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• Cattlemen contest research that shows dust from feedlots can contaminate irrigation water, leafy greens

  16-06-2024 06:06 via foodsafetynews.com
  A national trade organization representing beef producers is pushing back against a research project that has found that dust from feedlots can contaminate produce growing fields and irrigation water.The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association posted a statement saying that more research is needed.The pushback came after the Food and Drug Association reported findings from a five-year research project conducted by the agency along with state and local entities and groups representing leafy g
  
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• Cattlemen contest research that shows dust from feedlots can contaminate irrigation water

  16-06-2024 06:06 via foodsafetynews.com
  A national trade organization representing beef producers is pushing back against a research project that has found that dust from feedlots can contaminate produce growing fields and irrigation water.The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association posted a statement saying that more research is needed.The pushback came after the Food and Drug Association reported findings from a five-year research project conducted by the agency along with state and local entities and groups representing leafy g
  
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• Is the FDA really in our corner? The hidden truth about artificial food colors 

  16-06-2024 06:05 via foodsafetynews.com
  — OPINION —Renee Shutters of Jamestown, NY, noticed adverse effects in her son’s behavior and attention span after he consumed M&M’s made with artificial food colors (AFCs). Beginning a petition on Change.org, Shutters called out food manufacturing corporation Mars, for their use of synthetic food dyes in M&M’s. After sharing her story on multiple news outlets, including The Today Show and The New York Times, Mars was empathetic to the family’s story a
  
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• Trichinella outbreak sickens 20 in Argentina

  16-06-2024 06:03 via foodsafetynews.com
  At least 20 people have been sickened in an outbreak of trichinosis in Argentina.Health officials in the province of Santa Fe said ill people reported consumption of chorizo seco, a type of dried sausage, from a local business.In the town of Acebal, 26 potentially exposed people have been reported so far, of which 20 developed symptoms.An investigation is being carried out into the outbreak associated with eating products with a suspected manufacturing date between April 24 and May 16 this year.
  
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