem during the course of an investigation of a cluster of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses. Working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state health and agriculture departments, FSIS determined that there is an association between the fresh ground beef products subject to recall and illnesses in Connecticut, Maine and Massachusetts. FSIS is continuing to work with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the Connecticut Department of Public Health, other state health and agriculture departments and the CDC on the investigation. Anyone with signs or symptoms of foodborne illness should consult a physician. The following products are subject to recall: Trader Joe’s • 1-pound packages of “TRADER JOE’S BUTCHER SHOP FINE QUALITY MEATS GROUND BEEF 85/15.” • 1-pound packages of “TRADER JOE’S BUTCHER SHOP FINE QUALITY MEATS GROUND BEEF 80/20.” NOTE: The sell-by dates for the above two products may be October 6 or 7, 2009. • 1-pound trays of “TRADER JOE’S BUTCHER SHOP FINE QUALITY MEATS GROUND BEEF PATTIES 96/4 EXTRA LEAN.” • 1-pound trays of “TRADER JOE’S BUTCHER SHOP FINE QUALITY MEATS GROUND BEEF PATTIES 85/15.” Price Chopper • 1- and 2.5-pound trays of “PRICE CHOPPER MEATLOAF & MEATBALL MIX.” • 1-pound trays of “PRICE CHOPPER EXTRA LEAN GROUND BEEF 96/4.” • 1-pound trays of “PRICE CHOPPER FRESH GROUND BEEF CHUCK FOR CHILI 80% LEAN 20% FAT.” Lancaster and Wild Harvest • 1-pound trays of “LANCASTER BRAND 96/4 EXTRA LEAN GROUND BEEF.” • 1- and 2-pound trays of “LANCASTER BRAND 90/10 GROUND BEEF.” • 1-pound trays of “WILD HARVEST NATURAL 85/15 ANGUS GROUND BEEF.” Shaw’s • 1- and 2-pound trays of “SHAW’S FRESH GROUND BEEF 93/7.” • 1-, 2- and 3-pound trays of “SHAW’S FRESH GROUND BEEF 80/20.” • 1- and 3-pound trays of “SHAW’S FRESH GROUND BEEF 75/25.” • 1.3-pound trays of “SHAW’S FRESH GROUND SIRLOIN BEEF PATTIES 90/10.” • 1.3-pound trays of “SHAW’S FRESH GROUND ROUND BEEF PATTIES 85/15.” • 1.3-pound trays of “SHAW’S FRESH GROUND BEEF PATTIES 80/20.” • 3-pound trays of “SHAW’S FRESH GROUND BEEF PATTIES FAMILY PACK 80/20.” • 1-pound trays of “SHAW’S ANGUS GROUND BEEF 85/15.” • 1-, 2- and 3-pound trays of “SHAW’S FRESH GROUND ROUND BEEF 85/15.” • 1-pound trays of “SHAW’S 90% NATURAL GROUND BEEF.” • 1-pound trays of “SHAW’S 85% NATURAL GROUND BEEF.” • 1-, 2- and 3-pound trays of “SHAW’S FRESH GROUND SIRLOIN 90/10.” • 1-pound trays of “MEATLOAF & MEATBALL MIX.” BJ’s • 5-pound trays of “FRESH GROUND BEEF, CONTAINS 15 % FAT” patties. • 3- and 5-pound trays of “LEAN GROUND BEEF, CONTAINS 7% FAT.” • 2.5-pound trays of “MEATLOAF & MEATBALL MIX.” Ford Brothers • 3-pound trays of “FRESH GROUND BEEF, CONTAINS 20% FAT” patties. Giant • 1-pound trays of “GIANT EXTRA LEAN GROUND BEEF 96/4.” • 1-pound trays of “GIANT MEATLOAF & MEATBALL MIX.” • 1-pound trays of “GIANT NATURE’S PROMISE GROUND BEEF.” • 1-pound trays of “GIANT NATURE’S PROMISE GROUND BEEF PATTIES.” Each package bears the establishment number “EST. 492” inside the USDA mark of inspection or on the nutrition label. These products were packaged on September 15 and 16, 2009, and may have been labeled at the retail stores with a sell-by date from September 19 through 28, 2009, unless otherwise noted above. Consumers should ask at their point of purchase if the products they have are subject to recall. The products were sent to distribution centers, intended for further distribution to retail establishments in Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on FSIS’ Web site at
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/FSIS_Recalls/Open_Federal_Cases/index.asp.
Products for further processing: • Cases of 10-pound “FAIRBANK FARMS FRESH GROUND BEEF CHUBS.” Each case bears the establishment number “EST. 492” inside the USDA mark of inspection; has package dates of “09.14.09,” “09.15.09,” or “09.16.09;” and sell-by dates of “10.3.09,” “10.4.09,” or “10.5.09. These products were distributed to retail establishments in Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia for further processing. However, these products at retail will likely not bear the package dates and sell-by dates listed above. Customers with concerns should contact their point of purchase. E. coli O157:H7 is a potentially deadly bacterium that can cause bloody diarrhea, dehydration, and in the most severe cases, kidney failure. The very young, seniors and persons with weak immune systems are the most susceptible to foodborne illness. Individuals concerned about an illness should contact a physician. FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. FSIS advises all consumers to safely prepare their raw meat products, including fresh and frozen, and only consume ground beef or ground beef patties that have been cooked to a temperature of 160° F. The only way to be sure ground beef is cooked to a high enough temperature to kill harmful bacteria is to use a food thermometer to measure the internal temperature. Media questions regarding the recall should be directed the company’s Media Representative, Agnes Schafer at (866) 460-8017. Consumer questions should be directed to the company’s Consumer Hotline at (877) 546-0122. Consumers with food safety questions can “Ask Karen,” the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674- 6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from l0 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. # NOTE: Access news releases and other information at FSIS’ Web site at
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CDC: Tainted ground beef may be linked to 2 deaths By BEN DOBBIN (AP) – 19 hours ago
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Report of the committee Evolutionary Trends of Salmonella enteritidis Linked to Subpopulation Biology and Virulence Attributes a Time Specific Paper was presented by Dr. J. Guard Bouldin, ARS-USDA. The complete text of the presentation is included in these proceedings at the end of this report. Dr. Bouldin reported that Salmonella enterica serovar enteritidis (S. Enteritidis) is currently the world’s leading cause of food borne salmonellosis. It is the only serotype out of over 1400 within Salmonella enterica I that contaminates the internal contents of the egg by vertical transmission from the reproductive tract of otherwise healthy hens. Epidemiological studies have shown that this exceptionally invasive pathogen with an unusual tissue tropism has a more clonal population structure than most other broad-host range Salmonella serotypes. Dr. Guard Bouldin presented research findings that showed how this egg tropism is likely to have occurred. FSIS Salmonella initiatives for meat, poultry, and processed egg products presentation was given by Daniel L. Engeljohn, Office of Policy, Program and Employee Development, FSIS. Dr. Engeljohn presented FSIS’s mission, its public health performance measures, policies on pathogen control including Salmonella. As the public health regulatory agency in USDA, FSIS is responsible for ensuring that the nation’s commercial supply of meat, poultry, and processed egg products are safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged www.fsis.usda.gov/about_fsis/index.asp. In FY07, FSIS had approximately 7,800 full-time inspectors that visited around 6,200 facilities. Processing establishments receive daily inspection, slaughter establishments receive daily inspection along with every animal afforded a critical inspection before slaughter.
FSIS inspected approximately 44 billion pounds of livestock, 57 billion pounds of poultry, 3.5 billion pounds of liquid egg product, 3.8 billion pounds of product reinspected at the border, and conducted about 8 million inspection procedures. A progress review was presented for the federal Healthy People 2010 program Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) April 11, 2008; 57(14):366-370
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He described preliminary surveillance data for 2007 and compared them with data for previous years. In 2007, the estimated incidence of infections caused by Campylobacter, Listeria, Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 (STEC O157), Salmonella, Shigella, Vibrio, and Yersinia did not change significantly, and Cryptosporidium infections increased compared with 2004--2006. Progress toward the targets for Healthy People 2010 national health objectives and targets regarding the incidence of foodborne infections occurred before 2004; however, none of the targets were reached in 2007. Salmonella incidence was the furthest from its national health target, suggesting that reaching this target will require new approaches.
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DISCUSSION
Serotyping results are presented for 18,267 Salmonella isolates. This year 44 percent of the isolates were from clinical cases and 56 percent were from monitor samples, compared to 38 percent and 62 percent last year, repectively.1
Of the clinical isolates, 35 percent were of bovine origin and 32 percent were isolated from swine. Thirty-nine percent of the monitor samples were isolated from chickens and 12 percent were recovered from turkeys. A total of 253 serotypes were identified from isolates recovered from animals, their environment, or feed in 40 states and the District of Columbia. The 10 most common serotypes (Table 1) accounted for 58 percent of the total isolates reported. Table 2 lists the 10 most common serotypes by clinical role: those from clinical cases and those from monitor samples. Salmonella Typhimurium, S. Heidelberg, S. Cerro, S. Senftenberg and S. Montevideo are found in both lists. Salmonella Typhimurium was again the most frequently identified serotype from all sources and clinical roles. (Table 1) It was the most common serotype from clinical cases and the third most common serotype from monitor samples (Table 2). Salmonella Typhimurium was among the five most frequently identified serotypes isolated from chickens, swine, horse and dog/cat (Tables 3, 6, 7 and . Fourteen percent of all isolates, 22 percent of isolates from clinical cases, and 8 percent of isolates from monitor samples were identified as S. Typhimurium, compared to 13 percent, 21 percent, and 9 percent, respectively, last year.1 Fifty-one percent of the S. Typhimurium isolates were identified as S. Typhimurium var. Copenhagen this year, compared to 53 percent last year.1 The majority of S. Typhimurium isolates recovered from swine were S. Typhimurium var. Copenhagen (73 percent); whereas 37 percent of isolates of chicken origin were S. Typhimurium var. Copenhagen, and 19 percent of equine origin were S. Typhimurium var. Copenhagen. An untypable serotype 4,5,12:i:- decreased to 164 this year from 262 last year1 and 43 7 in 20062. Sixty-seven of these were isolated from chickens, 20 from cattle, and 25 from horses. This serotype is believed to be S. Typhimurium that has lost the ability to express the phase 2 flagellar antigen. Salmonella Newport was the seventh most frequently identified serotype from all sources (Table 1) and third in clinical cases. (Table 2). It was the fourth most common serotype from clinical cases in cattle (Table 5) and accounted for 6 percent of the isolates of bovine origin. Salmonella salmonella 494 Report of the comite Newport was the second most common serotype from clinical cases in horses (Table 7) and accounted for 5 percent of the isolates of equine origin. Four percent of the total isolates from all sources and all clinical roles were S. Newport, compared with 4 percent last year1, 5 percent in 20062, and 9 percent in 2005.3 The number of Salmonella Enteritidis isolated decreased this year to 551 isolates compared to 774 isolates last year. Fifty-four percent of the isolates were of chicken origin and it was the most frequently identified serotype from chicken clinical cases and the third most common serotype from chicken monitor samples (Table 5). Eleven different phage types were identified among the 329 S. Enteritidis isolates that were phage typed. The most frequently identified phage types were type 8 (54 percent), type 13 (13 percent), and type 23 (11 percent). Two percent were untypable, and 2 percent reacted, but did not conform (RDNC.) Fifteen different phage types were identified among 150 S. Typhimurium isolates that were phage typed. The most common phage types were DT104 and variants (67 percent) and U302 (9 percent). Five percent were untypable and 5 percent reacted, but did not conform.
REFERENCES Morningstar, B.R, et al. 2007. Salmonella Serotypes From Animals and Related Sources Reported During July 2006-June 2007. Proc U.S. Animal Health Assoc.111:633 -635 Morningstar-Flugrad, B.R., et.al. 2006. Salmonella Serotypes From Animals and Related Sources Reported During July 2005-June 2006. Proc U.S. Animal Health Assoc. 110:564-570 Ferris, K.E., et.al. 2005. Salmonella Serotypes From Animals and Related Sources Reported During July 2004- June 2005. Proc U.S. Animal Health Assoc. 109:559-562 Ferris, K.E., et.al. 2004. Salmonella Serotypes From Animals and Related Sources Reported During July 2003- June 2004. Proc U.S. Animal Health Assoc. 108:501-502. Ferris, K.E., et.al. 2003. Salmonella Serotypes From Animals and Related Sources Reported During July 2002- June 2003. Proc U.S. Animal Health Assoc. 107:463-469.
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Food-Related Illness and Death in the United States Paul S. Mead, Laurence Slutsker, Vance Dietz, Linda F. McCaig, Joseph S. Bresee, Craig Shapiro, Patricia M. Griffin, and Robert V. Tauxe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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To better quantify the impact of foodborne diseases on health in the United States, we compiled and analyzed information from multiple surveillance systems and other sources. We estimate that foodborne diseases cause approximately 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths in the United States each year. Known pathogens account for an estimated 14 million illnesses, 60,000 hospitalizations, and 1,800 deaths. Three pathogens, Salmonella, Listeria, and Toxoplasma, are responsible for 1,500 deaths each year, more than 75% of those caused by known pathogens, while unknown agents account for the remaining 62 million illnesses, 265,000 hospitalizations, and 3,200 deaths. Overall, foodborne diseases appear to cause more illnesses but fewer deaths than previously estimated.
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List of United States foodborne illness outbreaks From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This is a list of foodborne illness outbreaks in the United States. Every year 5,000 deaths, 325,000 hospitalizations and 76 million illnesses are caused by foodborne illnesses within the US.[1] Illness outbreaks lead to food recalls.
Contents [hide] 1 2008 2 2007 3 2006 4 2003 5 2002 6 2001 7 2000 8 1997 9 1996 10 1994 11 1993 12 1992 13 1985 14 1983 15 1977 16 1974 17 1971 18 See also 19 References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_foodborne_illness_outbreaks
Recall Case Archive - 2009
Case Number & Recall Notification Report Date Recall Initiated & Press Release Issued Quantity Reported Recovered by Establishment
059-2009, Ground Beef Products (E. coli O157:H7) En Español PDF
Oct 31, 2009 795 pounds
057-2009, South Shore Meats Ground Beef and Beef Steak Products (E. coli O157:H7) En Español PDF
Oct 26, 2009 878 pounds
056-2009, Smoked Beef Brisket (Listeria) En Español PDF
Oct 21, 2009 0 pounds
052-2009, Ground Beef Products (E. Coli O157:H7) En Español PDF
Oct 13, 2009 725 pounds
050-2009, Braunschweiger Liver Sausage (Mislabeling and Undeclared Allergen) En Español PDF
Sep 24, 2009 175 pounds
048-2009, Cascioppo Sausage Brand Products (undeclared allergens) En Español PDF
Sep 11, 2009 175 pounds
046-2009, Big Boy Food Group Ready-To-Eat Meal Kits (Listeria) En Español PDF
Sep 1,
2009 38,782 pounds
045-2009, Smoked Beef Brisket Product (Listeria) En Español PDF
Aug 24, 2009 155 pounds
044-2009, Kraft Foods Pepperoni & Sausage Pizzas (undeclared allergen, soy) En Español PDF
Aug 17, 2009 4,605 pounds
043-2009, Marcacci Meats Ground Beef Products (E. coli O157:H7) En Español PDF
Aug 17, 2009 0 pounds
042-2009, Sterling Pacific Meat Co. Ground Beef Products (E. coli O157:H7) En Español PDF
Aug 13, 2009 0 pounds
040-2009, Camacho's Foods Pork Skin Products (produced without inspection) En Español PDF
Jul 29, 2009 14 pounds
039-2009, King Soopers, Inc. Ground Beef Products (Salmonella) En Español PDF
Jul 22, 2009 119,132 pounds
037-2009, Traditions Pre-Packaged Meal Products (Salmonella) En Español PDF
Jul 1, 2009 71,004 pounds
036-2009, Frozen Meat and Poultry Products - Perogies (unapproved ingredient) En Español PDF
Jun 30, 2009 6,235 pounds
035-2009, Sausage Product (undercooked) En Español PDF
Jun 24, 2009 278 pounds
032-2009, Buffalo Style Chicken Wings (undeclared allergen) En Español PDF
Jun 10, 2009 235,048 pounds
029-2009, Cameco, Inc. Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry Products, various (underprocessing) En Español PDF
Jun 5, 2009 79,312 pounds
028-2009, Duck Leg Confit; Hungarian Brand Kolbase (Listeria) En Español PDF
Jun 3, 2009 274 pounds
027-2009, SP Provisions Ground Beef Products (E. coli O157:H7) En Español PDF
Jun 2, 2009 1,537 pounds
026-2009, Brushy Creek Chili no beans (mislabeling)
Jun 2, 2009 6,764 pounds
024-2009, Beef Products (not presented for reinspection)
May 26, 2009 783,424 pounds
023-2009, Paisano Meat Beef and Pork Products (undeclared sulfites) En Español PDF
May 22, 2009 10,427 pounds
021-2009, Bulk Frozen Pork Sausage Products (undeclared allergen) En Español PDF
May 14, 2009 15 pounds
020-2009, AMIGO'S Home Style PORK Tamales Wrapped in Corn Husk (undeclared allergen) En Español PDF
May 14, 2009 3,600 pounds
R01-2009, Bob's Food City Ground Beef Products (E. coli O157:H7) En Español PDF
May 12, 2009 68 pounds
019-2009, A & G Brand Ground Beef Products (E. coli O157:H7) En Español PDF
May 4, 2009 995 pounds
017-2009, Frozen Meat and Poultry Pasta Products (adulterated and misbranded) En Español PDF
Apr 26, 2009 30,973 pounds
016-2009, Ivar's Soup, Turkey Flavored Egg Noodle Soup Base with Turkey Meat (undeclared allergen) En Español PDF
Apr 17, 2009 4,548 pounds
015-2009, Frozen Chicken Products (Salmonella) En Español PDF
Apr 4, 2009 2,780 pounds
012-2009, Ball Park Brand Beef Franks (mislabeling / allergen) En Español PDF
Mar 25, 2009 300 pounds
011-2009, Aidells Smoked Chicken Sausage with Mango and Jalapeño Pepper (mislabeling) En Español PDF
Mar 24, 2009 0 pounds
008-2009, Trader Joe's Chile Lime Chicken Burgers (foreign material) En Español PDF
Feb 27, 2009 312 pounds
007-2009, Weis Simply Delicious Chicken Cordon Bleu (undeclared allergen) En Español PDF
Feb 27, 2009 238 pounds
006-2009, Wei-Chuan USA Granulated Chicken Bouillon Products (ineligible for import) En Español PDF
Feb 24, 2009 54,135 pounds
005-2009, Alaska Sausage Co. Sausage Products (Listeria) En Español PDF
Feb 6, 2009 724 pounds
004-2009, Hain Celestial Group Frozen Chicken Products (Salmonella) En Español PDF
Feb 4, 2009 63,472 pounds
003-2009, Whitey's™ Frozen, Chili Beef Products (foreign material) En Español PDF
Jan 30, 2009 135,900 pounds
002-2009, Barber Foods Frozen, Stuffed Chicken Products (foreign material) En Español PDF
Jan 20, 2009 3,492 pounds
001-2009, Patrick Cudahy Bacon Bit Products (Listeria) En Español PDF
Jan 3, 2009 680 pounds
USA RECALLS
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Quantity Recovered
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>>> Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) announced Monday she has introduced legislation that would amend USDA inspection rules to mandate pathogen treatment and expand labeling requirements on meat and poultry. <<<
>>> The bill would amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the sale of any processed poultry, meat and FDA-regulated food that has not either undergone a pathogen reduction treatment, or been certified to contain no verifiable traces of pathogens. <<<
IMPOSSIBLE! it sounds good. NEWS FLASH though, and speaking of pathogens, it does nothing for Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy. you cannot trace it (will not), you cannot kill it, you can only hide from it for so long, it knows no borders, it knows no boundries, and for those that consume it and become clinical (I know what the human numbers show to date), it is 100% fatal in man and animal. But with the bogus UKBSEnvCJD only theory, the ignorance and denial of the 'pass it forward' and 'friendly fire' modes of transmission there from, proven, the lack of surveillance for those victims there from, an incubation periods from years, to decades even, the infamous BSE MRR, the legal trading of all strains of TSE globally, just for a buck, who cares$ right? not enough _documented_ body bags yet, traceable. trade, trade, trade$ We have had food safety rules on the books for decades, BSE feed bans, but if you don't follow the existing rules and regulations, how on earth are you going to follow new rules and regulations? you will not, and irradiation to me, my opinion, your just masking the shit. and it will get deeper with irradiation. it may be irradiated, but shit is shit to me, and why then go through the trouble of disinfection procedures, etc.? it will be irradiated and all is well...not...you cannot irradiate the PrPeriod. ...TSS
In addition to brain homogenates, we performed bioassays using irradiated faecal homogenates collected from infected mule deer by intracerebral inoculation into Tg(ElkPrP) mice. Irradiation was used to damage nucleic acids and inactivate bacteria and viruses with minimal effects on prion titres23; irradiation of the Elk1 CWD isolate did not diminish its titre when assayed in Tg(ElkPrP) mice (data not shown).
http://wfs.sdstate.edu/wfsdept/courses/WL%20425-525/Tamguney%20et%20al%20%202009%20Nature%20-%20CWD.pdf
Purified scrapie prions resist inactivation by UV irradiation.
C Bellinger-Kawahara, J E Cleaver, T O Diener, and S B Prusiner
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC255227/
>>>In the papers, the government alleges the meatpacking plant slaughtered and processed downer cows for nearly four years — from January 2004 to September 2007 — at the average rate of one every six weeks...<<<
http://downercattle.blogspot.com/2009/09/suit-meatpacker-used-downer-cows-for-4.html
do you actually believe all these schools recalled this meat because of a few cattle being abused,
see list ; FNS All Regions Affected School Food Authorities By State United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service National School Lunch Program March 24, 2008 School Food Authorities Affected by Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Co. Beef Recall February 2006 - February 2008
http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns/safety/Hallmark-Westland_byState.pdf
well, i will try again, go to this site ;
http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns/
left hand corner search ; Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Co. Beef Recall your should get this ;
http://65.216.150.153/texis/search?pr=FNS
1 through 1 of 1 matching documents, best matches first. sort by date 1: Hallmark - Westland SFA Reporting by State - 3-24-2008.xls Lunch Program March 24, 2008 School Food Authorities Affected by Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Co. Beef Recall February 2006 - February 2008 The U.S. Department of Agriculture ...
http://www.fns.usda.gov/...ety/Hallmark-Westland_byState.pdf
I have tried to get these papers through the court, but no luck. they want me to pay to retrieve the papers, and i am not going to pay for something I know happened. about like the last two FOIA on suspect mad cow feed going into commerce in the USA in 2009. I knew it had, but wanted them to say it. and they finally did via the FOIA. Members of The HSUS are also concerned about the meat products provided to their children through the National School Lunch Program. More than 31 million school children receive lunches through the program each school day. To assist states in providing healthful, low-cost or free meals, USDA provides states with various commodities including ground beef. As evidenced by the HallmarkNVestland investigation and recall, the potential for downed animals to make their way into the National School Lunch Program is neither speculative nor hypothetical.
http://biotech.law.lsu.edu/cases/FDA/hsus-v-schafer-usda-complaint.pdf
Over the next 8-10 weeks, approximately 40% of all the adult mink on the farm died from TME. snip... The rancher was a ''dead stock'' feeder using mostly (>95%) downer or dead dairy cattle...
http://web.archive.org/web/20030516051623/http://www.bseinquiry.gov.uk/files/mb/m09/tab05.pdf
Friday, September 4, 2009
FOIA REQUEST ON FEED RECALL PRODUCT 429,128 lbs. feed for ruminant animals may have been contaminated with prohibited material Recall # V-258-2009
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/09/foia-request-on-feed-recall-product.html
Saturday, August 29, 2009
FOIA REQUEST FEED RECALL 2009 Product may have contained prohibited materials Bulk Whole Barley, Recall # V-256-2009
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/08/foia-request-feed-recall-2009-product.html
----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry S. Singeltary Sr."
CONFIRMED BSE MAD COW RELATED FEED BAN RECALLS
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/11/re-foia-request-on-feed-recall-product.html
PLEASE be aware, for 4 years, the USDA fed our children all across the Nation dead stock downer cows, the most high risk cattle for BSE aka mad cow disease and other dangerous pathogens. who will watch our children for CJD for the next 5+ decades ???
SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM FROM DOWNER CATTLE UPDATE
http://downercattle.blogspot.com/2009/05/who-will-watch-children.html
http://downercattle.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
SEAC EFFECT OF AGE ON THE PATHOGENESIS OF TRANSMISSIBLE SPONGIFORM
ENCEPHALOPATHIES SEAC 103/2
http://downercattle.blogspot.com/2009/11/seac-effect-of-age-on-pathogenesis-of.html
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
SEAC NEW RESULTS ON IDIOPATHIC BRAINSTEM NEURONAL CHROMATOLYSIS (IBNC) FROM THE VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY (VLA) SEAC 103/1
http://bse-atypical.blogspot.com/2009/11/seac-new-results-on-idiopathic.html
Sunday, September 6, 2009
MAD COW USA 1997 SECRET VIDEO
SEE ANOTHER VIDEO THAT SHOWED IN CANADA, BUT NOT USA, ABOUT ANOTHER USA TSE COVER-UP MORE BRAINS NOT TESTED PROPERLY, key brain parts missing. ...
http://madcowusda.blogspot.com/2009/09/mad-cow-usa-1997-video.html
SEE THIS DAMNING VIDEO AT BOTTOM OF ;
Monday, July 27, 2009
U.S.A. HIDING MAD COW DISEASE VICTIMS AS SPORADIC CJD ?
http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2009/07/usa-hiding-mad-cow-disease-victims-as.html
DAMNING TESTIMONY FROM STANLEY PRUSINER THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER ON PRIONS SPEAKING ABOUT ANN VENEMAN
''nobody has ever ask''
''they dont want our comment''
''they don't want to know, the don't care''
''i have tried repeatedly''
''level of absolute ignorance''
''Entire policy was driven...heard from mr. laycraft, so now, after time has passed, it's ok for Canada, cattle under 30 month, to the USA, THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERED!
PRUSINER ASKED : IF FROM YOUR TESTIMONY, A DEMONSTRATED THREAT TO PUBLIC HEATH ?
''yes, i think prions are bad to eat, and you can die from them''
http://maddeer.org/video/embedded/prusinerclip.html
2009 UPDATE ON ALABAMA AND TEXAS MAD COWS 2005 and 2006
http://bse-atypical.blogspot.com/2006/08/bse-atypical-texas-and-alabama-update.html
Monday, November 16, 2009
CANADA, USA, specified risk materials (SRMs), Environment, Fertilizer, AND Politics, just more BSe
http://madcowspontaneousnot.blogspot.com/2009/11/canada-usa-specified-risk-materials.html
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Incidence and spectrum of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease variants with
mixed phenotype and co-occurrence of PrPSc types: an updated classification
http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2009/11/incidence-and-spectrum-of-sporadic.html
Sunday, August 10, 2008
A New Prionopathy OR more of the same old BSe and sporadic CJD
http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2008/08/new-prionopathy-or-more-of-same-old-bse.html
Monday, October 26, 2009
MAD COW DISEASE, AND U.S. BEEF TRADE
MAD COW DISEASE, CJD, TSE, SOUND SCIENCE, COMMERCE, AND SELLING YOUR SOUL TO THE DEVIL
http://usdameatexport.blogspot.com/2009/10/mad-cow-disease-and-us-beef-trade.html
IN A NUT SHELL ;
(Adopted by the International Committee of the OIE on 23 May 2006)
11. Information published by the OIE is derived from appropriate declarations made by the official Veterinary Services of Member Countries. The OIE is not responsible for inaccurate publication of country disease status based on inaccurate information or changes in epidemiological status or other significant events that were not promptly reported to the Central Bureau,
http://www.oie.int/eng/Session2007/RF2006.pdf
Docket APHIS-2006-0026 Docket Title Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Animal Identification and Importation of Commodities Docket Type Rulemaking Document APHIS-2006-0026-0001 Document Title Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk Regions, Identification of Ruminants and Processing and Importation of Commodities Public Submission APHIS-2006-0026-0012 Public Submission Title Comment from Terry S Singletary
http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocumentDetail&o=09000064801e47e1
Docket APHIS-2006-0041 Docket Title Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk Regions; Importation of Live Bovines and Products Derived from Bovines Commodities Docket Type Rulemaking Document APHIS-2006-0041-0001 Document Title Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk Regions; Importation of Live Bovines and Products Derived From Bovines Public Submission APHIS-2006-0041-0028 Public Submission Title Comment from Terry S Singletary
Comment 2006-2007 USA AND OIE POISONING GLOBE WITH BSE MRR POLICY
THE USA is in a most unique situation, one of unknown circumstances with human and animal TSE. THE USA has the most documented TSE in different species to date, with substrains growing in those species (BSE/BASE in cattle and CWD in deer and elk, there is evidence here with different strains), and we know that sheep scrapie has over 20 strains of the typical scrapie with atypical scrapie documented and also BSE is very likely to have passed to sheep. all of which have been rendered and fed back to animals for human and animal consumption, a frightening scenario. WE do not know the outcome, and to play with human life around the globe with the very likely TSE tainted products from the USA, in my opinion is like playing Russian roulette, of long duration, with potential long and enduring consequences, of which once done, cannot be undone. These are the facts as I have come to know through daily and extensive research of TSE over 9 years, since 12/14/97. I do not pretend to have all the answers, but i do know to continue to believe in the ukbsenvcjd only theory of transmission to humans of only this one strain from only this one TSE from only this one part of the globe, will only lead to further failures, and needless exposure to humans from all strains of TSE, and possibly many more needless deaths from TSE via a multitude of proven routes and sources via many studies with primates and rodents and other species.
MY personal belief, since you ask, is that not only the Canadian border, but the USA border, and the Mexican border should be sealed up tighter than a drum for exporting there TSE tainted products, until a validated, 100% sensitive test is available, and all animals for human and animal consumption are tested. all we are doing is the exact same thing the UK did with there mad cow poisoning when they exported it all over the globe, all the while knowing what they were doing. this BSE MRR policy is nothing more than a legal tool to do just exactly what the UK did, thanks to the OIE and GW, it's legal now. and they executed Saddam for poisoning ???
go figure. ...
http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocumentDetail&o=09000064801f8151
Docket APHIS-2006-0041 Docket Title Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk Regions; Importation of Live Bovines and Products Derived from Bovines Commodities Docket Type Rulemaking Document APHIS-2006-0041-0001 Document Title Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk Regions; Importation of Live Bovines and Products Derived From Bovines Public Submission APHIS-2006-0041-0028.1 Public Submission Title Attachment to Singletary comment
January 28, 2007
Greetings APHIS,
I would kindly like to submit the following to ;
BSE; MRR; IMPORTATION OF LIVE BOVINES AND PRODUCTS DERIVED FROM BOVINES [Docket No. APHIS-2006-0041] RIN 0579-AC01
http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/ContentViewer?objectId=09000064801f8152&disposition=attachment&contentType=msw8
Monday, November 30, 2009
USDA AND OIE COLLABORATE TO EXCLUDE ATYPICAL SCRAPIE NOR-98 ANIMAL HEALTH CODE
http://nor-98.blogspot.com/2009/11/usda-and-oie-collaborate-to-exclude.html
Monday, November 23, 2009
BSE GBR RISK ASSESSMENTS UPDATE NOVEMBER 23, 2009 COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND O.I.E.
http://docket-aphis-2006-0041.blogspot.com/2009/11/bse-gbr-risk-assessments-update.html
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
R-CALF: 40 Groups Disagree With USDA's Latest BSE Court Submission
http://bse-atypical.blogspot.com/2009/11/r-calf-40-groups-disagree-with-usdas.html
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Surveillance On the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and rabies in Taiwan and USA
http://usdavskorea.blogspot.com/2009/11/surveillance-on-bovine-spongiform.html
Monday, November 30, 2009
Taiwan, USDA, and USA beef, what the consumer does not know, could kill them
http://usdavskorea.blogspot.com/2009/11/taiwan-usda-and-usa-beef-what-consumer.html
Thursday, November 12, 2009
BSE FEED RECALL Misbranding of product by partial label removal to hide original source of materials 2009
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/11/bse-feed-recall-misbranding-of-product.html
http://madcowtesting.blogspot.com/
HUMAN and ANIMAL TSE Classifications i.e. mad cow disease and the UKBSEnvCJD only theory
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/contentStreamer?objectId=090000648027c28e&disposition=attachment&contentType=pdf
BSE BASE MAD COW TESTING TEXAS, USA, AND CANADA
http://madcowtesting.blogspot.com/
Monday, December 21, 2009
Distinct Molecular Signature of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Prion in Pigs
http://madporcinedisease.blogspot.com/2009/12/distinct-molecular-signature-of-bovine.html
Monday, December 14, 2009
Similarities between Forms of Sheep Scrapie and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Are Encoded by Distinct Prion Types
http://nor-98.blogspot.com/2009/12/similarities-between-forms-of-sheep.html
Saturday, December 05, 2009
Molecular Model of Prion Transmission to Humans
http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2009/12/molecular-model-of-prion-transmission.html
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Characteristics of Established and Proposed Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Variants
http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2009/08/characteristics-of-established-and.html
Friday, December 11, 2009
Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease causing a 2-years slowly progressive isolated dementia
http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2009/12/sporadic-creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.html
Sunday, August 09, 2009
CJD...Straight talk with...James Ironside...and...Terry Singeltary... 2009
http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2009/08/cjdstraight-talk-withjames.html
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Monitoring the occurrence of emerging forms of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the United States 2003 revisited 2009
http://cjdusa.blogspot.com/2009/06/monitoring-occurrence-of-emerging-forms.html
Thursday, December 17, 2009
An Unusual Case of Variant CJD 18 December 2009
http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2009/12/unusual-case-of-variant-cjd-18-december.html
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TSS
stupid is, as stupid does. ...Forest Gump
