The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to issue new guidelines for food companies after an increase in recalls of meat and poultry products possibly containing metal, plastic, and other foreign materials, according to the administrator of USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service, reports Reuters. The agency will advise foodmakers to start internal investigations when they receive customer complaints and to notify the government within 24 hours if contaminated products are in the marketplace.
Since the beginning of 2018, Tyson Foods, Smithfield Foods, and other companies have launched more than 25 recalls involving millions of pounds of chicken nuggets, calzones, sausages, and other foods that potentially contained dangerous materials. Consumer advocates say increased automation in meat processing plants has contributed to more machine parts breaking off and contaminating food. Full Story
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