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USDA settles lawsuit: Million state residents to get emergency food benefits

Roughly 1 million state residents will have access to emergency food benefits following a settlement reached this week in a…

3 years ago

Watchdog group says largest supermarket chains fail in recall policies

A consumer watchdog group is sounding an alarm over the food recall policies of the nation's largest supermarket chains. In…

4 years ago

Two million pounds of chicken recalled across eight states, including California

Approximately 2 million pounds of chicken products have been recalled across eight states, including California. Health officials say the poultry…

4 years ago

Slaughterhouse worker sentenced over tainted meat

A judge sentenced a former employee of a Petaluma slaughterhouse for his role in a scheme to distribute adulterated and…

8 years ago

Meat processor sent to prison over tainted meat

A co-owner of a Petaluma meat processing plant was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to a year and a day…

8 years ago

Bug bits turn up in imported chick peas

A container of 14 tons of Indian food was turned away at the Port of Oakland last week after authorities…

9 years ago

Lee’s Sandwiches meat recall doubles

None of the 15 Lee's locations in Northern California were affected by the original or expanded recall, now up to…

9 years ago

Lee’s Sandwiches recalls tons of uninspected meat

LQNN, which operates as Lee's Sandwiches in the Bay Area, recalled 213,000 pounds meat produced without USDA inspection.

9 years ago

Slaughterhouse owner pleads guilty to processing cancerous cattle

The co-owner of a Petaluma slaughterhouse that processed sick cattle for human consumption, some with eye cancer, pleaded guilty in…

9 years ago

USDA raises standards for puppy mill imports

New federal rules are intended to end sick and very young puppies from being imported into the U.S. from overseas.

10 years ago

Video prompts slaughter­house shutdown

Animal welfare group Compassion Over Killing provided hours of video showing inhumane conditions and practices.

12 years ago

No more ‘pink slime’ at Safeway

Facing heavy criticism from consumers, Safeway announced it will no longer sell fresh ground beef mixed with "pink slime."

12 years ago

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