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NYC food maker recalls over 286,000 pounds of meat, poultry
AP - Sun May 4, 12:20 AM ETNEW YORK - A New York food company is recalling more than 286,000 pounds of meat and poultry because it might be contaminated with the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes.
Off the Wires
- FDA orders Texas plant to shut down, recall smoked seafood AP - Fri May 16, 8:19 PM ET
- Recalls: Carbon monoxide alarms, baby rattles AP - Thu May 15, 6:10 PM ET
- J&J recalling certain lots of drugs after theft Reuters - Thu May 15, 2:59 PM ET
- Product Recalls: air pistols AP - Wed May 14, 3:53 PM ET
- Bolivia's Morales approves August recall vote AP - Mon May 12, 3:58 PM ET
News Stories
- FAA Looks Into American's Inspections at The Wall Street Journal - Fri, May 16, 2008
- Remodelers to Face 'White-Glove' Test on Lead at The Washington Post - Tue, May 06, 2008
- China Says No Direct Link Between Heparin, U.S. Deaths at The Wall Street Journal - Tue, May 06, 2008
- FDA to Hire Additional Scientists To Expand Drug Safety Operations at The Wall Street Journal - Wed, Apr 30, 2008
- FDA Reevaluating Position On BPA Compound in Plastics at The Washington Post - Tue, Apr 29, 2008
Feature Articles
- Plastic-Bottle Scare Is a Boon for Some at The New York Times - Fri, Apr 25, 2008
- Safety Inspector Just Can't Stop Poking Around at The Wall Street Journal - Wed, Mar 05, 2008
- Consumer Vigilantes at Business Week - Fri, Feb 22, 2008
- One Store's Old Food Is Others' Bread and Butter at The Wall Street Journal - Fri, Feb 22, 2008
- Mercury Taint Divides a Japanese Whaling Town at The New York Times - Thu, Feb 21, 2008
- Huge meat recall prods further reforms at Christian Science Monitor - Wed, Feb 20, 2008
Opinion & Editorials
- Lead Paint Safety Requires 'White Glove' Test at Bloomberg.com - Tue, May 06, 2008
- Antibiotics in our livestock at The Los Angeles Times - Thu, May 01, 2008
- The Frightening Heparin Case at The New York Times - Mon, Apr 28, 2008
- Where food comes from at The Los Angeles Times - Fri, Apr 18, 2008
- Flighty Regulators at The Wall Street Journal - Thu, Apr 10, 2008
- USDA can do better at The Los Angeles Times - Mon, Mar 31, 2008
Related Web Sites
- U.S. Consumer Gateway
- One-stop link to a broad range of federal information resources for consumers.
- Consumer Product Safety Commision (CSPC)
- federal regulatory agency which protects the public against unreasonable risks of injuries and deaths associated with consumer products.
- Recalls.gov
- online resource for U.S. Government recalls.
- U.S. Public Interest Research Groups
- National lobbyist for the state-level environmental and consumer watchdog PIRGs. Includes information on issues and campaigns, news releases, and in-depth reports.
- FTC Office of Consumer Protection
- Providing information on a variety of consumer topics.
- Consumer Protection
- from the National Association of Attorneys General.