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Frozen Cooked Chicken Recall Listeria Tyson Foods Dexter Missouri Plant

Tyson Foods Recalls 8.5 Million Pounds of Frozen, Fully Cooked Chicken Due to Listeria Concerns

July 6, 2021
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Tyson Foods is voluntarily recalling approximately 8.5 million pounds of frozen, fully cooked chicken as a precaution due to possible exposure to Listeria monocytogenes, a harmful bacteria. The affected products were produced at one plant located in Dexter, Missouri, between December 26 of 2020 and April 13 of 2021 and distributed to foodservice and retail customers nationwide and Puerto Rico. 


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AFFI Comments on New Federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans

January 4, 2021
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The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) today commended the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for releasing the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) that outline science-based recommendations designed to foster healthy dietary patterns for Americans of all ages, which can be achieved with frozen foods.


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USDA, EPA, FDA announce partnership with Food Waste Reduction Alliance to formalize industry education, outreach efforts

The FWRA represents three major sectors of the supply chain—food manufacturing, retail and restaurant and foodservice.
October 31, 2019
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Washington, D.C., announced a new partnership with the Food Waste Reduction Alliance (FWRA), Arlington, Va., to formalize industry education and outreach efforts.
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USDA pilots new on-farm trials to enhance innovative conservation efforts on agricultural lands

Through On-Farm Trials, partners will collaborate to encourage the adoption of innovative practices and systems on agricultural lands.
May 16, 2019
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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Washington, D.C., is investing up to $25 million per year over the next five years to help support the adoption and evaluation of innovative conservation approaches on agricultural lands.
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USDA, FDA form agreement to bolster food safety practices, regulations

The formal agreement outlines efforts to increase interagency collaboration, efficiency and effectiveness on produce safety and biotechnology activities, while providing clarity to manufacturers.
February 2, 2018
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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Washington, D.C., and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Washington, D.C., formed an agreement aimed at making the oversight of food more efficient and effective by bolstering coordination between the two agencies.
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