CFIA: Certain Packaged Smoked Fish Products May Contain Dangerous Bacteria

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Euromax Foods are warning the public not to consume certain Euromax Foods brand vacuum packaged smoked fish products, described below, because the products may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. Toxins produced by this bacteria may cause botulism, a life-threatening illness.

U.S. Retail-Beef Prices Rose To Record In November, USDA Says

U.S. retail-beef prices rose to a record $4.504 a pound in November, up from $4.496 a pound in October, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said today in a report on its website.

Tyson Fresh Meats Recalls Ground Beef Products Due To Possible E. Coli O157:H7

December 19, 2011 USDA FSIS

Tyson Fresh Meats Inc., a Dakota City, Neb. establishment, is recalling approximately 40,948 pounds of 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.

Introducing A Nitrate Free, Uncured, All-Natural Lower Sodium Dinner Ham From Dietz & Watson

December 19, 2011 Dietz & Watson

Dietz & Watson dinner hams are a staple of countless holiday and other family gatherings. This new All Natural Uncured Classic Dinner Ham offers that same, delicious off-the-bone flavor that Dietz & Watson customers have come to love – without the nitrates and with lower sodium than most other dinner hams.

In Season: Time For Fresh Lemons In Sacramento

And lemon lovers, you're in luck. A golden harvest is rolling into stores and farmers markets. Which means it's lemon time now in Sacramento.