Food Safety News - 07/04/2021

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The so-far tiny Listeria outbreak behind massive recall of Tyson chicken By News Desk on Jul 04, 2021 12:08 am Two Listeria monocytogenes illnesses in Texas and one in Delaware with one death between them is so far a small outbreak that’s brought on Saturday night’s massive recall of Tyson chicken. Tyson’s Dexter, MO unit recalled almost 8,5 million pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken products because of those illnesses. See the complete list of recalled products,... Continue Reading Celebrate freedom this Fourth of July, and have your burger well done By Thomas Gremillion on Jul 04, 2021 12:05 am Growing up in South Carolina, Independence Day was fraught with danger. Most years we spent the holiday at my Aunt Debbie’s timeshare condo in Myrtle Beach. The condo was on a golf course, and my brothers and I spent the days scavenging balls from the ponds and dodging errant shots from our would-be customers. We... Continue Reading Survey finds more cleaning awareness since COVID-19 By News Desk on Jul 04, 2021 12:01 am A survey in the United Kingdom has found people are more aware of cleanliness because of the coronavirus pandemic, but there is still room for improvement. Harrison Wipes wanted to understand to what extent attitudes toward cleaning have changed in the UK public and what the situation will look like post-COVID. In May, the firm... Continue Reading Tyson Foods recalls 4246 tons of Ready-To-Eat chicken for potentially deadly Listeria contamination By News Desk on Jul 03, 2021 08:22 pm A huge late Saturday chicken recall by Tyson Foods is linked to three listeriosis illnesses and one death, The Dexter, MO unit of Tyson Foods said it is recalling approximately 8,492,832 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection... Continue Reading