Feds give Minnesota money to more quickly pull contaminated food

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration grants of $600,000 over three years will help the Minnesota Department of Agriculture more quickly remove any contaminated food or recalled products from grocery stores and other distribution points, the Associated Press reports.

Author:
BMTN Staff
Updated:
Mar 8, 2018
Original:
Sep 15, 2012

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration grants of $600,000 over three years will help the Minnesota Department of Agriculture more quickly remove any contaminated food or recalled products from grocery stores and other distribution points, the Associated Press reports.

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U.S. Food and Drug Administration has awarded the Minnesota Department of Agriculture $600,000 grant to help the department quickly trace contaminated food to grocery stores and other distribution points.

The funding from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration comes in the wake of several food recalls -- ranging from ground turkey meat to cantaloupes. The money will be put towards training and developing an action plan to be used during food safety events.

Reichel Foods, of Rochester, is recalling about 15,880 pounds of ready-to-eat meat products because of a possible contamination with listeria. The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture says the recalled products are 5.6-ounce packages of Armour Active Packs Turkey and Cheese Wrap and Armour Active Packs Ham and Cheese Wrap.

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Up to 16 people have died, and many more have gotten sick, in what federal officials are calling the worst food-borne illness outbreak in over a decade. The fruit, grown in Colorado, was shipped to Minnesota, among other states, but no deaths or illnesses have been reported here.

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