A federal appeals court judge is pondering whether the Bush administration has the authority to stop meatpackers from testing all their animals for mad cow disease.

The Bush administration made its request on Friday to the court that is considering overturning a ruling that allowed Creekstone Farms Premium Beef of Arkansas City, Kan., to test all its beef for mad cow disease

Over 286,000 pounds of suspected tainted meat and poultry were recalled Monday by New York-based Gourmet Boutique after tests revealed the food could contain the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes.

Listeria causes ailment and even death, and could be transferred through common food items even if properly stored in cold facilities

Some 286,000 pounds of fresh and frozen meat products have been pulled out of the market over the weekend due to possible contamination with Listeria bacteria, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said.

The Department of Agriculture's food safety arm issued a statement Saturday detailing the Class I recall it gave on fresh and frozen beef, pork, turkey, and chicken products from Gourmet Boutique, a Jamaica, Queens-based food manufacturer

A still undetermined amount of ground beef products has been recalled by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency from meatshops and stores across Canada due to possible E. Coli contamination.

The food safety board issued the alert on May 2nd , warning the public not to consume frozen hamburger patties as well as fresh ground beef products delivered in several Toronto stores between march 13 and 21 this year

Over 140 people were rushed to local hospitals in Thailand's northern Ban Luang district after eating fish balls thought to be made from the highly poisonous puffer fish, according to reports Sunday.

In Nan province, the villagers ate soup containing the fish balls at a funeral. After the funeral, guests started vomiting, complaining of numbness in the tongue and shortness of breath